Live Transcribe (web)

Name: Live Transcribe (web)
Author: Google

by Google

Browser version of Google's accessibility live-transcription app.

TL;DR

Browser version of Google's accessibility live-transcription app.

Best for real-time captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing users from a phone or browser mic. Pricing: free.

What it is

Live Transcribe is Google's accessibility transcription tool, originally Android, with web entry points through Chrome accessibility hooks. The open-source speech engine is on GitHub.

Best for: Real-time captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing users from a phone or browser mic.
Watch out for: Audio routed to Google cloud recognizer; primarily an Android product, web parity is partial.

Install / use

Android: install Live Transcribe; Web: built into Chrome accessibility

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	80
HIPAA eligible	No

Live Transcribe (web) vs Whipscribe

Feature	Live Transcribe (web)	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free	free beta
Speaker diarization	No	Yes
Word timestamps	No	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	80	99
Platforms	Web, Android	Web, API, MCP

Alternatives to Live Transcribe (web)

Otter.ai

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free / from $10/mo

Rev

Human + AI transcription, highest accuracy tier on the market.

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Descript

Audio/video editor that treats the transcript as the timeline — different product category.

free / from $12/mo

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