Moodle (AI Caption plugins)
Open-source LMS with community plugins for ASR captioning and AI transcription.
Open-source LMS with community plugins for ASR captioning and AI transcription.
Best for self-hosted Moodle deployments that want to add ASR captions without buying a full lecture-capture platform. Pricing: free.
What it is
Moodle is the world's most-deployed open-source LMS. The Moodle Plugins Directory carries multiple community plugins that add AI transcription/captioning to PoodLL recordings and uploaded video using OpenAI, Azure, or Google Speech APIs. Self-hosted Moodle operators wire these in at their own discretion.
Watch out for: Plugin quality varies; institution is responsible for hosting and ASR API costs.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Moodle (AI Caption plugins) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Moodle (AI Caption plugins) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
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