Panopto Captions

by Panopto

Captioning and transcription built into the Panopto video platform for education.

TL;DR

Captioning and transcription built into the Panopto video platform for education.

Best for universities running Panopto wanting captioning across lecture-capture libraries. Pricing: institutional pricing.

Category
Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
institutional pricing
Platforms
Web

What it is

Panopto's lecture-capture platform includes AI captioning and transcription. Standard in many US and UK universities.

Best for: Universities running Panopto wanting captioning across lecture-capture libraries.
Watch out for: Tied to Panopto.

Install / use

panopto.com — institutional pricing

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported30
HIPAA eligibleNo

Panopto Captions vs Whipscribe

FeaturePanopto CaptionsWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricinginstitutional pricingfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages3099
PlatformsWebWeb, API, MCP

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