SubtitleBee Live (web)

Name: SubtitleBee Live (web)
Author: SubtitleBee

by SubtitleBee

Browser-based live captioning paired with the SubtitleBee subtitle generator.

TL;DR

Browser-based live captioning paired with the SubtitleBee subtitle generator.

Best for creators wanting browser-based real-time captions and burned-in subtitles in one workflow. Pricing: free trial / Premium.

What it is

SubtitleBee's web app combines live captioning with their primary subtitle generator. Useful for creators who livestream and later need an edited transcript or SRT file.

Best for: Creators wanting browser-based real-time captions and burned-in subtitles in one workflow.
Watch out for: Cloud-hosted; uploaded audio leaves the browser.

Install / use

open https://subtitlebee.com/live/

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	Yes
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	100
HIPAA eligible	No

SubtitleBee Live (web) vs Whipscribe

Feature	SubtitleBee Live (web)	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free trial / Premium	free beta
Speaker diarization	No	Yes
Word timestamps	Yes	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	100	99
Platforms	Web	Web, API, MCP

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Rev

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

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Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.