Zoom Live Transcription
by Zoom
Built-in Zoom live captioning across meetings and webinars.
TL;DR
Built-in Zoom live captioning across meetings and webinars.
Best for organisations using Zoom for daily meetings and webinars that want a default accessibility option. Pricing: bundled · Zoom plans.
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Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
bundled · Zoom plans
Platforms
Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
What it is
Zoom Live Transcription is the platform's built-in live captioning feature, with token-based handoff for external CART captioning when needed.
Best for: Organisations using Zoom for daily meetings and webinars that want a default accessibility option.
Watch out for: Built-in accuracy is best-effort; high-stakes events still typically use a third-party CART captioner.
Watch out for: Built-in accuracy is best-effort; high-stakes events still typically use a third-party CART captioner.
Install / use
zoom.us
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Zoom Live Transcription vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Zoom Live Transcription | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | bundled · Zoom plans | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Web, API, MCP |
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