NotchLiveMeetings and calls
Follow Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, customer calls, standups, interviews, and remote training sessions.
Mac live translation app
Live translation for meetings, videos, and calls on Mac.
NotchLive captions spoken audio on your Mac, then Pro can translate captions in real time. Use it for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, webinars, videos, lectures, podcasts, and microphone speech without adding a meeting bot.
Live captions are free forever. Real-time translation, session history, Voice Notes, and export require Pro.
90+ caption languages
Whisper AI speech recognition can caption many spoken languages locally after model download.
20 translation languages
Pro translation uses Apple Translation where supported by macOS and installed language packs.
No meeting bot
NotchLive stays on your Mac instead of joining Zoom, Meet, or Teams as another participant.
Free captions forever
Start with unlimited live captions, then upgrade once for translation, history, export, and Voice Notes.
Translate the audio already playing on your Mac.
Most translation tools are built for text, documents, or full meeting platforms. NotchLive is different: it focuses on spoken audio. If speech is coming through your Mac, NotchLive can caption it, and Pro can translate supported captions live.
Videos and webinars
Caption and translate spoken content from browsers, course videos, livestreams, podcasts, and recorded material.
Microphone speech
Use mic mode for in-person conversations, practice sessions, voice notes, and quick speech-to-text workflows.
Use it without changing the meeting system.
NotchLive works at the Mac audio layer, so it can help with the apps and sources you already use instead of asking everyone to move into a new meeting workspace.
Zoom
Google Meet
Microsoft Teams
Webinars
YouTube
Podcasts
Lectures
Microphone speech
How NotchLive live translation works
| Step | What happens | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Capture audio | NotchLive listens to system audio, microphone audio, or both, depending on your selected mode. | You can use it with existing Mac apps instead of changing meeting tools. |
| 2. Caption locally | Whisper AI speech recognition runs on-device after the model is downloaded. | NotchLive does not need to upload meeting audio to its own cloud transcription service. |
| 3. Translate captions | Pro real-time translation uses Apple Translation where supported by macOS and installed language packs. | You can read translated captions during calls, videos, and spoken audio workflows. |
| 4. Save or export | Pro can keep session transcripts, export text, and turn speech into Voice Notes. | Use the output for personal follow-up notes when recording/export is appropriate. |
NotchLive vs meeting translators and bots
| Need | Meeting translator platform | NotchLive |
|---|---|---|
| Official shared meeting archive | Often a good fit | Not the goal |
| Personal translated captions on Mac | Often heavier than needed | Good fit |
| No extra meeting participant | Usually no | Yes |
| On-device speech recognition | Varies by vendor | Yes, with Whisper AI on Mac |
| Team purchase | Usually account-based | Team Packs use shared lifetime license keys |
Boundary: NotchLive is a Mac app for live captions, translation, transcripts, and voice notes. It is not a document translator, a phone-call translation service, or a compliance archive.
Useful when language is the friction, not the whole meeting system.
Cross-language meetings
Read translated captions during fast customer calls, roadmap reviews, support sessions, and distributed team conversations.
Second-language listening
Use captions and translation as a safety net for accents, technical terms, noisy audio, or rapid speech.
Private study and research
Caption lectures, interviews, webinars, and spoken material locally, then export notes only when you choose to.
Mac live translation FAQ
Is NotchLive an on-device translation app?
NotchLive uses on-device Whisper AI for speech recognition. Pro translation uses Apple Translation where supported by macOS and installed language packs. Some language setup may require initial downloads.
Does NotchLive translate documents or app interfaces?
No. NotchLive is for spoken audio: meetings, videos, microphone speech, webinars, podcasts, lectures, and voice notes. It is not a document translator or interface translator.
Does it work with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams?
Yes. NotchLive captions audio already playing on your Mac, so it can work with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, browsers, media players, and other apps that output speech.
Does NotchLive join meetings as a bot?
No. NotchLive runs on your Mac. It does not join calls as a participant, announce itself in the meeting, or provide a cloud meeting workspace.
What is free and what requires Pro?
Live captions are free forever. Pro adds real-time translation, saved session history, transcript export, Voice Notes, and saved notes.
Try private live translation on your Mac.
Start with free live captions. Upgrade once if you need real-time translation, transcripts, Voice Notes, and export.