Realtime translation

A realtime translator for everything playing in your browser

Streaming Translator turns any tab audio into live subtitles in your language — meetings, videos and livestreams, translated while people are still speaking.

A realtime translator converts speech into another language as it is being spoken, instead of after you paste text. Streaming Translator is a Chrome extension that listens to the current tab, transcribes the audio, translates it and shows subtitles within seconds — across 60+ languages.

At a glance

What it is

A Chrome extension that translates any tab audio in real time

Works on

Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch and any website

Languages

60+ languages with automatic detection

Latency

Subtitles appear within a couple of seconds, while the speaker is still talking

Price

Free to start — 30-minute trial, no credit card; paid plans from $3/month

Translation tools that make you wait are not enough

Copy-paste translators only work on text you already have, and recorded captions arrive after the moment has passed. A realtime translator works on live speech: it transcribes, translates and displays subtitles while the conversation is still going, so you can react in the moment.

How realtime translation works

1

Capture tab audio

The extension listens to the audio of the tab you choose — a meeting, a video or a livestream. Nothing is installed on the other side.

2

Transcribe and translate

Speech is transcribed and translated in one streaming pipeline, so the translation starts appearing while the sentence is still being spoken.

3

Read or listen

Subtitles overlay the page within a couple of seconds; turn on spoken narration to hear the translation read aloud.

Why Streaming Translator as your realtime translator?

Seconds, not minutes

Latency is typically a couple of seconds behind the speaker — fast enough to follow a live conversation and reply in the moment.

60+ languages, auto-detected

English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and more; the spoken language is detected automatically.

One extension for everything

The same tool covers meetings, videos and livestreams — no switching apps per use case.

Realtime translation FAQ

What is a realtime translator?

A realtime translator translates speech as it is being spoken, showing the result within seconds instead of waiting for a finished recording or pasted text. Streaming Translator does this for any audio playing in a Chrome tab.

How much delay does realtime translation have?

Typically a couple of seconds behind the speaker. The translation starts appearing while the sentence is still in progress.

Do I need a microphone?

No. Streaming Translator listens to the tab audio, not your microphone — it translates what you hear, not what you say.

How is it different from Google Translate?

Google Translate needs text or turn-based voice input. Streaming Translator translates continuous live audio — meetings, videos, streams — without copy-paste, and can read the translation aloud.

Is a realtime translator free to use?

You can start free: the trial includes 30 minutes of live translation, no credit card required. Paid plans start at $3/month.

Hear it translated as they say it