On-device recording and transcription for Mac, iPhone and iPad
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free: $0, 20 minutes per month. Starter: $10/month, 8 hours per month. Pro: $20/month, 20 hours per month. Power: $39/month, 50 hours per month. Ultra: $79/month, 120 hours per month. Team/Enterprise: Custom pricing. Yearly plans save 30%.
Free trial with five-minute recording limit per recording. Mac: US$7.99/month or US$79 one-time purchase for unlimited recording on five Macs with one year of updates. iPhone and iPad: US$5.99 one-time in-app purchase.
Key features
Real-time bilingual captions on any website with audio
Works with YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, Zoom, Google Meet, and more
Low-latency subtitles appearing in ~0.5 seconds
Dual subtitles showing original and translation simultaneously
No file uploads required
Privacy-aware audio processing
Shared team minute pool with per-member usage tracking
Team roles with clear permissions
Live transcription with speaker labels while recording
Record both microphone and system audio together
Local recording library with Markdown notes
Optional screen recording alongside audio
Dictation into any app with double-tap ⌘
Vocabulary customization for improved recognition
Enhanced transcript re-transcription
Access files with third-party AI tools and editors
Import Apple Voice Memos into library
Command-line interface for managing recordings
What makes it different
Subtitles appear in ~0.5 seconds, fast enough for live streams
No manual file uploads needed
Universal browser compatibility with any audio tab
Dual subtitles showing both languages simultaneously
Built by a software engineer who uses it daily
All recording and transcription runs on your device with no audio uploaded to servers
Plain Markdown files you own, usable outside the app
Sits in your Mac's notch, stays out of the way while recording
Free dictation into any app with no subscription required
SonicCaption
Memory Notch