What is CaptionWise and how does it work?
CaptionWise is a multilingual assistant for live captions, bilingual translation, and AI notes. Choose your microphone or computer audio to read the original and translation as you listen. Organize recordings in projects and revisit them with captions, summaries, and mind maps.
When can I use CaptionWise?
Use it for classes, online meetings, videos, and everyday conversations. Follow along with bilingual captions, save recordings, and return to important details later.
Which languages are supported? Can I translate both ways?
CaptionWise supports 30 languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean. Before starting, select two different languages and enable two-way translation to translate Chinese into English and English back into Chinese.
Can I translate computer audio and microphone audio?
Choose your audio source before starting. Use your microphone for in-person classes and conversations, or computer audio for online classes, meetings, and videos. Audio sharing in the web version depends on your browser and operating system.
How can AI notes help me?
The web, Windows, macOS, and Android apps offer notes, mind maps, and recording-based chat. Live notes update according to finalized captions and generation conditions. Recordings under one minute do not generate notes; verify important details against captions and audio.
Do I need to install anything?
Select Get started to use CaptionWise in your browser. Browsers with Document Picture-in-Picture also offer floating captions. Desktop provides an independent overlay, system audio capture, and local recording copies. An Android app is also available.
Download app ↗Can I use CaptionWise on my phone?
On Android 10 or later, install the app for microphone or supported system audio, floating captions, and AI notes. System audio and overlays require separate permissions. Mobile browsers support microphone translation and notes; keep live recording in the foreground, as switching apps or locking the screen may pause it.
How does pricing work?
CaptionWise offers plans with different durations and credit packs. See the pricing page for allowances and prices. Live translation is billed by recognition connection time, rounded up to the next minute for each connection. Resuming or reconnecting starts a new billing period.
View pricing ↗Where are recordings and captions saved? Do I need internet access?
Live recognition, translation, and AI notes require an internet connection. Recordings, final captions, and session details are saved to the cloud and available through the same account. The desktop app also keeps recording copies in your chosen local folder.