Apple Live Captions: A Quantum Leap? (Fall 2025 Update)
Apple's Live Captions made a dramatic leap in macOS 26 and now rival Windows for clean audio, though noise resilience and screen-sharing restrictions remain.
The AutoCaptions Project
This is a continuation and expansion of my late 2023 closed captioning overview post; these tools continue improving and evolving, and I want a central place to consolidate my writing about them.
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Live Transcribe (by Mighty Fine Apps) for iOS/iPadOS, Fall 2025
Mighty Fine Apps' Live Transcribe is my day-to-day iPhone captioning app, with exceptional noise resilience and cloud-powered accuracy—provided I have a reliable connection.
Windows Live Captions Review: March 2025
Windows Live Captions remains my benchmark for systemwide, on-device captioning: fast, flexible, noise-resilient, and useful everywhere from meetings to games.
Be My Ears: February 2025 Review
Be My Ears is a promising on-device Mac captioning alternative with good accuracy and deep customization, though bugs and microphone performance limit it.
Apple Live Captions, October 2024 Update
Apple's 2024 Live Captions update improves accuracy and technical vocabulary, but lag, setup friction, and screen-sharing restrictions keep it behind Windows.
Captioning Tools Extravaganza!
A practical survey of automatic captioning tools across Windows, macOS, mobile devices, browsers, meetings, and conferences, based on years of daily use.