Live Caption is very helpful since it automatically generates captions for your videos, podcasts, games, live streams, video calls, or other audio media. Google Chrome browser has the Live Captions feature enabled by default, but if you can’t use it, you can try enabling it manually.
1. Enable Live Captions on Google Chrome for Desktop
You can enable Live Captions on Chrome via Settings. Here’s what you need to do.
1. Launch the Google Chrome browser and tap the three dots.
2. Select Settings.
3. Tap Accessibility.
4. Enable the toggle for Live Caption.
5. Restart your Google Chrome browser.
6. To test the Live Captions, play a video on any website. Click the media control near the Extension icon.
7. Enable the toggle beside Live Caption.
2. Enable Live Caption on Google Chrome for Mobile
Google Chrome for Android & iOS also supports live captions. Here’s how you can enable it.
1. Launch the Google Chrome browser on your phone.
2. Tap the three dots at the top right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Scroll down to the Advanced section and tap Accessibility.
5. Enable the toggle to use Live Caption.
3. Use Substital Extensions to Enable Live Captions on Chrome
If you are unable to enable & use the Live Caption feature of Google Chrome, you can take the help of third-party extensions to enable the same feature. Substital is a Chrome extension that adds captions to any video or movie on media sites like YouTube, Netflix, etc.
The extension also allows you to add your subtitles. However, the extension requires subtitle searching, which may disappoint many users.
4. Enable Live Captions on Windows
Windows has a built-in Live Captions feature that adds captions to the audio & video played on your screen. You can enable it to generate captions automatically for your videos.
1. Click on the Windows 11 Start button and select Settings.
2. Switch to the Accessibility tab.
3. Click Captions on the Hearing section.
4. Enable the toggle for Live Captions.
5. Windows will download the required files to display the live captions.
6. You can also customize the Caption Style. Click the Edit button in the Caption Style section.
7. Customize the appearance of Captions as per your needs.
These are a few simple methods to enable live captions for any video in the Google Chrome web browser. If you need more help enabling Live Captions in Google Chrome, let us know in the comments.
