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Live Transcript · House #31,693

Captions for everything your Mac plays

In the Transcription and dictation neighborhood (Work and office). In town since 5 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on Live Transcript's site

Live Transcript describes itself as: “Live Transcript: live captions for everything your Mac plays”

What it is

Calls itself “live captions”.

  • Calls itself: live captions
“Live Transcript for Mac, by Polytopic Systems, turns whatever your Mac plays, and your microphone if you like, into live captions at the notch.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “ask for an account”, “need a virtual audio driver such as BlackHole” and “transcribe in the cloud”.

  • Says it will not: ask for an account · need a virtual audio driver such as BlackHole · transcribe in the cloud
“Built around the notch, not another window.”
“It doesn’t transcribe in the cloud, ask for an account, or need a virtual audio driver such as BlackHole”

What it costs

One-time purchase. No free plan. Has an enterprise plan. No monthly plan. 4 prices listed on its pages, from $10 to $75.

  • One-time: yes
  • Monthly: no
  • Free plan: no
  • Price: 4 prices, from $10 to $75
  • Enterprise plan: yes
“This version $10”
“This version $25”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers.

  • Sells to: consumers
“Who it’s for Anyone who wants to read what their Mac is playing as it’s spoken: calls and meetings, videos, podcasts and lectures, in one language or several.”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Homebrew. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key.

  • Kind: desktop
  • Runs on: macOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: Homebrew
  • AI role: core to the product
  • Bring your own key: yes
“What it is Live Transcript for Mac, by Polytopic Systems: a menu bar app”
“…macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon”

What it works with

Integrates with Claude and OpenRouter. Names Apple Intelligence, Apple Speech and 3 more on its pages.

  • Integrates with: Claude · OpenRouter
  • Names: Apple Intelligence · Apple Speech · Bartender · +2
“With Apple Intelligence, History’s titles, summaries, topics and answers come from Apple’s on-device model.”
“Apple Speech or Whisper turns sound into words on your Mac.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Publishes docs and a blog.

“Buying opens soon.”
“Docs -> https://livetranscript.polytopic.systems/docs”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 5 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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