Akkadu

Akkadu

Akkadu is a company founded in Beijing in 2018 and now headquartered in Singapore that turns live speech into translated captions and audio in real time. Its desktop app listens to any meeting, event or live stream and shows captions in 90+ languages, using the translation engine of your choice. The company says 50,000+ professionals use it.

Key Features

• Live translated captions: Real-time captions in 90+ languages on any screen, from any audio source.
• Live translated audio: A spoken translation track for listeners who prefer to hear rather than read.
• AI engine choice: Users select the translation engine they trust for each language pair.
• Accent and glossary settings: Speaker origin hints and custom glossaries for names and technical terms.
• Safety filter and styling: Real-time filtering of sensitive words and branded caption fonts and colors.

Use Cases

• Virtual meetings and webinars: Works alongside any video conference platform.
• Events and conferences: Multilingual captions on stage screens for international audiences.
• Live streams: Translated captions on any streaming platform.

Getting Started

New users get 10 free minutes of live captions, then pay as they go or subscribe: https://www.akkadu.ai/