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Apple says Live Captions on Mac is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon, and not in all languages, countries or regions.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Live Captions is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon and is not available in all languages, countries, or regions”
Live Captions on Mac: Mac User Guide, Apple Inc., Apple Support, n.d., Live Captions section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Intel Macs are excluded by this requirement, and the page points to macOS Feature Availability for the language and region list.
- What it does not show
- Availability changes with the macOS release, so check the current feature availability page.
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