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Google says Live Caption in Chrome works offline, including for audio and video files saved on the computer.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Live Caption also works offline, so you can even caption audio and video files saved on your hard drive when you play them in Chrome.”
Chrome can now caption audio and video, Google Keyword blog, 2021, Post body.
Open the original- What it measures
- Google's 2021 announcement of Live Caption in desktop Chrome.
- What it does not show
- This is about captioning playback. It is not a way to dictate into a text field offline.
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