Official documentation
Live Captions on Mac: Mac User Guide
Apple Inc., Apple Support, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's Mac User Guide page on Live Captions, which describes requirements, on-device processing and accuracy limits for captioning audio on a Mac.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation for the current macOS release, which Apple updates. Apple states the limits itself, but it does not publish accuracy figures.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says the accuracy of Live Captions on Mac may vary and should not be relied on in high-risk or emergency situations.
“The accuracy of Live Captions may vary and should not be relied upon in high-risk or emergency situations.” (Live Captions section)
- Apple says Live Captions on Mac is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon, and not in all languages, countries or regions.
“Live Captions is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon and is not available in all languages, countries, or regions” (Live Captions section)
- Apple says that with Live Captions on a Mac you can switch between captioning the computer's audio and the microphone, for example during an in-person conversation.
“you can switch between captioning the audio coming out of your Mac and the sound picked up by the computer’s microphone (such as during an in-person conversation)” (Change what audio is captioned)
- Apple says Live Captions on Mac processes audio on the device.
“Audio is processed on device. Note: Live Captions is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon” (Live Captions section)
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