Live Caption, one of Android’s best features, is being tested on Windows 11

Google launched Stay Caption performance to Android again in 2019, permitting customers to get domestically generated captions for any video and audio content material. This prolonged to recorded movies, podcasts, and extra.

Now, Microsoft has introduced (h/t: Liliputing) {that a} new Home windows 11 Insider preview construct (model 22557) comes with a so-called Stay Captions characteristic as effectively. This may be activated by urgent Home windows+Ctrl+L.

How does it really work?

Microsoft says Stay Captions are mechanically created on-device for any content material with audio. You’ll solely have to obtain the speech mannequin upon enabling the characteristic for the primary time (US English is the one language supported proper now). In different phrases, it actually looks as if the characteristic will work offline too.

Stay Captions might be proven on the high or backside of a display screen, or in a floating window. Customers may also tweak the scale and look of the captions.

In any other case, this preview construct additionally comes with options like a Focus Mode, folders within the pinned apps space of the beginning menu, and the flexibility to see your OneDrive utilization within the file explorer.

The Home windows maker not too long ago stated that some options examined in preview builds wouldn’t really come to secure releases. However we do hope that Stay Captions particularly come to secure Home windows 11, because it’s a useful device for the hearing-impaired and might be fairly handy for others too.