Who is Local Live Captions for?

Local Live Captions is a consumer product built for firefox users who need private real-time captions.

Is Local Live Captions free?

Yes — Local Live Captions is free to use.

What platforms does Local Live Captions run on?

Local Live Captions runs on the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows.

Is Local Live Captions still maintained?

Unverified. Local Live Captions has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Local Live Captions?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Live Caption Video, Localizer, and localcaption.

Who develops Local Live Captions?

Local Live Captions is developed by Eric Zhou.

How long has Local Live Captions been around?

Local Live Captions first shipped in 2026.

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Local Live Captions

Name: Local Live Captions
Author: Eric Zhou

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Local Live Captions is a Firefox extension that generates real-time captions for audio locally on the user's device. It is intended for Firefox users who need accessible, private speech transcription without relying on a hosted captioning service.

FreeWebCLIEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

Visit github.com

Overview

5 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, Local Live Captions takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing real-time captions for audio in Firefox without sending speech to a remote service. It is built as a consumer product for firefox users who need private real-time captions. It is available for free. It ships for the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows.

Behind Local Live Captions is Eric Zhou, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include live captions, local processing, and firefox integration.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Live captions
Local processing
Firefox integration
Speech transcription
Privacy-focused

Built with & integrations

AI providers

openai

Runs on

BrowserCLIEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

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openai: dall- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed17 Sep · 05:09 UTC
Local Live Captions verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Local Live Captions

What does Local Live Captions do?: Local Live Captions focuses on providing real-time captions for audio in Firefox without sending speech to a remote service. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Local Live Captions for?: Local Live Captions is a consumer product built for firefox users who need private real-time captions.
Is Local Live Captions free?: Yes — Local Live Captions is free to use.
What platforms does Local Live Captions run on?: Local Live Captions runs on the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows.
Is Local Live Captions still maintained?: Unverified. Local Live Captions has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Local Live Captions?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Live Caption Video, Localizer, and localcaption.Live Caption Video Localizer localcaption
Who develops Local Live Captions?: Local Live Captions is developed by Eric Zhou.
How long has Local Live Captions been around?: Local Live Captions first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · CLI
Languages: English
First seen: 17 Sep 2026
Built for: Firefox users who need private real-time captions
Model: B2C
Solves: Providing real-time captions for audio in Firefox without sending speech to a remote service.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: local-live-captions

Developer

Eric Zhou

Index record

Indexed: 17 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 17 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: local-live-captions-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 17 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 17 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/EricZhou866/LiveCaption

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