Chrome Browser Live Captioning

Google recently updated the Chrome browser to provide real-time captioning of any video played within Chrome. 

Read the Google article

Steps to updating Chrome Browser Settings:

Step 1: Open Chrome (download Chrome browser if not installed)

Step 2: Open settings by clicking on the three vertical dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window (see Image 1 below)

Step 3: Click on "Settings"  the drop-down menu

Step 4: Click on Advanced if the menu is not open (see Image 2 below)

Step 5: Click on the Accessibility menu in the menu (see Image 2 below)

Step 6: Toggle ON the Live Caption option. This automatically creates captions for English audio and video. Audio and captions never leave your device. (see Image 3 below)

NOTE: You may need to reload/refresh your browser after adding the feature. 

Chrome Settings

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Chrome Advanced Settings - Accessibility Captioning

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Chrome Live Captioning Settings - Accessibility Captioning

Image 3

Last Modified: April 21, 2021