Access to information should be seamless for everyone — including individuals with hearing impairments. Captioning and transcription tools play a critical role in breaking down communication barriers across websites, videos, webinars, and more. In this article, we explore some of the top tools that support inclusivity and enhance user experience.
- 3Play Media
- Focus: 3Play Media provides closed captioning, transcription, and audio description services to make video accessibility easy. 3Play Media allows video content to be accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of their abilities.
- URL: https://www.3playmedia.com/
- Amberscript
- Focus: Amberscript is an excellent speech-to-text tool that provides numerous benefits for individuals with disabilities. With its advanced technology and user-friendly interface, Amberscript offers a reliable and accurate solution for converting spoken language into written text.
- URL: https://www.amberscript.com/en/
- NALscribe
- Focus: NALscribe is a free, easy-to-use live speech captioning tool to help people with hearing difficulties understand speech and conversations. It aims to increase understanding and decrease stress levels during communication
- URL: https://www.nal.gov.au/nal_products/nalscribe/
- InnoCaption
- Focus: InnoCaption is a free mobile app that provides fast, accurate real-time call captioning to individuals with hearing loss. Their real-time captioning technology makes phone calls easy and accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
- URL: https://www.innocaption.com/
- Nagish
- Focus: Nagish uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert text-to-speech and speech-to-text in real time. Their tech makes it easy to place and receive calls without hearing or speaking. Instead, you can type and read. With Nagish, living with hearing loss is not a barrier. We're committed to building the best phone call captioning app for hearing loss.
- URL: https://nagish.com/
- CaptioningStar
- Focus: CaptioningStar is one of the best end-to-end Accessibility service providers in the industry, delivering a comprehensive set of accessibility features for people with disabilities.
- URL: https://www.captioningstar.com/
- CaptionMate
- Focus: CaptionMate is a free app that instantly transcribes both sides of a phone call. This real-time captioning service is free to anyone with hearing loss. CaptionMate is a mobile app for iPhones and Android devices that ensures hard of hearing consumers can make a functional equivalent phone call.
- URL: https://www.captionmate.com/
- Ava: Transcribe Voice to Text
- Focus: Ava uses captions to live transcribe voice to text to provide accessibility for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing (HoH).
- URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ava-transcribe-voice-to-text/id1030067058
- CaptionMate
- Focus: CaptionMate is a free service for individuals with hearing loss. It allows you to read both sides of the phone conversation instantaneously. CaptionMate works on smartphones, tablets, and all other phones, even your landline.
- URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.captionmate.app
- Rogervoice - Call Captions
- Focus: Discover the fastest and most reliable phone call transcription app. And it’s free, paid for by a federally funded program for deaf and hard of hearing people. They offer visual voicemail transcriptions, call search history, and customized interfaces for ease of reading
- URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rogervoice-call-captions/id1033113354
- Caption Call
- Focus: CaptionCall Mobile empowers deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to make and receive phone calls with instant live captions. CaptionCall Mobile offers captioned phone calls in real-time at no cost to qualified deaf and hard-of-hearing users in an easy-to-use mobile app that integrates seamlessly into daily life and work.
- URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/captioncall/id1529823668
- Hearing Helper
- Focus: The #1 fastest and simplest tool for communicating with HoH, Deaf, and ESL friends and family. Hearing Helper is specifically designed for anyone trying to talk with HoH (Hard of Hearing), Deaf, or ESL (English as a Second Language) friends and family.
- URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hearing-helper-live-captions/id1391454121
- Live Transcribe
- Focus: Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications makes everyday conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible among people who are deaf and hard of hearing, using just your Android phone.
- URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe
At Skynet Technologies, we are committed to building a more inclusive digital world. Whether you need help integrating captioning solutions or enhancing overall web accessibility, our team is here to support you. Reach out [email protected] for more information.