Transcribe Audio From Any Website in Real Time
YouTube and Twitch transcribe straight from a URL. For everything else with audio - sports streams, news, webinars, conference calls - the LiveScript Chrome extension captures the audio playing in your tab and transcribes it live. The transcript saves to your account, so you can reopen it on the web by pasting the same URL.
Free plan available. No credit card required. Also works on live YouTube and Twitch streams.
How it works
Capture in the extension, find it again on the web - same transcript, same account.
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Install the extension and open any site with audio
Add LiveScript to Chrome, then open the page you want to transcribe - a sports stream, a news site, a webinar, a conference call, anything that plays audio. No URL to paste and no special platform support required.
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Hit Transcribe tab to capture the audio
Click the LiveScript icon and the side panel opens beside the page. It captures the audio playing in that tab and transcribes it in real time, word by word, while you keep watching.
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The transcript saves to your account, keyed by the page URL
As it transcribes, the text is saved to your LiveScript account and tagged with the page's URL - so it isn't trapped in the extension. Search it live, set keyword alerts, and click any line to jump the audio.
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Find it again on the web by pasting the same URL
Later, open livescript.live, go to Enter a stream URL, and paste the same page URL. LiveScript matches it to the transcript the extension captured and opens it full-screen - search, scrub, and export it from any device you're signed in on.
The extension and the web app are one product
Tab capture for any site
If audio plays in the tab, the extension can transcribe it - no platform integration or pasteable stream URL needed.
Real-time as it's spoken
Transcripts stream into the side panel within seconds, speaker after speaker, while you keep watching the page.
Saved to your account
Each transcript is stored against the page's URL, so it's not stuck inside the browser tab you captured it on.
Reopen on the web by URL
Paste the same page URL on the Enter screen and LiveScript opens the transcript the extension captured - on any signed-in device.
Full-text search
Search the entire session for any word or phrase, with timestamps you can click to jump the audio.
Keyword alerts
Tag phrases once and get flagged the moment they're spoken - the same alerts you get on YouTube and Twitch.
Which sites need the extension?
The line is simple: if we can fetch the audio from a URL, the web app handles it. If we can't, the extension captures it from your tab instead.
Works in the web app (paste a URL)
- YouTube live streams and videos
- Twitch live channels
- Saved transcripts from other sites, reopened by URL
Needs the extension (tab capture)
- Sports and live-TV streams
- News sites and webinars
- Conference and earnings calls, Kick, and anything else with audio
Have a URL already? Open it on the web, or see the full supported platforms list.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transcribe a site that isn't YouTube or Twitch?+
Install the free LiveScript Chrome extension, open the page that's playing audio, and hit Transcribe tab. The extension captures the audio from the browser tab and transcribes it in real time. YouTube and Twitch can be transcribed straight from the web app by pasting a URL; every other site goes through the extension's tab capture.
Why does the web app need the extension for other sites?+
For YouTube and Twitch we can fetch the stream's audio directly from its URL, so the web app works on its own. Most other sites don't expose their audio that way. The extension solves this by capturing the audio already playing in your tab - no URL required - which is why it's needed for arbitrary sites.
Do transcripts captured in the extension show up on the website?+
Yes. While the extension transcribes, the text is saved to your LiveScript account and tagged with the page's URL. To open it on the web, go to the Enter a stream URL page and paste the same URL - LiveScript looks up the saved transcript and opens it. As long as you're signed into the same account, it's there.
How does LiveScript match a URL to the right transcript?+
Each page URL is reduced to a stable key (the extension and the website use identical logic), so the URL you capture on and the URL you paste later resolve to the same transcript. Paste the same page address you transcribed and it will find it.
What kinds of sites can I transcribe this way?+
Anything that plays audio in a Chrome tab - sports and live-TV streams, news sites, webinars, conference and earnings calls, Kick streams, and more. If you can hear it in the tab, the extension can transcribe it.
Is it real-time?+
Yes. Words appear in the side panel within a few seconds of being spoken. Free accounts have a short delay; Pro and Day Pass users get near-real-time transcripts (2–5 seconds) along with full history and multilingual mode.
Can I search and set keyword alerts on these transcripts?+
Yes. Everything captured via the extension behaves like any other LiveScript transcript: full-text search across the whole session, keyword alerts that flag a phrase the moment it's spoken, click-to-seek timestamps, and export.
Is my audio sent anywhere?+
The extension captures the tab audio only while you're transcribing and streams it to LiveScript for speech-to-text. The resulting transcript is private to your account unless you choose to share it.
Transcribe the sites that don't have a transcript
Free plan available. No credit card required. Install the extension and capture your first one in seconds.