How to Translate a Podcast in Real Time
Any podcast, in any app, in any of the 22 languages. Caliptic translates the audio your computer is playing, so no transcript has to exist first.
Step 1 — Start the episode
Play it in whatever you normally use — a browser, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, a desktop player. Caliptic listens to your computer's output, so which app you prefer makes no difference.
Step 2 — Set the source and the languages
In Caliptic, choose system audio, then the spoken language and your own. The pack downloads once, and from then on everything works offline.
Step 3 — Read or listen while it plays
Subtitles appear as the episode runs, or the translation can be spoken instead. Because Caliptic works on the sound itself, no transcript and no RSS feed is involved at any point.
Does the podcast need a published transcript?
No. Caliptic transcribes the audio itself as it plays, so shows that never publish transcripts work exactly the same as those that do. The same applies to an interview posted only as an audio file.
Can I translate a downloaded episode on a plane?
Yes. Once the language pack is on the machine, both the episode and the translation are local, so a flight with no connection changes nothing. This is one of the clearest advantages of doing the work on-device.
See also
Translate Computer Audio in Real Time · How to Translate a YouTube Video in Real Time