How to Translate a Zoom Meeting in Real Time
Three steps, no plugin, and nobody else in the call has to do anything. Caliptic translates Zoom's audio on your own computer.
Step 1 — Point Caliptic at your computer's audio
Open Caliptic and choose system audio as the source instead of the microphone. It now hears everything Zoom plays through your speakers, whoever happens to be speaking.
Step 2 — Set the two languages
Pick the language you expect to hear and the one you want to read. If that pair is not on your machine yet, download it once — after that the meeting is translated with no connection at all.
Step 3 — Reply in their language (optional)
In Zoom's audio settings, select Caliptic's virtual microphone as your input device. What you say is translated and spoken into the meeting, so the conversation runs both ways.
Does the host need to allow anything in Zoom?
No. Caliptic works one layer below Zoom, on the audio your computer is already playing. Nothing is enabled inside Zoom, no bot joins the meeting, and host permissions are not involved at all.
Do the other participants need Caliptic too?
No. It runs only on your computer. Everyone else carries on with Zoom exactly as usual — and if you use the virtual microphone, they simply hear you in their own language.
See also
Translate Meetings in Real Time · How to Translate a Google Meet Call in Real Time · How to Translate a Microsoft Teams Meeting in Real Time