# 2025 Guide to Zoom Real-time Translation

**Jiyeon Lee**

In global team meetings, the real challenge isn’t connection — it’s understanding.

To bridge that gap, Zoom introduced its **Live Captions** and **Real-time Translation** features.

But for anyone who truly needs translation in meetings, a few questions naturally come up:

> “Is it free?” “How accurate is it?” “Is it worth the cost?”

This article explains the key points of Zoom’s real-time translation and licensing, and introduces **Deeptrue**, a cross-platform AI interpreter that enables live voice translation with a single click.

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## 🔍 Zoom Real-time Translation: A Quick Overview

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Zoom’s **Real-time Translation (Translated Captions)** feature automatically recognizes a speaker’s voice and displays translated subtitles in real time.

For example, if someone speaks in English, participants can instantly view captions in Korean, Japanese, or Spanish.

This feature currently supports around **35 languages**, allowing participants to understand meetings without human interpreters.

Zoom is also planning to release a new AI feature called **“Real-time Voice Translation”** in December 2025.

Once available, participants will be able to hear meetings in their chosen language, as the speaker’s voice will automatically be converted into another language during the session.

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## ⚙️ How to Enable Zoom Translated Captions

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To use real-time translated captions on Zoom:

1. Update to the latest version of the Zoom app
2. Go to **Zoom Web Portal → Settings → Meeting (Advanced)**  
   - Enable **Automated Captions**  
   - Enable **Translated Captions**  
3. During the meeting, click the **CC (Captions)** icon  
4. Select **Show Captions → Translate to**, then choose your preferred language

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## 💰 Zoom Translation Plans and Pricing

Zoom’s translation features are not included in free accounts.

You’ll need one of the following paid options:

| **Plan** | **Price (2025)** | **Translation Included** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Pro Plan** | ~$13.33/month | ❌ Not included |
| **Business Plus or higher** | ~$18.32+/month | ✅ Included |
| **Translated Captions Add-on** | $5/user/month | ✅ Add-on for Pro plans |

For Pro users, it costs around **$18/month** to use translated captions.

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### 🚫 Limitations of Zoom Translation

Zoom’s real-time translation feature is convenient, but it also comes with some clear limitations.

- **Host control required.**  
  Only the meeting host can turn on translated captions. Even with a paid plan or add-on, participants can’t enable it themselves. To use translation freely, you’ll have to host the meeting.
- **Platform-dependent.**  
  Each translation plan works only inside Zoom. If your team also uses Google Meet, Webex, or Microsoft Teams, you’ll need separate subscriptions for each — and costs add up fast.

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## 🌍 Deeptrue: One App for Every Meeting Platform

Unlike Zoom’s platform-specific setup, **Deeptrue** removes platform limits. It works seamlessly across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.

It combines **AI real-time translation, Smart Sentence Suggestions, Meeting Transcripts, and live voice interpretation (Interpreter Mode)** in a single lightweight app.

New users get **60 minutes free**, so you can test it right away after installation.

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## ⚙️ How to Use Deeptrue in 3 Easy Steps

### 1. Install the App

Download Deeptrue from [deeptrue.org](/content/site-root.html) and log in.

It’s available for both **Mac** and **Windows**.

### 2. Set Your Languages

Choose your **My Language** (the one you speak) and **Partner Language** (the one your meeting partner speaks).  
For example:  
My Language: Spanish, Partner Language: English  
Your settings are automatically saved for future meetings.

### 3. Join a Meeting and Turn on Deeptrue

Join any meeting on Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams, then open the Deeptrue app — that’s it.  
- 🗣 Real-time AI-translated captions appear instantly  
- 💬 **Smart Suggestion** helps you speak more naturally  
- 📝 AI automatically generates a **meeting transcript**  
- 🎧 **Interpreter Mode** lets you speak in your language while others hear it instantly in theirs

💡 No complicated setup or integration is required. Just turn it on, and captions and voice interpretation start automatically.

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## **💬 Key Features of Deeptrue**

| **Feature** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| 🗣 **AI Real-time Captions** | Instantly translates speech into on-screen text |
| 💬 **Smart Suggestion** | Recommends natural phrases during conversations |
| 📝 **Meeting Transcript** | Automatically records and saves meeting text |
| 🎧 **Interpreter Mode** | Converts your spoken language into the listener’s language in real time |
| 🌍 **Cross-platform Support** | Works on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams |

Deeptrue isn’t just a caption generator, it’s an **AI meeting assistant that lets your voice be understood in any language.**

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## **💡 Zoom vs. Deeptrue — Side-by-Side Comparison**

| **Category** | **Zoom** | **Deeptrue** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Translation Type | Text captions | Voice output + text captions |
| Pricing | Pro : $13.33/user/month +$5 Add-on required<br>Business : 18.33/user/month | Pro Plan: $29/month (includes 300 minutes)<br>Business Plan: $49/month (includes 800 minutes) |
| Available to Guests | ❌ No — only hosts can enable translated captions | ✅ Yes — guests can use translation freely |
| Platform | Zoom only | Zoom / Google Meet / Teams / Webex |
| Speaking Support | ❌ None | ✅ Smart Suggestion + Interpreter Mode |
| Setup | Complex (host required) | Simple (just turn it on) |
| Free Trial | ❌ None | ✅ 60 minutes free |

> 💡 Zoom supports text-only captions, while Deeptrue allows you to **speak in your own language and be heard in another.**

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### **✨ Final Thoughts**

Zoom’s translated captions are a solid starting point for breaking down language barriers in online meetings.

However, host permissions, separate subscriptions, and text-only limitations mean it’s not always the most flexible option for multilingual teams.

Deeptrue offers an alternative approach by providing real-time translation and interpretation across platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, and Teams.

Whether you’re hosting or joining, both tools help make global communication a little more accessible.