AVAY

Transcription and captions

How the words get written down, and where it does not work.

Transcription is off when a meeting starts. Somebody has to turn it on, and until they do nothing is written down — no transcript, no notes, no decisions, and nothing for the memory to find later.

It uses your browser's own speech recognition, running on your machine against your microphone. Each person is transcribed by their own browser, which is why the transcript knows who said what without anybody having to identify voices.

1. Someone turns it onThe button is in the control bar at the foot of the stage.
2. Your browser listensYour microphone, recognised by your own browser.
3. Text arrives in the roomEach finished sentence is shared and stored.
4. The notes catch upDecisions, actions and open questions are rewritten as the call goes on.

Captions

Captions show the line being recognised right now, underneath the stage. They are a live view of the transcript, not a separate feature — if transcription is off, there is nothing to caption.

More in In a meeting

• Camera and microphone

  Turning yourself on and off, and fixing it when it does not work.

• Sharing your screen

  Showing a document, a slide deck, or anything else on your computer.

• Chat, reactions and raising your hand

  Saying something without interrupting.

• Seeing who is there

  The People list, and focusing on one person.

• Arranging the stage

  Grid, speaker view, pinning one person, and going full screen.

Try it

Open avay.ai and start a meeting — nothing to install, and the people you invite do not need accounts. See what it costs.