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title: "Product update: live captions for webinars"
description: "We’re thrilled to announce a new feature that’s set to revolutionize your webinars: live captions! Now, you can make your sessions more inclusive and engaging by enabling captions in 125 different languages."
publishedAt: "2025-01-07 00:00"
modifiedAt: "2025-02-18T15:56:45.707Z"
author: "Pam"
tags:
  - "New features"
canonicalUrl: "https://www.webinargeek.com/learn/product-update-january-2025"
language: "en"
---

# Product update: live captions for webinars

We’re thrilled to announce a new feature that’s set to revolutionize your [webinars](https://www.webinargeek.com/product/host-your-webinars-like-a-boss/): **live captions**! Now, you can make your sessions more inclusive and engaging by enabling captions in **125 different languages**.

## Why use live captions

Live captions aren’t just a cool feature—they’re a powerful tool for creating better experiences for your [audience](https://www.webinargeek.com/learn/how-do-i-determine-my-target-audience). Here’s how they can benefit you and your viewers:

- **Improved accessibility**: Captions help everyone follow along, whether they’re non-native speakers, hard of hearing, or simply prefer to read along.
- **Reach a global audience**: With 125 languages to choose from, your webinars can break language barriers and connect with viewers worldwide.
- **Better recordings**: Live captions aren’t just for the moment—they’re also saved in your [replays](https://www.webinargeek.com/product/webinar-replay), making your [content ](https://www.webinargeek.com/learn/create-webinar-content-with-runway-ml/)even more valuable.

## Top features

This is why live captions are an improvement for everyone who hosts webinars:

- **Presenter control**: Toggle captions on or off anytime during your webinar. You’re in charge.
- **Noise reduction**: Captions stay clear and accurate, even if there’s [background ](https://www.webinargeek.com/virtual-backgrounds/tags/home)noise.
- **Content repurposing**: Use the transcript to turn your webinar into [blogs,](https://www.webinargeek.com/learn/how-to-blog-to-enhance-your-webinar-audience) social posts, or other content. It’s a huge time-saver.

## Who can use it?

Live captions are available for users on **Premium and Enterprise plans**, ensuring you get the most out of your subscription. If you upgrade from a Basic plan, all recordings made after December 1st, 2024 will get captions retroactively. Please note: this feature isn’t supported for [RTMP webinars](https://www.webinargeek.com/learn/rtmp-webinar-vs-normal-webinar).

## Ready to get started?

It’s easy to turn on live captions and enjoy all these [benefits](https://www.webinargeek.com/learn/8-biggest-benefits-of-a-webinar). Connect with a broader audience, improve accessibility, or repurpose your content. Live captions are here to help you improve your webinars. Try it out today and see the difference for yourself.