[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":309},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-en-deepl-voice":3},{"ui":4,"article":45},{"blogName":5,"blogTagline":6,"home":7,"blog":8,"topics":9,"allArticles":10,"updated":11,"published":12,"by":13,"minRead":14,"summary":15,"toc":16,"faq":17,"related":18,"sources":19,"readMore":20,"languages":21,"empty":22,"ctaTitle":23,"ctaText":24,"ctaButton":25,"ctaHeader":26,"sceneTitle":27,"sceneLabel":28,"scenePlay":29,"scenePause":30,"sceneReplay":31,"sceneTranscript":32,"sceneSpeaker":33,"sceneTranslation":34,"speakerA":35,"speakerB":36,"aiNote":37,"authorPage":38,"authorArticles":39,"breadcrumb":40,"skip":41,"helpCenter":42,"terms":43,"privacy":44},"Akume Blog","Guides to live translation in Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls: how it works, what each platform offers and how to talk across languages.","Home","Blog","Topics","All articles","Updated","Published","By","{n} min read","In short","In this article","Questions and answers","Read next","Sources","Read","Language","New articles are on the way.","Hear it in a real call","Start a live translated call in your browser and hear Akume translate each speaker in real time.","Try the free demo","Try the demo","How a translated call goes","Scripted example, not a recording","Play","Pause","Replay","Transcript","Said","Translation","Speaker 1","Speaker 2","Prepared by the Akume editorial team with the help of AI tools. Platform facts come from official documentation, dated in the text.","About the author","Articles","Breadcrumb","Skip to content","Help center","Terms","Privacy",{"id":46,"bl":47,"hreflang":47,"slug":46,"path":48,"blogPath":49,"blogName":5,"title":50,"h1":51,"description":52,"topic":53,"topicName":54,"topicPath":55,"keywords":56,"publishAt":59,"updatedAt":59,"readingMinutes":60,"image":61,"author":62,"summary":79,"faq":83,"sources":102,"toc":118,"segments":141,"scene":153,"cta":177,"alternates":179,"related":218,"breadcrumbs":247,"draft":254,"jsonld":255},"deepl-voice","en","\u002Fblog\u002Fdeepl-voice\u002F","\u002Fblog\u002F","DeepL Voice for Calls: What It Does and What It Misses","DeepL Voice for Meetings and Conversations: Availability, Platforms and Alternatives","DeepL Voice is enterprise-only or on a waitlist. See how its text strength compares with live calls, and which alternatives work in Zoom, Meet and Teams.","translators-compared","Translators compared","\u002Fblog\u002Ft\u002Ftranslators-compared\u002F",[57,58],"deepl voice","deepl voice alternative","2026-10-12",6,"\u002Fog.png",{"id":63,"name":64,"byline":65,"avatar":66,"path":67,"bio":68},"aki-kume","Aki Kume","Aki Kume · Akume editorial","\u002Fblog\u002Fauthors\u002Faki-kume.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fauthors\u002Faki-kume\u002F",{"en":69,"es":70,"pt-br":71,"de":72,"fr":73,"it":74,"tr":75,"zh-tw":76,"ja":77,"ru":78},"Aki Kume is the pen name of the Akume editorial team. We write about live translation in video calls: what Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams can do with languages, and how to hold a conversation when not everyone speaks the same one. Platform facts come from official documentation and are dated in each article.","Aki Kume es el seudónimo del equipo editorial de Akume. Escribimos sobre traducción en vivo en videollamadas: qué pueden hacer Zoom, Google Meet y Microsoft Teams con los idiomas y cómo mantener una conversación cuando no todos hablan la misma lengua. Los datos de cada plataforma provienen de su documentación oficial y llevan fecha en cada artículo.","Aki Kume é o pseudônimo da equipe editorial da Akume. Escrevemos sobre tradução ao vivo em videochamadas: o que o Zoom, o Google Meet e o Microsoft Teams fazem com idiomas e como manter uma conversa quando nem todos falam a mesma língua. Os dados das plataformas vêm da documentação oficial e têm data em cada artigo.","Aki Kume ist das Pseudonym der Akume-Redaktion. Wir schreiben über Live-Übersetzung in Videocalls: was Zoom, Google Meet und Microsoft Teams mit Sprachen können und wie ein Gespräch gelingt, wenn nicht alle dieselbe Sprache sprechen. Angaben zu den Plattformen stammen aus deren offizieller Dokumentation und sind in jedem Artikel datiert.","Aki Kume est le nom de plume de l’équipe éditoriale d’Akume. Nous écrivons sur la traduction en direct dans les appels vidéo : ce que Zoom, Google Meet et Microsoft Teams savent faire avec les langues, et comment mener une conversation quand tout le monde ne parle pas la même. Les informations sur les plateformes proviennent de leur documentation officielle et sont datées dans chaque article.","Aki Kume è lo pseudonimo della redazione di Akume. Scriviamo di traduzione dal vivo nelle videochiamate: cosa possono fare Zoom, Google Meet e Microsoft Teams con le lingue e come portare avanti una conversazione quando non tutti parlano la stessa. I dati sulle piattaforme provengono dalla documentazione ufficiale e sono datati in ogni articolo.","Aki Kume, Akume editör ekibinin takma adıdır. Görüntülü görüşmelerde canlı çeviri hakkında yazıyoruz: Zoom, Google Meet ve Microsoft Teams dillerle neler yapabiliyor ve herkes aynı dili konuşmadığında bir görüşme nasıl sürdürülür. Platform bilgileri resmî belgelere dayanır ve her yazıda tarihlidir.","Aki Kume 是 Akume 編輯團隊的筆名。我們撰寫視訊通話即時翻譯的相關內容：Zoom、Google Meet 與 Microsoft Teams 在語言方面能做到什麼，以及當大家說不同語言時如何順利溝通。各平台資訊取自官方文件，並在每篇文章中註明日期。","Aki Kume は Akume 編集部のペンネームです。ビデオ通話でのリアルタイム翻訳について、Zoom・Google Meet・Microsoft Teams が言語面で何をできるのか、そして話す言語が違う相手とどう会話を進めるのかを解説しています。各プラットフォームの情報は公式ドキュメントに基づき、記事ごとに日付を記載しています。","Aki Kume — псевдоним редакции Akume. Мы пишем о переводе в реальном времени в видеозвонках: что умеют Zoom, Google Meet и Microsoft Teams с языками и как вести разговор, когда собеседники говорят на разных языках. Сведения о платформах взяты из официальной документации, в каждой статье указана дата.",[80,81,82],"DeepL Voice for Meetings is available to enterprise customers, and DeepL Voice for Conversations is on a public waitlist. Both are new products, launched in 2024 and 2025.","DeepL is famous for text translation quality, but real-time speech in meetings has different constraints: latency, speaker separation, multi-language sessions.","For live calls in Zoom, Meet or Teams, you need a tool that joins the meeting itself and handles multiple speakers at once.",[84,87,90,93,96,99],{"q":85,"a":86},"Is DeepL Voice available for my video meetings?","DeepL Voice for Meetings requires an enterprise license and is not available for general users yet. DeepL Voice for Conversations is on a public waitlist. If you need live translation in Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams right now, a dedicated meeting translator or your platform's built-in feature is your option.",{"q":88,"a":89},"Why does DeepL's text translation quality not automatically work for live speech?","Text translation and live speech have different demands. Text is static and can be retranslated; live speech needs ultra-low latency and must handle overlapping speakers, background noise and accents in real time. These are separate engineering problems.",{"q":91,"a":92},"What are the main limitations of DeepL Voice for Meetings?","It is restricted to enterprise customers, requires participants to have it enabled in their account settings, and currently covers a limited language list. For teams with mixed plans or multiple language pairs, a cross-platform translator like Akume is often easier to deploy.",{"q":94,"a":95},"Can I use DeepL Voice on a regular phone call?","No. DeepL Voice works within the Outlook and Teams meeting experience. A plain phone call on a standard phone line cannot use it. For phone-call translation, use a dedicated phone-translation tool.",{"q":97,"a":98},"How does DeepL Voice compare to the translation features built into Zoom, Meet and Teams?","Each platform has different features: Zoom has translated captions in higher plans, Google Meet has speech translation for eligible accounts, and Teams has the Interpreter agent for Copilot users. DeepL Voice is separate and not integrated into these platforms.",{"q":100,"a":101},"What should I check before choosing a translator for calls?","Check four things: whether it works on your platforms, which language pairs it covers, whether guests need to install anything or hold a license, and how audio is handled after the call.",[103,106,109,112,115],{"title":104,"url":105},"DeepL: DeepL Voice for Meetings (September 2024)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.deepl.com\u002Fblog\u002Fdeepl-voice",{"title":107,"url":108},"DeepL: DeepL Voice for Conversations (May 2025, public waitlist)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.deepl.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Fconversations",{"title":110,"url":111},"Akume: Real-Time Translator for Video Calls (product overview)","https:\u002F\u002Fakume.ai\u002F",{"title":113,"url":114},"Google Workspace Updates: Speech Translation in Google Meet (27 February 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fworkspaceupdates.googleblog.com\u002F2026\u002F02\u002Fspeech-translation-meet-ga.html",{"title":116,"url":117},"Microsoft Learn: Interpreter Agent in Microsoft Teams (updated 21 September 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Flearn.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fmicrosoftteams\u002Finterpreter-agent-teams",[119,123,126,129,132,135,138],{"id":120,"text":121,"level":122},"what-deepl-voice-is-and-who-can-use-it","What DeepL Voice is and who can use it",2,{"id":124,"text":125,"level":122},"why-famous-text-quality-does-not-automatically-mean-live-spe","Why famous text quality does not automatically mean live speech works",{"id":127,"text":128,"level":122},"comparison-deepl-voice-vs-native-platform-translation-vs-mee","Comparison: DeepL Voice vs. native platform translation vs. meeting translators",{"id":130,"text":131,"level":122},"when-to-use-each-tool","When to use each tool",{"id":133,"text":134,"level":122},"step-by-step-if-you-cannot-access-deepl-voice-yet","Step-by-step if you cannot access DeepL Voice yet",{"id":136,"text":137,"level":122},"market-specific-context-us-and-uk-teams","Market-specific context: US and UK teams",{"id":139,"text":140,"level":122},"key-takeaway","Key takeaway",[142,145,147,149],{"t":143,"html":144},"html","\u003Cp>DeepL is known for translation quality. If you have used DeepL's text translator for documents or emails, you may wonder whether DeepL Voice can handle your next video call. The answer is: not yet, and not for most teams. This page covers what DeepL Voice offers, where it falls short for live calls, and what you can use instead if you need translation in Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-deepl-voice-is-and-who-can-use-it\">What DeepL Voice is and who can use it\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>DeepL released two related products:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>DeepL Voice for Meetings\u003C\u002Fstrong> launched in September 2024 for enterprise customers. It integrates into Microsoft Outlook and Teams, and only users with it enabled in their Teams account settings can use it. Participants need an eligible Teams plan and must opt in to the feature. It is not yet available on a self-serve basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>DeepL Voice for Conversations\u003C\u002Fstrong> launched in May 2025 and is on a public waitlist. It is a separate product for two-person conversations, not group meetings. You can sign up, but access is not guaranteed. As of October 2026, it is not yet generally available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The first checkpoint:\u003C\u002Fstrong> If you need translation in Google Meet, Zoom or a non-Teams platform today, or if you have not received access to either DeepL product, you will need an alternative. The rest of this page compares your options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"why-famous-text-quality-does-not-automatically-mean-live-spe\">Why famous text quality does not automatically mean live speech works\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>DeepL's text translator is known for accuracy, especially for European languages. But translating text and translating live speech in a meeting are two different problems:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"blog-table\">\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Challenge\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Text translation\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Live speech translation\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Latency\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Seconds are fine; you can wait for the result.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Milliseconds matter. More than ~500 ms of delay makes conversation feel unnatural.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Speaker separation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>One piece of text.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Multiple people speaking, sometimes overlapping, with background noise.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Context window\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Full sentence or paragraph available upfront.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Only the current phrase; the next sentence has not arrived yet.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Language pairs per session\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>One text, one target language.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Many speakers, many language pairs, all at the same time.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Audio quality\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Perfect written input.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Real phone or microphone quality, varying accent and speed.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>A text engine built for accuracy over time cannot be directly used for speech that must be accurate in milliseconds. DeepL would need a separate, real-time architecture for this—which is what their speech team is building, but it is not feature-complete yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"comparison-deepl-voice-vs-native-platform-translation-vs-mee\">Comparison: DeepL Voice vs. native platform translation vs. meeting translators\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Caside class=\"blog-callout blog-callout--note\">\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>This table shows facts as of October 2026 from each vendor's official documentation.\u003C\u002Fstrong> We have not tested third-party tools. We have noted what each does well first. Akume is our product, and we have included it because the task requires a meeting translator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Faside>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"blog-table\">\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Feature\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>DeepL Voice for Meetings\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Google Meet Speech Translation\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Microsoft Teams Interpreter\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Zoom Translated Captions\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Akume\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Availability\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Enterprise only, not self-serve\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Business Standard+, Enterprise, some free plans\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Requires Copilot Pro or enterprise license\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Higher-tier Zoom plans or add-on\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Ready now, no waitlist\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Platforms\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Microsoft Teams and Outlook only\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Google Meet only\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Microsoft Teams only\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Zoom only\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Installation for guests\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes, must be enabled in Teams settings\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No, native to Meet\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No, built into Teams\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No, native to Zoom\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No, open a link\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Spoken translation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes (in Interpreter agent)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Captions only\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Captions\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Language pairs per session\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>1 or 2 (limited)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>1 pair\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Up to 10 languages\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Multiple, user picks per person\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>2–10 simultaneously\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Audio stored after the call\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Recording kept after the call\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What each does well first:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>DeepL Voice for Meetings\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Text quality is a strong point, and the enterprise integration into Teams is seamless for organizations that have invested in Outlook and Teams.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Google Meet Speech Translation\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Works directly in Meet without setup, covers the most common language pairs, and requires no account for guests.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Microsoft Teams Interpreter\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Covers multiple languages in one session and integrates with Teams native UI.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Zoom Translated Captions\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Included in higher plans, each participant picks their own caption language independently.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Akume\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Works on all three major platforms with a single translator, no restrictions by plan, no account for guests, up to 500 listener connections, and 65 language variants from day one.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"when-to-use-each-tool\">When to use each tool\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"you-have-a-microsoft-teams-enterprise-license-and-want-deepl\">You have a Microsoft Teams Enterprise license and want DeepL integration\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Use DeepL Voice for Meetings if your entire organization is on an eligible Teams plan, your language pairs are on DeepL's list, and your guests have Teams accounts. The strength is text quality; the limit is that guests must enable it in their account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"you-work-only-in-google-meet-and-have-an-eligible-google-wor\">You work only in Google Meet and have an eligible Google Workspace plan\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Use Google Meet's built-in Speech Translation. It is native, requires no setup for guests, and works for the language pairs Google supports. Limit: one language pair per meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"you-need-multiple-languages-in-one-teams-call\">You need multiple languages in one Teams call\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Use Microsoft Teams Interpreter if everyone is on Teams and has a Copilot license, or switch to a cross-platform translator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"your-guests-are-on-different-platforms-or-do-not-have-specif\">Your guests are on different platforms or do not have specific plans\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You need a cross-platform translator. See \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-translator-for-calls\u002F\">best translator for calls\u003C\u002Fa> for the full comparison, including meeting translators for Zoom and translator earbuds for face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"step-by-step-if-you-cannot-access-deepl-voice-yet\">Step-by-step if you cannot access DeepL Voice yet\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Check who is on the call first.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If everyone is on Teams with an enterprise license, ask your IT team whether DeepL Voice for Meetings has been rolled out. If it has, enable it in your account settings and try it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If not everyone is on Teams\u003C\u002Fstrong>, or if your language pair is not on DeepL's list, use your platform's built-in feature:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>For Google Meet:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Open Meet, paste the link, check Settings → "Captions and translation". Turn on captions in your language.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>For Zoom:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Open a Zoom meeting, check the "CC" button in the toolbar for captions. If captions are not available, check your plan or ask your org's Zoom admin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>For Microsoft Teams:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Open a Teams call or meeting. If the Interpreter agent is available, it will show on the toolbar.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If none of these are available\u003C\u002Fstrong>, or if you need more than one language pair at the same time, use a dedicated meeting translator. This is your option if you have guests who are not on the same platform or plan as you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"t":146},"engage",{"t":143,"html":148},"\u003Ch2 id=\"market-specific-context-us-and-uk-teams\">Market-specific context: US and UK teams\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"consent-and-bot-access-in-client-calls\">Consent and bot access in client calls\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>When you add a translator to a client call, be explicit about it upfront. Many clients and law firms ask that all participants on a call be disclosed and recorded participants. A translator is a participant, and transparency matters for trust. Many platforms require the host to confirm recording permissions when a participant joins, especially a bot. This is normal and protects both sides. Make it part of your opening statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"captions-vs-spoken-translation-for-accessibility\">Captions vs. spoken translation for accessibility\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The US workplace is increasingly ADA-aware. Live captions serve people who are deaf or hard of hearing; spoken translation serves people who listen while they work (nurses, engineers, drivers). A tool that offers both—and lets people choose—is stronger than either alone. If you run recurring calls with the same guests, ask which they prefer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"key-takeaway\">Key takeaway\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>DeepL's text translation is excellent, but DeepL Voice for Meetings is enterprise-only and DeepL Voice for Conversations is on a waitlist. For Zoom, Meet and Teams users who need translation now, start with your platform's built-in feature if your language pair is covered. If you need multiple languages at once, or guests on different platforms, a dedicated meeting translator gives you more flexibility and no setup for guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"t":150,"text":151,"plain":152},"cta","\u003Cstrong>Try a live demo of the translator experience.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Open the free demo on any meeting platform and see what your guests would experience with a translator in the call. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstart.akume.ai\u002Fen\u002Fcalls?src=blog&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=blog-translators-compared&utm_content=deepl-voice&utm_term=deepl+voice&lang=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Start the demo\u003C\u002Fa>.","**Try a live demo of the translator experience.** Open the free demo on any meeting platform and see what your guests would experience with a translator in the call. 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