FaceTime on the web
Translate FaceTime in the browser — live, in your language.
Translated subtitles over a FaceTime link on Windows or Android, in 66 languages. No Apple device required.
Free to start · Works in your browser · Your audio stays private
The browser is how non-Apple users get in. It is also where the captions are not.
Apple lets anyone join a FaceTime call from a link in a browser, and for people on Windows, Android or Linux that link is the only way in. Apple’s Live Captions, however, are a device feature: they live on Apple silicon Macs and on iPhones, not in the web client. So the participants most likely to need help following the call — the ones who are not on Apple hardware in the first place — are precisely the ones with no captions of any kind, in any language.
Captions for the side Apple did not cover
A FaceTime web link is usually sent by a family member, a colleague or a school on an iPhone. The person receiving it is on whatever computer they own. That asymmetry is the whole situation: one side has an operating system full of accessibility features, the other has a browser tab and a video.
Trippi puts the missing layer on the browser side. It listens to the tab, recognises the speech and writes the translated line underneath, so the person on Windows reads the call in their own language without anyone changing devices.
Nothing joins the call
No participant is added, no recording indicator appears, and the people on iPhones see the call exactly as they did before. The subtitles exist in one browser — yours.
You can show the recognised original above the translation, which matters on family calls more than on work ones: names, nicknames and places are what machine translation gets wrong, and seeing the original line makes that obvious instead of confusing.
What you need to start
- A FaceTime link opened in Chrome or Edge on a computer — Windows, Linux or a Mac.
- No Apple ID and no Apple device on your side.
- The language you hear and the language you want to read.
- The free tier gives 25 minutes of live translation a month, with no card and no account.
How it works
Add to Chrome
One click from the Chrome Web Store. No account, no install wizard.
Turn it on in your meeting
Open the call in your browser and click Trippi.
Read live translated subtitles
See every sentence in your language, as it's spoken.
Frequently asked questions
Does FaceTime have captions in the browser?+
No. Apple’s Live Captions are a device feature on Apple silicon Macs and iPhones. The web client, which is how Windows and Android users join, has no captions at all.
Do I need an Apple ID?+
No. Joining a FaceTime call from a link in a browser does not require one, and Trippi does not require one either.
Will the other people see the subtitles?+
No. They are drawn only in your browser and nothing is added to the call.
Can I use it on an iPhone?+
No. Trippi is a Chrome and Edge extension for computers. On an iPhone, Apple’s own Live Captions are the built-in option.
What does it cost?+
Free to start — 25 minutes a month without a card. Paid plans begin at $6 a month for 10 hours, see pricing.
Stop guessing what they said.
Add Trippi to Chrome and read every meeting in your language — free.