Jitsi Meet
Translate Jitsi Meet — live, in your language.
Translated subtitles over a Jitsi call in your browser, in 66 languages. Nothing to install on the server, nothing to configure.
Free to start · Works in your browser · Your audio stays private
Jitsi has a subtitles button. Getting it to translate is the hard part.
Jitsi Meet does ship subtitles, and on paper it even offers a target language. In practice, on the public meet.jit.si server, that is where it stops: the language choice is reported as ignored (issue #15484), transcription fails outright for people (#15247), and a translation has been seen by only one participant (#12153). Jigasi, the component that did this work, is deprecated while a new transcription architecture is built, and speech-to-speech is described as in progress. On a server you host yourself, none of it exists until you set it up.
Nothing to deploy
Every other way to translate Jitsi runs on the server side: a Jigasi instance, a transcription bot, an API key in a config file, and an administrator who agrees to all of it. That is a reasonable ask for an organisation and an impossible one for someone who was sent a meet.jit.si link an hour ago.
Trippi moves the work to your side of the connection. It captures the audio of the tab and translates it in your browser, so it behaves the same on the public server, on a company deployment and on an 8x8.vc room — because it never touches any of them.
It does not depend on Jitsi’s own transcription
Extensions that translate Jitsi by reading its subtitle box inherit whatever that box is doing, including the bugs above and the moments when transcription simply fails to start. Trippi recognises the speech itself, so Jitsi’s subtitles can stay off entirely.
It also shows the recognised original above the translation when you want it — useful on open-source community calls, where names of projects and commands are exactly what machine translation mangles.
What you need to start
- A Jitsi call open in a browser tab: meet.jit.si, a self-hosted instance or 8x8.vc.
- No server access, no Jigasi, no administrator.
- 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
Jitsi already has subtitles — why add anything?+
Because subtitles and translation are different features. Jitsi’s subtitle language selection is reported as not working on the public server, transcription fails for some users outright, and the component behind it is deprecated while a replacement is built.
Do I need to change anything on my Jitsi server?+
No. Trippi runs entirely in your browser and never contacts the Jitsi deployment, so a self-hosted instance needs no configuration and no new service.
Does it work on 8x8.vc?+
Yes. It is the same Jitsi, hosted by 8x8, and Trippi treats it like any other tab that makes sound.
Will other participants see the captions?+
No. They are drawn in your browser only, and nothing joins the conference.
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.