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Real-time translation for webinars and video streams.

Pikka Speech turns a live webinar or stream into a multilingual event. A meeting bot captures Zoom, Teams, or Meet. Hosts can put captions, a QR code, and a ticker on the picture. Attendees listen and read in their language in a browser — not inside the webinar call.

Written by Aery Goh, founder of Pikka Speech

Definition

What is live webinar translation?

Live webinar translation is simultaneous interpretation for an online talk: the speaker talks in one language, and remote attendees receive another language as they listen. Pikka Speech does this with interpreted audio and captions in a browser, plus optional captions and a join QR on the stream picture itself.

  • Live webinar translation delivers another language while the speaker talks.
  • Pikka Speech serves interpreted audio and captions in a browser.
  • The meeting bot captures the webinar floor; it does not play interpretation back into Zoom, Teams, or Meet.

Industry references: Zoom language interpretation · WCAG live captions

Use cases

Built for webinars, streams, and hybrid rooms

Multilingual webinars

Product launches, training, and investor talks run on Zoom, Teams, or Meet. Pikka Speech captures the floor, then each attendee opens a phone or laptop browser, picks a language, and follows in real time.

  • Webinar hosts start a meeting bot on the call link.
  • Attendees join with a QR code or room code in a browser.

Video livestreams

When the picture is the event — a YouTube or social live, a stage camera, or a shared screen — hosts can put captions, a join QR, and a short ticker on that picture. Watchers who scan the QR get their own language in a browser.

  • Livestream hosts place a QR, ticker, or captions on the live picture.
  • QR and ticker reach every watcher of that picture.

Hybrid webinar + venue

The same room can feed a venue PA and a webinar at once. In-room guests scan a QR. Remote guests use the same room code. Language channels stay shared.

  • Hybrid rooms share one room code for venue and remote guests.
  • The PA feed and the meeting bot can run together.

How it works

From webinar audio to every language

01

Capture the floor

Start a meeting bot on the Zoom, Teams, or Meet link, or share system audio from the streaming app. The source language enters one Pikka room.

02

Put chrome on the picture

On Stage, turn on captions, a QR that opens the listener page, or a ticker. QR and ticker fan out to every watcher. Speaker Stage captions stay on the speaker window.

03

Attendees listen in a browser

Guests scan the QR or enter the room code, pick a language, and hear interpreted audio with live captions. No app and no receiver rental.

The meeting bot captures the source language only. It does not play interpretation back into Zoom, Teams, or Meet. Attendees listen in a Pikka browser page so the webinar mix stays clean.

Comparison

Webinar plugins vs booth SI vs Pikka Speech

Caption add-ons translate text. A booth translates speech for one room. Pikka Speech does both, and keeps the webinar call itself unchanged.

Comparison of caption plugins, classic SI booths, and Pikka Speech for webinar translation
Caption pluginClassic SI boothPikka Speech
Real-time interpreted audioYes, in the roomYes, in a browser
Live captionsSometimes
On-picture QR and ticker
Zoom / Teams / Meet captureIn-call onlyMeeting bot into the Pikka room
Human and AI on one channelHuman only
Plays interpretation back into the call
  • Caption plugins fit teams that only need on-screen text.
  • A classic SI booth fits an in-room audience with rented receivers.
  • Pikka Speech fits webinars and livestreams with a remote multilingual audience.

Questions

Webinar and livestream translation, answered

Does Pikka Speech translate a Zoom or Teams webinar in real time?

Yes. A meeting bot joins the Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet session and captures the floor into your Pikka room. Attendees then listen to interpreted audio and captions in a browser.

Can captions appear on the livestream picture?

Yes. Hosts and speakers can turn on Stage captions on the live camera or screen share. A transparent desktop overlay is also available when captions must float over a third-party stream.

Do webinar attendees need an app?

No. They scan a QR code or enter a room code in any phone or laptop browser, choose a language, and listen.

Does interpretation play back inside Zoom, Teams, or Meet?

No. The meeting bot captures the source language only. Interpreted audio and captions play in the Pikka browser page so the webinar mix stays clean.

Can I put a join QR on the video itself?

Yes. Stage can show a QR on the live picture. Room owners can upload a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image or paste a URL. The QR and ticker reach every watcher of that picture.

Explore

Rehearse a multilingual webinar in 15 minutes.

Start a free test room, join a Zoom or Teams link with the meeting bot, and confirm captions and a join QR on the picture before the live show.

Last updated: 2026-08-31