Google Chrome has rolled out a new feature capable of generating subtitles on the fly for media content played in the browser. Find out how to activate it in seconds.
Google’s web browser now knows how to generate subtitles on the fly for multimedia content. Chrome has in fact just been updated and includes a new accessibility function, allowing you to display instant captioning on videos and audio content (radio shows, podcasts, etc.), that you consult, whatever the broadcasting platform.
This function, which uses the artificial intelligence of the search engine, is currently only available in English, but other languages ​​should be supported very soon.
While waiting for its availability in French, you can always activate it to display the subtitles of the English-speaking content that you watch or listen to, without necessarily understanding everything you hear.
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1. Open Chrome settings
Open Chrome on your computer, click on the main menu represented by three small dots, and go to the settings of the browser.
2. Enter accessibility options
In the left column, click on Advanced settings to expand all menu options and enter the Accessibility menu.
3. Activate closed captioning
The first option displayed in the Accessibility menu concerns Instant Captions. This function must be activated to take advantage of the automatic transcription of dialogues in the videos and audio content you are viewing.
4. Manage the subtitles
Now go to an audio or video streaming platform to start playing content (in English only for now). Google Chrome should display at the bottom of the window, a box displaying in real time the transcription of what is said.
You can deploy this closed captioning pane by clicking on the small arrow displayed at the bottom of the box.
Finally, to turn off the captions, click on the Chrome media control button displayed at the top right of the window next to the browser’s main menu.
The mini-player that appears allows you to control the playback of the played content, but also to activate or deactivate the instant captions according to your needs.