Discord voice has no captions or translation, and a translator bot only gets in if someone with Manage Server adds it. SonicMeet shows bilingual, real-time captions on your side of any voice channel, DM call or Stage, in the Discord app or in Chrome, and keeps the transcript.
Free · Windows 10/11 · Works with the Discord desktop app and Discord in the browser
Free · macOS 14.2 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Free · Chrome & Edge · No download, no bot in your meeting
SonicMeet runs on Windows and Mac, not on phones. Open this page on your computer, then join the voice channel from there.
Joining from a browser instead? Get the extension →Joining from a browser instead? Get the extension →Also available as a desktop app for Windows and Mac →Empujen por el medio, yo cubro el flanco. No toquen el objetivo hasta que yo lo diga.
Push mid, I'll cover the flank. Don't touch the objective until I call it.
GG. ¿Mañana a la misma hora? Dejo el link del scrim en el canal.▍
GG. Same time tomorrow? I'll drop the scrim link in the channel.
I'll go first in Korean today. If a word you don't know comes up, just ask right away.
오늘은 제가 한국어로 먼저 말할게요. 모르는 단어가 나오면 바로 물어보세요.
That game we talked about last week, did you end up playing it together?▍
지난주에 얘기한 그 게임, 결국 같이 해봤어요?
Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, German, Turkish and 50+ other languages, either direction, live.
Four everyday situations, each with the language pair it usually needs.
Callouts come fast and nobody stops to translate. Read them as they happen, in your language, without asking anyone to switch.
Roten ahora, están entrando por B. Guarden la ulti para el retake.
Rotate now, they're pushing B. Save your ult for the retake.
Voice practice nights where half the room speaks the language you're learning. Follow along, save the phrases you want to keep.
Let's practice polite speech today. Please start with a self-introduction.
今日は敬語の練習をしましょう。まず自己紹介からお願いします。
Thousands listening, everyone muted, no captions anywhere. You're in the audience; SonicMeet captions the speakers on your side.
Vamos abrir o beta para todo mundo deste servidor na próxima sexta. Primeiro as perguntas de quem levantou a mão.
We'll open the beta to everyone in this server next Friday. Questions from the raised hands first.
Calls with a friend abroad, and voice messages up to 20 minutes long that Discord never transcribes. Play them on your computer and read.
Look, I can't do eight tomorrow, can we move it to nine thirty?
Mira, mañana a las ocho no puedo, ¿lo movemos a las nueve y media?
No. Not in voice channels, DM calls or Stages, on any Nitro tier. The only route Discord offers is a bot, and someone with Manage Server has to add it.
| In Discord voice | Discord built in | SonicMeet |
|---|---|---|
| Captions in the spoken language | No | Yes, in 60+ spoken languages |
| Translated captions | No | Included, any of 60+ languages |
| Translation and original together | No | Bilingual, original under each line |
| After the voice chat | Nothing kept; Discord doesn't record voice channels | Transcript kept on your side, searchable |
| Translator and transcription bots | From the App Directory; the owner or someone with Manage Server adds one, and it sits in the channel as a member | Nothing added to the server, nothing joins the channel |
| Servers you don't manage, and DM calls | Only if that server's admins add a bot | Works the same; it only uses what you hear |
| Voice messages | Up to 20 minutes, sent from the phone app; no transcript | Captioned and translated as you play them on your computer |
| Text messages | No built-in translation; bots translate text | Not covered; SonicMeet works with audio |
| Stage channels | No captions; the audience is muted and just listens | Captions the speakers on your side |
| Where it runs | Windows, Mac, Linux, phone, consoles and the browser | Windows and Mac, next to the Discord app or Discord in Chrome or Edge |
Based on Discord's support pages on apps, voice messages, Stage channels and server caps, and Discord's end-to-end encryption announcement. · Last checked September 26, 2026
Captions in the spoken language
Translated captions
Translation and original together
After the voice chat
Translator and transcription bots
Servers you don't manage, and DM calls
Voice messages
Text messages
Stage channels
Where it runs
There is no caption or translation setting in voice channels, DM calls or Stages, and Nitro doesn't add one. Discord doesn't record voice channels, so there is nothing to read back afterwards. Voice messages are the one recorded thing: up to 20 minutes, sent from the phone app, playable anywhere, never transcribed.
Translation and transcription bots come from the App Directory. Only the server owner or someone with Manage Server can add one; it then shows up in the member list and has to sit in the voice channel to hear anything. Since March 2026 every call outside Stages is end-to-end encrypted, so a bot must support Discord's DAVE protocol to connect at all. In a server you don't run, or in a DM call, there is nothing you can add yourself.
It depends on where you open Discord, not on your server or your Nitro.
Captions the audio your computer plays, so it hears the voice channel the way you do. Nothing changes inside Discord and nothing joins the channel. It also hears your game, so turn the game down while you read.
Captions only the Discord tab, so a game running next to it stays out of the transcript. Discord runs voice chat in current Chrome, Edge and Firefox; the extension runs in Chrome and Edge. On Linux this is the way in: SonicMeet has no Linux app.
If Discord opens in its own window rather than a browser tab, it's the desktop app.
About a minute, once.
The desktop app for Windows or Mac, or the extension for discord.com in Chrome or Edge. Sign in with Google; free to start.
Any server, DM call or Stage. Pick the language you read; nothing to turn on in Discord and no permission to ask for.
Translation above, original below. Tap any line to save it as a note; the transcript stays after you leave the channel.
Empujen por el medio, yo cubro el flanco. No toquen el objetivo hasta que yo lo diga.
Push mid, I'll cover the flank. Don't touch the objective until I call it.
GG. ¿Mañana a la misma hora? Dejo el link del scrim en el canal.▍
GG. Same time tomorrow? I'll drop the scrim link in the channel.
Both on every plan, switchable mid-session from Settings in the caption area.
Translates as the words arrive, with sub-second delay, so you can react in the flow of the conversation.
Best for: voice channels while you play, casual hangouts, quick calls.
Waits for the full sentence and uses a stronger model with far more context, so names, slang and technical terms land right. Runs roughly 1 to 5 seconds behind Instant.
Best for: language practice, community meetings, Stages and anything you'll act on.
Per-language guides: what works as the spoken language, and as the translation.
No. Voice channels, DM calls and Stages have no captions, no translation and no transcript, and Nitro doesn't add any. Discord doesn't translate text messages on its own either. SonicMeet captions the voice audio itself in 60+ spoken languages, translates it live, shows both lines, and keeps the transcript.
No. A translator bot from the App Directory can only be added by the server owner or someone with Manage Server, then shows up in the member list and has to join the voice channel to hear anything. SonicMeet is software on your own computer: it isn't a Discord app, doesn't connect to your account or server, and nobody has to approve it. On a company-managed device, follow your company's rules for installing programs or browser extensions.
Nothing appears in the channel or the member list, and nothing is posted to any chat. Captions render on your screen only. Audio is processed by SonicMeet and its speech provider in real time, and we don't keep an audio recording. Many servers do have rules against recording; a transcript is close enough that you should tell people, or ask a moderator, before you keep one.
Yes, all three. SonicMeet only uses what you hear, so it doesn't matter whose server it is, whether it's a one-to-one call, a group DM of up to ten people or a Stage with thousands of muted listeners. Stages are where it helps most: you're in the audience, you can't ask the speaker to slow down, and there are no captions anywhere.
By default it captions what you hear: the other people in the channel. To include your own voice, turn on the microphone option in SonicMeet; push-to-talk in Discord makes no difference, since SonicMeet reads your microphone directly. Most people leave it off and read the room.
The desktop app hears everything your computer plays, so a loud game or music can drop stray lines into the transcript. Turn the game down while you read, or open discord.com in Chrome or Edge and use the extension instead: it captions only the Discord tab, and a game running next to it stays out.
Only if you share the screen they're on. Captions live in a floating window on your desktop: share your entire screen and it's part of the picture; share just the game window and it stays private. SonicMeet never speaks translations aloud and never posts to the channel, so your viewers hear and read exactly what they did before.
Windows and Mac: the desktop app captions the Discord app or any browser. If you use Discord in a browser, Discord runs voice chat in current Chrome, Edge and Firefox, and the SonicMeet extension runs in Chrome and Edge, so use one of those. Linux: SonicMeet has no Linux app, so open discord.com in Chrome or Edge and use the extension. Consoles and phones are the one place it doesn't run.
Yes, on your computer. Voice messages are recorded on the phone app, run up to 20 minutes, and can be played on desktop; Discord never transcribes them. Open the chat in the Discord app or in Chrome, start SonicMeet, press play: the translation appears as it plays and stays in your transcript.
No. SonicMeet runs on Windows and Mac. Join the voice channel from your computer instead; Discord lets you switch devices any time, and the channel doesn't care which one you're on.
Discord's encryption protects the call on its way between devices, and since March 2026 that covers every call outside Stages. SonicMeet works after that, on the audio your computer plays: it sends that audio to SonicMeet and its speech provider for real-time processing, and we don't keep an audio recording. So the conversation is no longer only between the people in the channel. If a conversation has to stay that way, don't run SonicMeet, or any other captioning tool, on it.
Two modes, chosen per session. Instant translates as the words arrive with sub-second delay. Accurate waits for the complete sentence and translates it with a stronger model and far more surrounding context, which makes a visible difference on slang, names and natural phrasing, roughly 1 to 5 seconds behind Instant. Switch from Settings in the caption area at any time.
Yes to start. Install SonicMeet, sign in with Google, and you get a one-time 20 minutes of free captions with both translation modes. Voice channels tend to run long, so treat that as one short session to see it work; paid plans add hours. SonicMeet stops on its own after a few minutes of silence, so an empty channel doesn't eat your time.
Same captions and notes on the other apps you call and meet in.
Free to install, about a minute to set up, and nobody in the channel has to add anything.
