Hearica

Hearica is a powerful real-time audio captions and translation application designed for Windows users who need accurate captions for any audio playing on their computer. As a comprehensive audio captioning tool, it serves professionals, students, and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community by providing instant captions for live calls, video meetings, recorded lectures, and voice notes. Its core value lies in breaking down communication barriers through accurate, low-latency transcription and translation across more than 60 languages, all without requiring browser extensions or plugins. By capturing audio directly from system output, microphone, or file uploads, Hearica ensures that every spoken word becomes accessible text in real time. The application sits as a floating overlay on your screen, ensuring captions are always visible while you work on other tasks.

The core problem Hearica addresses is the difficulty of following spoken content in real-time, especially in noisy environments, fast-paced conversations, or when participants speak different languages. For deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, video calls, lectures, and streaming content can be inaccessible without captions. Even hearing users miss important details when multitasking or when audio quality is poor. Existing solutions often require browser extensions, per-app integration, or manual transcription. Hearica eliminates these issues by providing a universal, system-wide captioning layer that works with any application's audio output, microphone input, or uploaded files, making all spoken content instantly readable and searchable.

Hearica captures audio from three distinct sources: system audio output, microphone input, and file upload. System audio capture works with any application—Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, YouTube, or any other browser-based or native app—without requiring browser extensions or special plugins. Microphone mode supports in-person conversations, dictation, or any live speech. File upload accepts common formats like MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and MKV, enabling transcription of pre-recorded lectures, interviews, podcasts, and more. Users can simply drag and drop audio or video files into the application. This versatility ensures that no matter where the audio originates, Hearica can transcribe it in real time, providing consistent captions across all scenarios.

The caption window is designed as a floating overlay that stays on top of all other applications, allowing users to follow captions while taking notes, browsing, or working in other windows. Users can customize font size to match their viewing distance, choose from regular, semi-bold, or bold text weights for readability, and adjust background opacity from transparent to solid. The overlay can be positioned anywhere on the screen, and all settings persist between sessions. This level of customization ensures that captions are comfortable to read in any lighting, on any display, and in any workflow. The always-on-top behavior makes it ideal for multitasking during video calls or while watching recorded lectures.