June 2026
Mac client
A real desktop home for MirrorCaption
The web app is still the easiest way in, but if you live on macOS, the new Mac client makes captures cleaner and sessions more resilient.
New
- Mac client (beta). Download MirrorCaption for macOS from the new Downloads page. Same account, same hour bank.
- Native loopback for system audio. On the Mac client, the screen-share dialog is gone — system audio is captured directly from a loopback device, so you skip the picker every time.
- Mac translation virtual microphone. Route the live translation back into a virtual mic that Zoom, Teams, Meet, or any other app can pick up — the people on the other end hear you in their language.
- Native floating mini window. The Mac client replaces the browser's Picture-in-Picture with a real always-on-top window — easier to resize, easier to keep next to your meeting.
Improved
- Auto-stop on long silence. Sessions now end themselves after an extended period with no speech, so a forgotten tab no longer drains your hour balance.
- Quota empty state. When the balance reaches zero, the app explains exactly what to do next instead of just refusing to start.
May 2026
Speakers & team
Multi-speaker transcripts, voice, and team plans
Meetings with more than two people, a phone-as-speaker mode for face-to-face conversations, and the first billing options aimed at small teams.
New
- Speaker roster. Name speakers once and they're remembered across sessions. Multi-select transcript lines to reassign them to a different speaker in one move.
- Phone Speaker (voice pairing). Pair a second phone with a session — the paired device reads the translation aloud through its speaker, perfect for in-person conversations where you can't both stare at one screen.
- iOS shell. A native iOS wrapper with background audio, native sign-in, and on-device session recording — same MirrorCaption inside.
- Recent charges view. Session history surfaces which sessions consumed hours, so the billing tab is no longer a mystery.
Improved
- System-audio toggle is remembered. If you turned it off last time, it stays off — no more accidental screen-share prompts when only your microphone is needed.
- Pre-warmed display capture. The screen picker opens noticeably faster the second time you start a session in the same tab.
- Mini-window XL & 2XL text. Two larger text-size presets in mini mode for reading captions from across the room.
April 2026
Launch
MirrorCaption is live
The first public release of MirrorCaption — live captions and translation in the browser, on a laptop or a phone, with one free hour for every new account.
New
- MirrorCaption Meet. Live transcription and translation for desktop video calls in Chrome and Edge. Captures the microphone and the other side's audio simultaneously and shows both languages side-by-side.
- MirrorCaption Talk (mobile). Face-to-face dialogue mode for two-person conversations on a phone — large captions, optional read-aloud, direction toggle, and auto-scroll.
- AI incremental summary. A rolling bullet-point summary of the last few minutes of the conversation, updated automatically during the session.
- Full session summary. On demand at the end of a session — overview, decisions, and topics with clickable timestamps back into the transcript.
- Custom vocabulary. Add product names, jargon, or proper nouns so the speech engine gets them right the first time.
- Dark mode. Light, dark, and follow-system themes throughout the app.
- Local session history. Sessions and settings are persisted on your device — nothing leaves the browser.
- One free hour. Every new account gets one hour of managed transcription, no card required.
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