Meeting translation for macOS
Understand every meeting, in your language.
Kikishima puts live translated captions over any online meeting on your Mac. Speech is transcribed on your device; captions appear in real time.
Download for MacFree download · macOS 26.0 or later
Features
Live meeting captions
Original and translated captions appear in a floating window as people speak, with bilingual, translation-only or original-only views.
Caption island
Captions can appear in a compact island at the top of the screen, growing from the notch on Macs that have one.
Your own OpenAI key
Prefer your own API account? Add an OpenAI key and translation requests go directly from your Mac to OpenAI.
On-device transcription
Audio is transcribed on your Mac with Apple’s speech recognition and is never uploaded. Captions stay out of screen sharing by default.
Works with
Any app that plays sound
Kikishima captures your Mac’s system audio, so it works with meeting apps such as Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, as well as any other app or browser tab that plays sound. No plug-ins or meeting bots are needed.
Pricing
Free
Up to 60 minutes of translated captions per week with a free account.
Pro Monthly
1-week free trial.
Pro Yearly Recommended
1-week free trial.
Payments are processed by Polar (polar.sh) as merchant of record. Taxes may apply.
Download for MacFree download · macOS 26.0 or later
FAQ
- Which languages are supported?
- Meeting speech can be recognized in the languages supported by Apple’s on-device speech recognition on macOS 26; language models are downloaded to your Mac when needed. The app interface is available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
- Where does my data go?
- Audio never leaves your Mac. To translate, transcribed text is sent to our server and on to an AI model provider (currently OpenAI); our server does not store meeting content. Transcripts and summaries are saved only on your Mac. See the Privacy Policy.
- Can I use my own OpenAI API key?
- Yes. With your own key, translation requests go directly from your Mac to OpenAI without passing through our servers. The key is stored in the macOS Keychain on your Mac.
- Will other participants see the captions when I share my screen?
- No, by default the caption window is excluded from screen sharing. You can change this in Settings.
- How do I cancel my subscription?
- Subscriptions are managed by Polar. You can cancel anytime from the Polar customer portal or by emailing support@kikishima.com; access continues until the end of the paid period.