# LiveCaption

> Real-time audio transcription for video streaming sites. Optimized for Japanese anime content.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/liveccaption](https://chrome-stats.com/d/liveccaption)

## Overview

- **ID:** `liveccaption`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** b-tok
- **Daily users:** 27
- **Weekly downloads:** 28
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-04
- **First published:** 2025-11-28
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-01-18
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/liveccaption/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/b-tok/LiveCaption](https://github.com/b-tok/LiveCaption)

## Description

LiveCaption captures and transcribes video audio using advanced Whisper AI models, generating subtitle files as you watch. Optimized for Japanese anime with Kotoba Whisper v2.0, it also supports English and 99+ other languages. Subtitles are saved as standard SRT files under ~/Documents/LiveCaption that can be loaded into any video player.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.netflix.com`
- `*.crunchyroll.com`
- `*.amazon.com`
- `*.primevideo.com`
- `*.abema.tv`
- `*.nicovideo.jp`
- `*.bilibili.com`
- `*.twitch.tv`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/liveccaption)