Zoom plans to expand its support for automatic live text with the addition of live transcription (speech-to-text conversion), and turning the whiteboard feature into a full-featured app, among several other changes the company announced at the Zoomtopia conference.
It was announced that automatic live transcripts or closed captions in English would be available for free platform accounts in February 2021.
The platform now says it plans to provide real-time transcription (for up to 30 additional languages) by the end of next year.
As part of this push, the platform is also offering transcription services for paid accounts, with a plan to support real-time transcription across up to 12 languages by the end of next year.