Telugu live captions and productivity tool for deaf and HoH people.
Follow any Telugu conversation, meeting or lecture. Supports Standard Telugu and regional varieties across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Everything you need to follow any Telugu conversation
Four tools built specifically for deaf and hard of hearing Telugu speakers.
Real-Time Telugu Speech to Text
- Telugu captions, word by word
- Works in noisy places
- Supports Standard Telugu and regional varieties across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- No lip reading needed
Translate Telugu in Real Time
- Translates Telugu as they speak
- Each person speaks their own language
- Handles mid-sentence switches
- Supports Standard Telugu and regional varieties across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Transcribe Any Telugu Audio or Video
- Any Telugu audio or video file
- Organized by speaker
- Supports Standard Telugu and regional varieties across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- Read, copy, search, share
Turn Telugu Transcripts into Summaries
- Key points from Telugu meetings
- Action items extracted
- Works on any Telugu transcript
- Organized into sections
Works in every situation
Designed for the real moments that matter — not just quiet controlled environments.
Most Telugu conversations happen fast, at normal pace, without warning. Captio AI captions every word as it's spoken, so you can follow without asking anyone to repeat themselves.
🤟Communicating with Deaf & HoHHearing people often don't know how to adapt when talking with deaf or hard of hearing Telugu speakers. Captio AI turns their speech into real-time captions, so the conversation can happen naturally on both sides.
💼MeetingsIn Telugu meetings, decisions happen fast and people talk over each other. Captio AI captions every speaker as they talk, so you never miss a decision or a question directed at you.
🎓LecturesTelugu lecturers speak quickly, cover complex material, and rarely repeat themselves. Captio AI gives you a live transcript of everything said, so you can follow the content instead of straining to hear it.
🏥Doctor AppointmentsDoctors speak quickly in Telugu and use clinical language that's easy to mishear. Captio AI shows you everything they say in real time, so you can follow your diagnosis and ask the right questions.
🤝Job InterviewsMissing a question in a Telugu interview means answering wrong or asking for a repeat. Captio AI shows you every word the interviewer says, so you can focus entirely on your answer.
📱Phone & Video CallsTelugu phone and video calls are harder to follow than in-person conversations. No lip reading, often poor audio quality. Captio AI captions whoever is speaking in real time, so you do not need to ask for repeats.
👥Group SettingsIn Telugu group conversations, multiple people talk at once and the thread moves fast. Captio AI keeps up with whoever is speaking, so you can follow without losing where the conversation is going.
🍽️Restaurants & CafesBackground noise in Telugu-speaking restaurants and cafes makes speech hard to follow. Captio AI focuses on whoever is speaking to you, so you can have a real conversation through the noise.
✈️TravelingIn Telugu-speaking cities, airports, and hotels there is no margin for mishearing. Captio AI captions speech in real time, so you can navigate confidently wherever you go.
🎤Conferences & EventsAt Telugu conferences, speakers are far away, acoustics are unpredictable, and you cannot ask for a repeat. Captio AI gives you a live transcript of every speaker, so you can follow the full event from any seat.
📺TV & MediaBuilt-in subtitles on Telugu TV, films, and videos are often wrong, delayed, or missing. Captio AI captions whatever is playing in real time, so you are not dependent on what the content provides.
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Supports Standard Telugu and regional varieties across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Kosta dialect
Coastal Andhra Telugu — spoken in the Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari, and West Godavari districts. Forms the basis for Standard Telugu and is the most widely understood variety, closest to the formal literary standard. Captio AI handles Kosta dialect with full accuracy.
Telangana dialect
Spoken in Hyderabad and across Telangana. Has distinct intonation and vocabulary influenced by Urdu and Persian from the region's Nizam-era history. One of the most widely spoken Telugu varieties. Captio AI handles Telangana dialect accurately.
Rayalaseema dialect
Spoken in the four southern districts of Andhra Pradesh — Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur, and Nellore. Has a distinct accent and vocabulary from coastal Andhra Telugu. Captio AI handles Rayalaseema dialect accurately in everyday conversational speech.
Uttarāndhra dialect
Spoken in the northern coastal districts — Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam. Has distinct phonological features and some vocabulary overlap with Odia due to geographic proximity. Captio AI handles Uttarāndhra Telugu accurately.
Telugu-English code-switching
Educated urban Telugu speakers — particularly in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and the diaspora — frequently mix Telugu and English mid-sentence. Captio AI handles this code-switching naturally in the caption stream.
Captio AI supports 60+ languages
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Gone the moment it ends
Captio AI processes your Telugu audio in real time and discards it immediately. Nothing is recorded. Nothing is kept.
Not a product
Your conversations are not something Captio AI sells, shares, or monetizes — to anyone, for any reason.
Not used to train anything
What you say in a Telugu doctor's appointment or job interview never ends up in a training dataset. Not ours. Not anyone else's.
Hearing accessibility for Telugu speakers
Telugu is spoken by around 83 million people across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The deaf community in both states uses Indian Sign Language (ISL), with regional Telugu variety signs used alongside the national standard. Telangana's first deaf-run school for the deaf, the Akshara Special School, was established in Mahbubnagar as a community-led response to the shortage of trained teachers and interpreters.
Access to ISL education and interpretation is particularly thin outside Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam. In rural Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, many deaf people grow up with limited access to formal sign language education, creating a significant gap between urban and rural communities.
Telugu medical consultations in Hyderabad's hospitals move quickly, often switching between Telugu and English. Government hospitals in smaller cities conduct appointments entirely in Telugu at a fast pace without accommodation for hearing-impaired patients. Captio AI provides a way to follow spoken Telugu in real time, wherever in the two states you are.
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"My workplace in Hyderabad uses Telangana Telugu mixed with English. Captio AI handles both. I use it in every team meeting."
"My family speaks coastal Andhra Telugu in Vijayawada. Captio AI follows the accent accurately. I use it at home and at appointments."
"I was not sure Captio AI would handle northern Andhra Telugu but it works well. I use it in Visakhapatnam at work and at the hospital."
"My hospital in Hyderabad does everything in Telugu and English. Captio AI captions both in the same session. I started using it when my hearing got worse last year."
"My university classes in Guntur are in Andhra Telugu at a fast pace. Captio AI gives me a live transcript so I can follow without asking for repeats."
"Meetings at my government office in Warangal are in Telugu and move fast. Captio AI gives me a way to follow what is being said."
"My workplace in Hyderabad uses Telangana Telugu mixed with English. Captio AI handles both. I use it in every team meeting."
"My family speaks coastal Andhra Telugu in Vijayawada. Captio AI follows the accent accurately. I use it at home and at appointments."
"I was not sure Captio AI would handle northern Andhra Telugu but it works well. I use it in Visakhapatnam at work and at the hospital."
"My hospital in Hyderabad does everything in Telugu and English. Captio AI captions both in the same session. I started using it when my hearing got worse last year."
"My university classes in Guntur are in Andhra Telugu at a fast pace. Captio AI gives me a live transcript so I can follow without asking for repeats."
"Meetings at my government office in Warangal are in Telugu and move fast. Captio AI gives me a way to follow what is being said."
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