What does Voxis do on a Mac?
Voxis for Mac listens to the sound your Mac is playing and says it again in your language a few seconds later, with live captions in the app window. It has two modes: Video & Game for anything you watch or play, and Meeting for calls, where the translation runs in both directions.
Video & Game mode translates what your Mac plays: videos, streams and games. The original sound keeps playing quietly underneath, so you still hear the music, the effects and the speaker's own tone.
Meeting mode works in both directions: you hear the other person in your language, and they hear you in theirs through a virtual microphone named Voxis Microphone, which you select in your call app. No bot joins the call.
Voxis translates into 79 languages. If you want to know what happens between the sound and the voice, read how it works. If you are deciding between a spoken translation and captions alone, see voice translation vs subtitles.
Which Macs does it run on?
Voxis runs on Macs with Apple silicon, which means an M1 chip or later, with macOS 15 or later installed. Intel Macs are not supported. If you are not sure which one you have, open the Apple menu, choose About This Mac and read the Chip line.
| Requirement | What you need |
|---|---|
| Processor | Apple silicon (M1 or later) |
| macOS | macOS 15 or later |
| Intel Macs | Not supported |
| Audio driver or virtual cable | None to install |
| Download | Signed and notarized disk image from the download page |
| Internet | Required while translating |
| Last tested | macOS 27.2.1, November 2026 |
On an Intel Mac, the Chrome extension translates the audio of a browser tab.
How do I start?
Download the disk image, drag Voxis into Applications and open it from there. Sign in, pick a mode and your language, then press Start. The first time, macOS asks whether Voxis may record system audio. Click Allow, because without that permission Voxis hears nothing. Then play something and listen.
- Download and open. Get the disk image from the download page, drag Voxis into Applications and open it. macOS may ask you to confirm that you want to open an app downloaded from the internet.
- Allow system audio. When macOS asks whether Voxis may record system audio, click Allow.
- Press Start. Sign in with your Voxis account or create one, choose Video & Game or Meeting, pick your language and press Start.
Each step is explained in how to translate the audio playing on your Mac.
Can the other person hear me in their language on a call?
Yes. In Meeting mode Voxis translates what you say and sends it into the call through a virtual microphone named Voxis Microphone. You choose it as the microphone inside your call app, and the other person hears your translation. At the same time you hear them in your language. No bot joins the call.
- Voxis Microphone can't be the Mac's default microphone, so you pick it inside your call app each time. Some apps show an extra label after the name; choose the entry that starts with Voxis Microphone.
- macOS asks for microphone access the first time, and your call app may ask to record system audio. Allow both, otherwise the other side hears silence.
- Wear headphones, so your microphone does not pick up the translated voice from your speakers.
- Try a short call with someone you know before one that matters.
More about translated calls: Voxis for meetings.
Does it install an audio driver?
No. Voxis for Mac does not install an audio driver or a virtual cable. It uses the system audio capture that is built into macOS, so what it needs instead is your permission. macOS asks once for permission to record system audio, the first time you press Start, and you can change that choice later in System Settings.
If you clicked Don't Allow, turn Voxis on under System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen & System Audio Recording, then quit Voxis and open it again.
Voxis Microphone is not a driver either. It appears when you press Start in Meeting mode and goes away when you stop.
Is it the same account and balance as Windows?
Yes. The Mac app uses the same Voxis account and minute balance as the Windows app, the Linux app and the browser extension. Sign in on your Mac with the account you already have and your minutes are there. If you are new to Voxis, create an account in the app. You can start for free.
What Voxis costs is on the pricing page.
What is not supported yet?
Voxis for Mac does not run on Intel Macs or on macOS versions older than 15, and there is no mobile app. The Mac app does not update itself and has no global keyboard shortcuts. Voxis Microphone cannot be the Mac's default microphone, so you choose it inside your call app each time.
- Intel Macs. There the Chrome extension translates browser tabs.
- Updates. Voxis shows a note when a newer version is out. Download it from the download page and replace the app in Applications.
- Call apps. We have not tested every call app on a Mac yet. That is why we ask you to try a short call first.
- macOS versions. The app requires macOS 15 or later. Last tested: macOS 27.2.1, November 2026.