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USE CASE: LANGUAGE LEARNING

# Learn a Language by Translating Live Audio

VoxisLive turns any foreign-language audio playing on your Windows PC into a spoken translation in your own language, in real time.

## Immersion without losing the thread

Watch a foreign film, follow a podcast, or listen to a live broadcast while VoxisLive speaks a translation in your language just a few seconds behind. You stay inside the original audio and treat the translation as a safety net, checking your comprehension without stopping to look anything up.

Because the translation is **spoken, not written**, it arrives through your ears while your eyes stay on the content. That keeps you engaged with the source material instead of reading subtitles, which is what makes it feel like real immersion rather than studying.

## A comprehension check, not a crutch

VoxisLive works best as a way to confirm what you already understood. Listen to the foreign audio first and try to grasp it on your own, then let the spoken translation tell you whether you got it right. Used this way it reinforces active listening instead of replacing it.

It is a tool to support your study, not a substitute for it. The more you lean on your own ear first and use the translation second, the faster your listening comprehension improves.

## Use the transcript to review what you missed

Every session is saved to a searchable history so you can return to it later. You can export the full transcript as **TXT, SRT, or VTT**, with bilingual cues that place each original line next to its translation.

That makes it easy to go back over a difficult passage, study new vocabulary in context, or reread the exact lines you didn't catch the first time through.

## Any audio your PC plays, with no setup

VoxisLive captures the audio your Windows sound card is already playing using **WASAPI loopback**. There is no virtual audio cable to install and no driver to configure. Whatever comes out of your speakers — a streaming film, a podcast app, a foreign news broadcast, a YouTube video — is picked up directly.

It does not import media files or read URLs, and it is not a subtitle generator. It is a **speech-to-speech translator for live audio**, translating whatever is playing right now on your machine. See [how it works](https://voxislive.com/how-it-works) for more detail.

## 79 languages to practice with

VoxisLive supports **79 target languages**, so you can turn French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Arabic, and many more into a language you already understand. Whatever you are learning, chances are you can immerse yourself in native audio and still follow along.

## Getting started for language learners

Download VoxisLive from the Microsoft Store or from GitHub, pick the language you want to hear — the source language is detected for you — and play any foreign-language audio on your PC. The spoken translation begins within a couple of seconds. See [pricing](https://voxislive.com/pricing) for prepaid-minute plans. On Linux, install it from the Snap Store instead: `sudo snap install voxis`.

The engine’s audio pipeline is also published as **source-available on GitHub** if you’re curious how it works. Visit the [download](https://voxislive.com/download) page to get started.

FAQ

## Common questions

### Does hearing a translation actually help me learn the language?

VoxisLive is best used as a comprehension check, not a replacement for active study. You listen to the original foreign audio first and try to understand it, then use the spoken translation to confirm whether you got it right.

### Can I review what was said after a listening session?

Yes. VoxisLive keeps a searchable history of your sessions and can export each transcript as **TXT, SRT, or VTT**. The cues are bilingual, so you can read the original line next to its translation.

### Which languages can I practice with VoxisLive?

VoxisLive supports **79 target languages**, so you can translate French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Arabic, and many more into a language you already understand.

### Do I need to import a video file or paste a link?

No. VoxisLive translates live system audio, not files or URLs. Whatever is playing through your Windows speakers — a streaming film, a podcast app, a foreign news broadcast, a YouTube video — is captured directly with WASAPI loopback.

### Is there a free version?

Yes — VoxisLive gives you 10 free minutes of real spoken translation every day in the Windows app, on top of the prepaid-minute plans on the [pricing](https://voxislive.com/pricing) page.

## Keep reading

[Podcasts · Translate any foreign-language podcast into spoken audio as you listen.](https://voxislive.com/use-cases/podcasts) · [Voice translation vs subtitles · There are two ways to understand foreign-language audio: read a translation as text, or hear a translation spoken…](https://voxislive.com/voice-translation-vs-subtitles) · [Languages · VoxisLive translates 79 languages in real time. Paid plans speak all 79; the free tier speaks 35 and shows live…](https://voxislive.com/languages)
[Speech-to-speech translation](https://voxislive.com/speech-to-speech-translation)

Free to start · 10 free minutes every day

## Hear every language, in real time.

Runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on Linux — driverless capture, no setup ritual, no bot in your call.

[Get it on Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9P5Z0KVS58RS?cid=DevShareMCLPCB)
[Linux · Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/voxis)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/VoxisLive/voxislive)


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