How to Use LiveTranslate.live

Getting Started

1. Sign in and go to the Marquee screen.
2. Open the language settings and choose Your Language (what you speak) and Their Language (what the other person speaks).
3. Tap the microphone button to start listening. Speak normally — the app will transcribe and translate in real time.
4. Watch the translation scroll across the screen.

Vis-à-vis Mode (Face-to-Face)

By default, LiveTranslate.live uses Vis-à-vis mode — designed for two people sitting across from each other at a table. Place the device flat between you. Your translation scrolls right-side up for you; the other person's translation appears upside-down to you, but right-side up for them.

If you're sitting side by side and want all text right-side up, turn off Vis-à-vis mode from the menu (tap the three-line menu icon in the top corner).

History — A Chat-Style Record of Your Conversation

Open the History tab from the menu to see every translated message as a stacked chat bubble. Your transcripts appear on one side with a blue accent; the other person’s appear on the opposite side in gray. Each bubble shows the original spoken text with the translation directly underneath in italics. Messages within three seconds of each other from the same speaker group into a single bubble, so a continuous sentence doesn’t fragment into pieces.

Scroll up to load older conversations — the app fetches more history automatically as you reach the top. Push to Talk works here too, so you can hold the button to speak instead of leaving the microphone open. The history persists across sessions and on every device you sign in to.

Audio Mode — Speak, Translate, Hear It Spoken Aloud

The Audio tab is a turn-based mode for handheld, one-on-one use. Speak a sentence or two and your words appear on screen in real time as you talk. When you stop, a Translate Now button appears. Tap it to reveal the translation and have it spoken aloud by an AI voice in the listener’s language. Tap Replay to hear it again without spending more credits.

Audio mode is built for noisy rooms, quick exchanges, and situations where reading a scrolling display isn’t practical — markets, taxis, construction sites, or anywhere you’d naturally pass the phone back and forth. Transcription is free in this mode; you only spend credits when you tap Translate. Live AI voice playback is available in 74 languages today; for the remaining languages you’ll still see the translated text on screen. Try Audio mode.

Characters and Pricing

LiveTranslate.live charges $0.05 per 1,000 characters. One character is deducted for every transcribed word and every translated word, so translation mode bills both sides while same-language transcription only bills the input.

• 1 credit = 1 character processed
• $1 = 20,000 characters (~13 min translation, ~26 min transcription)
• $3 = 60,000 characters (~40 min translation, ~80 min transcription)
• $10 = 200,000 characters (~2 hr translation, ~4 hr transcription)
• $25 = 500,000 characters (~5 hr translation, ~10 hr transcription)

Characters are only consumed when speech is actually transcribed. Pauses and silence don’t cost anything. To get the half-price transcription rate, set both languages to the same language — the app skips translation and only bills the input.

Tips

• Speak clearly and at a natural pace. The app handles accents and natural speech well.
• Use a quiet environment for best accuracy — background noise can affect speech recognition.
• You can open a standalone marquee window to display the translation on a bigger screen like a TV or monitor.
• Use the Push to Talk option from the menu if you only want to translate when you're actively speaking.