Does Aurora replace Windows Live Captions?
Not for everyone. It fits best when you need live translation, configurable overlay behavior, and system-audio workflows.
Aurora Subtitles
A Windows Live Captions Alternative With Local Translation
Windows Live Captions offers local captions and translation on supported Copilot+ PCs. Aurora adds a configurable overlay and local translation presets for Windows 11, including a CPU-only mode that accepts English audio and translates it into 51 targets. Choose according to your languages and PC.
Why It Fits
Windows Live Captions offers local captions and translation on supported Copilot+ PCs. Aurora adds a configurable overlay and local translation presets for Windows 11, including a CPU-only mode that accepts English audio and translates it into 51 targets. Choose according to your languages and PC.
Two presets: CPU-only Maximum Compatibility and Maximum Quality with GPU acceleration and CPU fallback.
WASAPI capture from system audio, microphone, or Both (experimental).
Click-through overlay for meetings, games, Discord, and streams.
Local pipeline prepared by Aurora for the selected preset and languages.
Quick Comparison
Microsoft Live Captions · Updated comparison: languages and requirements
Criterion
Common alternative
Aurora Subtitles
Live captions
Yes
Yes
Live translation
Copilot+: English or simplified Chinese
Preset-dependent languages
System audio workflow
PC audio and microphone
WASAPI
Custom overlay
Basic
Advanced
Local-first design
Yes
Yes
FAQ
Does everything run locally?
Core processing runs locally. Internet is used for activation and model downloads.