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Live translation

Two people, two languages,
one screen you both understand.

No need to ask which language they speak: CueBee detects it and translates into yours while they talk. What you say stays as you said it, so the whole conversation is on one screen. Want them to read along? Switch the translation to their language any time.

In a Tokyo bookstore, the clerk talked for ages. All I could do was nod and say はい.→ Every line he says comes with a translation; ask in English and switch it to Japanese for him.
The landlord rattled through the lease. I caught “twelve months” and signed. Utilities weren't included.→ Every line comes with a translation, so you know what you're signing before you sign.
In a Japanese bookstore, a clerk recommends a book while the customer's phone shows CueBee's live translationIn a Japanese bookstore, a clerk recommends a book while the customer's phone shows CueBee's live translation
  • No need to ask which language first: open it and it translates
  • If they switch languages mid-sentence, it keeps up
  • No passing the phone, no one left waiting
Try translation in your browser → Needs an account · the web version does translation only, for now
CueBee TranslateInto: 日本語
日本語Clerk
この小説の舞台は京都です。This novel is set in Kyoto.
日本語Clerk
今月いちばん売れている本なんですよ。It's our best-seller this month.
ENYou · switched for him
Do you have it in English?英語版はありますか？
The clerk speaks Japanese and you read English. To ask him something, switch the translation to Japanese.

“Could you say that again?” You won't need to ask.

60+languages recognized automatically
24languages to translate into

“60+” counts the languages speech recognition understands. Translations can go into 24 languages for now, and Traditional Chinese output isn't available yet.

Floating subtitles

Movies, lectures, Zoom:
subtitles float on top.

No switching windows, no looking down at your phone. CueBee listens to your computer's own audio, its subtitles float above every window, your mouse still works on the app underneath, and you can drag them anywhere. Movies, series, documentaries, videos with no captions, recorded lectures, group meetings: open them and the translation is there.

The documentary I wanted to watch only came in English. Twenty minutes in, I was guessing at the plot.→ The film keeps playing; the translation floats on the picture.
A recorded lecture with no captions: pause, rewind, pause again. One lecture took me three hours.→ The video keeps playing; the translation floats on the picture.
Everyone's camera is on in our Zoom meetings. I can't keep looking down at my phone.→ The subtitles sit on the meeting window, so your eyes stay on the screen.
Movie · English audio · no subtitles in your languageYour mouse still works underneath
CueBeeOriginal
I didn't come all this way just to turn back now.我大老远跑来，可不是为了现在掉头回去。
Floats above every window; drag it anywhere
Try it yourself
Scene
Original text
Size
Colour
Background (for bright documents)

These are the app's real settings: 4 sizes, 5 colours, an optional dim background, and the original above or below the translation.

Always on top
Video players, lecture players, meeting apps, PDFs, browsers: nothing covers it.
Click-through
The subtitles are transparent to your mouse, so the app underneath works as usual.
Your computer's own audio
Movies, series, Zoom, Meet, Teams, lecture videos: no need to play them out loud for the microphone.
iPad picture-in-picture
Subtitles float over other apps while you take notes.

Floating subtitles: Mac · Windows · iPad (picture-in-picture)

Live interpretationComing soon

Speak your language.
The meeting hears English.

In an international meeting you know exactly what you want to say; the language is what gets in the way. You think it in Chinese, translate it in your head on the spot, and lose your nerve halfway through the sentence. Just speak your own language: CueBee listens, translates, and says it for you in the meeting's language. You think about what to say; it handles the language.

My turn to report at the weekly meeting. I'd prepared, and my English still came out in pieces.→ Explain it clearly in Chinese; the meeting hears English.
A colleague asked me something. By the time I'd translated my answer in my head, the topic had moved on.→ Say it as it comes, without translating in your head first.
  1. 1You speak Chinese
    Lin · your microphone“我觉得第三季度上线更稳，数据这边我来盯。”
    Say what you think, in the language that comes easiest.
  2. 2CueBee translates as you speak
    中文 → EnglishI think Q3 is the safer launch…
    It understands what you mean, puts it in the meeting's language, and says it for you.
  3. 3The meeting hears English
    Video call · 4 people
    ManagerLin · speakingMayaDaniel
    What Manager, Maya and Daniel hear“I think Q3 is the safer launch. I'll keep an eye on the data side.”
    Your colleagues hear the translated English directly.
Use it with floating subtitles:
the meeting works both ways.Understand them, and be understood
  • Them → youThey speak English; subtitles in your language float on your screenFloating subtitles · available now
  • You → themYou speak Chinese; everyone in the meeting hears EnglishLive interpretation · coming soon

Live interpretation is still in development. We'll tell you in the app when it's ready. The conversation shown is an example.

Fast, and it never interrupts

Fast means
nobody waits for you.

No waiting for them to finish: the original and the translation appear word by word, keeping up with normal speech. The moment they stop, the full translation is final. Phone in your pocket, earbuds in: no passing the phone back and forth, no staring at a screen.

CueBee

The paper is due next Friday, but you can submit a draft by Wednesday for feedback.

论文下周五交，不过周三前可以先交草稿，拿反馈。

① They've just started; the original is already moving② The translation follows word by word③ The moment they stop, the sentence is final
Passing a phone back and forth
FinishTapWait…Hand it overThey stand there waiting for you
In a lecture hall, a student listens with earbuds while the translation drifts past his earIn a lecture hall, a student listens with earbuds while the translation drifts past his ear

Eyes on the professor,
the translation in your ear.

Put in your earbuds and turn on Read translation aloud: CueBee reads the translation to you.

Read aloud: web · computer · iPhone · Android

Upload the slides before classNames and jargon come out right
ECO202_Week5.pdfmultiplier effect → 乘数效应Prof. Okonkwomarginal propensity to consume → 边际消费倾向
Computer · iPhone · Android
Missed a line? Select it and askSlang, jokes, half sentences: ask about anything
That's a whole other can of worms.Q: What does this mean?It means “that's a separate mess”: the professor won't get into that topic today.
Web · computer · iPhone · Android
Export the bilingual transcriptThe whole lecture, original and translation, in one tap
ECO202_week5.txt[31:08] So the multiplier effect depends on…[31:08] 所以乘数效应取决于……
Web · computer · iPhone

With Read translation aloud on, translation time counts double. Use earbuds: sound from a speaker gets translated again. On a computer it reads aloud only while capturing the microphone. Slides can be PDFs, images or text; export PowerPoint to PDF first.

After the conversation

No notes to write up afterwards.

Every conversation is saved, with a title and a recap the moment it ends. Which day was that deadline the professor mentioned last week? Ask CueBee, and the answer points to the conversation it came from.

You used to dig through the class group chat.
ECO202 Week 5: the multiplier + midterm scopeOct 9 · 52 min · recording
  • Midterm covers chapters 3–5
  • Paper due next Friday; drafts by Wednesday
  • Next class: fiscal policy
Export txt / Markdown
Ask CueBeeWhen is the paper the professor mentioned due?Next Friday. You can hand in a draft by Wednesday to get feedback.[1][1] ECO202 Week 5 · Oct 9

You might also be wondering

Do I have to download anything?

Not for translation: it works in your browser. Wingman and Interview mode need the app.

Will it get technical terms wrong?

Names and jargon are the hardest part, so you can feed it material first. Before a lecture or meeting, upload slides, a PDF, an image or notes: CueBee picks out names, terms and bilingual pairs and translates with them (computer · iPhone · Android). Missed a line? Select it and ask CueBee.

Why no latency figure in milliseconds?

Because we haven't finished measuring it properly. The demo above shows the real pace: subtitles move while they're still talking, and the sentence settles the moment they stop. Once we've measured, we'll publish the numbers along with the method.

Is it free?

Sign up and get 3 hours of translation plus 3 hours of Wingman, no card needed. Interview mode comes with 20 free premium answers a month; after that it keeps answering on a lighter model. With Read translation aloud on, translation time counts double.

Are my recordings safe?

Recordings go only into your account's private archive, and your voiceprint stays on your device. When you translate on the web, microphone audio is sent to CueBee as you speak and saved to your private audio archive; pausing or ending turns the microphone off. The voiceprint that tells which lines are yours is stored only on your own device. If you stop using CueBee, you can delete your account.

CueBee can also…

Only saying yes → WingmanIt follows the whole conversation. Tap when you want to say something: first it helps you understand, then it gives you a line with a point of view, read into your earbuds.Mac · Windows · iPhone · AndroidSee how it works →Blanking → Interview modePress Help me answer and the answer is built from your own experience; code comes in steps, formulas line by line.In the interview: Mac · Windows | iPhone as a second screenSee how it works →