MICROSOFT TEAMS TRANSLATOR
Microsoft Teams translator
Teams live translation without Teams Premium: translate Microsoft Teams meetings into live bilingual subtitles in 30+ languages, covering what others say and what you say, right in Teams on the web.
Free to start · Work, school, and personal Teams · No credit card required
THE QUICK ANSWER
What is a Microsoft Teams translator?
A Microsoft Teams translator turns speech in a Teams meeting into subtitles in another language as people talk. Microsoft offers live translated captions with eligible licenses such as Teams Premium, and availability depends on your organization's settings. A browser extension such as MeeLang is the alternative when you don't have that license, use a personal account, or join meetings hosted by another organization.
MeeLang gives you Teams live translation on your side of the call. Open the meeting in Teams on the web in Chrome, choose the language you want to read, and MeeLang listens to the meeting audio in that tab, detects the spoken language automatically, and shows live translated subtitles over the call. It translates what you say as well as what others say. Other participants don't install anything, and nothing joins the meeting.
HOW IT WORKS
How to translate Microsoft Teams meetings in real time
Install MeeLang for Chrome
Add the extension from the Chrome Web Store. You can start without signing in, a card, or a meeting bot.
Join the meeting in Teams on the web
Open the Teams meeting link in Chrome and choose “Continue on this browser”. Work and school meetings open at teams.microsoft.com or teams.cloud.microsoft, personal ones at teams.live.com.
Choose your subtitle language
Pick the language you want to read. Subtitles appear in a full subtitle window or as compact subtitles over the meeting, and the bilingual transcript stays in your browser.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE CALL
Follow both languages while people are still talking
Original speech and its translation stay together, so you can check meaning without losing the flow of the meeting.
Die neuen Zahlen sehen besser aus als erwartet.
ENThe new numbers look better than expected.
TWO WAYS TO READ THE MEETING
Full subtitles or compact subtitles
Switch with one click while the meeting is running. MeeLang remembers your choice for Teams.
MORE THAN SUBTITLES
Built for real conversations in Teams
Translates what you say, too
Your own speech is translated as well, so both sides of the conversation appear in the transcript. When you mute yourself in Teams, MeeLang stops listening to your microphone.
BOTH SIDESSpeaker labels
Lines are labeled by speaker, so you can follow who said what during the meeting and filter the transcript by speaker afterwards.
SPEAKERSAI meeting summary
Turn the transcript into a summary of what was discussed and decided, written in your language. Included with Pro.
AI SUMMARYBilingual transcript
The original and the translation are saved together in your browser, not on MeeLang's servers. Search, export, or delete them at any time.
TRANSCRIPTUSE CASES
Where a Microsoft Teams translator helps most
Use live translated subtitles whenever language differences would otherwise slow down a Teams meeting or leave someone behind.
Cross-border team syncs
Follow project updates and decisions with colleagues in other countries without asking everyone to switch to one language.
TEAM MEETINGS
Customer and partner calls
Join meetings hosted by customers, suppliers, or partners and understand every speaker, even when you're a guest in their tenant.
EXTERNAL MEETINGS
Training and onboarding
Read translated explanations during onboarding, enablement, and internal training while the presenter is still talking.
TRAINING
Interviews and one-on-ones
Keep up with nuanced answers in interviews and one-on-ones, then review the original and the translation side by side.
INTERVIEWSAT A GLANCE
MeeLang for Teams: key facts
| Works on | Teams on the web in Google Chrome on desktop: teams.microsoft.com and teams.cloud.microsoft for work and school, teams.live.com for personal accounts |
|---|---|
| Accounts | Work, school, and personal accounts, with no Teams Premium or other Microsoft 365 license |
| How it translates | Listens to the meeting audio in your browser tab; no bot joins the meeting |
| Who gets translated | Other participants and you; your microphone is skipped while you're muted in Teams |
| Languages | Translates into 30+ languages; the spoken language is detected automatically |
| Subtitle display | Full subtitle window with history, or compact subtitles over the meeting |
| Transcript | Bilingual and labeled by speaker, saved in your browser; search, export, or delete |
| AI summary | A summary of the meeting in your language, included with Pro |
| Price | Free plan with monthly translation minutes; Pro adds more minutes and AI summaries |
| Not supported | The Teams desktop and mobile apps |
COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS
Teams live translation: built-in captions or a Chrome extension?
Both approaches translate a meeting as it happens. The practical difference is who can use it, who has to turn it on, and how the subtitles appear.
| Feature | Teams live translated captions | MeeLang |
|---|---|---|
| Who can use it | Eligible Microsoft 365 licenses such as Teams Premium | Anyone using Teams on the web in Chrome, including personal accounts |
| Who turns it on | Your organization's and the meeting organizer's settings | You, in your own browser |
| Languages | Depends on your plan and account settings | 30+ target languages; the spoken language is detected automatically |
| Subtitle display | Teams's own caption area | Full subtitle window or compact subtitles over the meeting |
| Price | Included with eligible plans or add-ons | Free plan; Pro adds more minutes and AI summaries |
COMMON QUESTIONS
Microsoft Teams translation FAQ
Does Microsoft Teams have live translation?
Teams offers live translated captions with eligible licenses such as Teams Premium, depending on your organization's settings. MeeLang is another option: a Chrome extension that shows real-time translated subtitles in any Teams meeting you open on the web, without a Premium license.
Can I get Teams live translation without Teams Premium?
Yes. MeeLang provides Teams live translation through a Chrome extension, so you don't need Teams Premium or any other Microsoft 365 add-on. It works in work, school, and personal Teams meetings that you open on the web.
How do I translate a Microsoft Teams meeting in real time?
Install the MeeLang Chrome extension, open the Teams meeting link in Chrome, and choose “Continue on this browser”. Once you've joined, pick the language you want to read and MeeLang shows live translated subtitles over the call.
Does MeeLang work with the Teams desktop app?
Not yet. MeeLang runs inside Chrome, so it works with Teams on the web — teams.microsoft.com and teams.cloud.microsoft for work and school accounts, and teams.live.com for personal accounts.
Can I use MeeLang with a free or personal Teams account?
Yes. MeeLang works in personal Teams meetings at teams.live.com as well as work and school meetings, and it doesn't need any Microsoft 365 license.
Will a translation bot join my Teams meeting?
No. MeeLang works in your browser tab and never joins the meeting as a participant, so nobody sees a translation bot in the participant list.
Is MeeLang free for Teams meetings?
Yes, to start. You can start translating without signing in, and signing in with Google gives you free translation minutes every month, with no payment details required. If you need more, the Pro plan adds more minutes, shared across Teams, every other supported meeting platform, and YouTube.
Which languages can I translate Teams meetings into?
MeeLang translates into 30+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Vietnamese, Thai, Russian, Hindi, and Arabic. You don't need to pick the spoken language — MeeLang detects it automatically.
Does MeeLang translate what I say, too?
Yes. MeeLang translates your own speech as well as what other participants say, so both sides appear in the subtitles and the transcript. When you mute yourself in Teams, it stops listening to your microphone.
Can I see who is speaking?
Yes. Each line in the full subtitle window and in the transcript is labeled by speaker, and you can filter the transcript by speaker later.
What is the difference between full and compact subtitles?
Full subtitles open a floating window with the whole conversation, so you can scroll back through earlier lines. Compact subtitles show only the current line over the meeting, like captions. You can switch between them with one click.
Can MeeLang summarize a Teams meeting?
Yes. With Pro, MeeLang turns the bilingual transcript into an AI summary of what was discussed and decided, written in your language.
Where a Microsoft Teams translator helps most
Use live translated subtitles whenever language differences would otherwise slow down a Teams meeting or leave someone behind.
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