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Using LiveType, supported browsers and troubleshooting.
Short answers for the places you may get stuck in LiveType. New here? Start with this page.
How to use LiveType: Your first transcript, step by step
How to use LiveType: open an account, choose a source, language and model, start transcribing, fix the text as it appears and download it.
Read →Choosing a model: Which device and which model to transcribe with?
This device, a transcriber device or the cloud? What separates M1, M2, M3 and M4? A short guide to choosing a model and a transcribing device for your needs.
Read →Free Groq API key: Turn speech into text in the cloud
How to get a free Groq API key and enter it in LiveType for yourself or for a team. The steps and limits of cloud transcription without a graphics card.
Read →Share tab audio: What to do in Chrome and Edge
How to share tab audio for transcription in Chrome and Edge, what to do when the audio option is missing, and how to transcribe a video that refuses to embed.
Read →Supported browsers and devices: What works where
LiveType's supported browsers: which sources work in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and on phones, which model fits which device, and how to install the app.
Read →Transcription troubleshooting: No text, slow, WebGPU and common messages
Transcription troubleshooting: No text appears, transcribing is slow, WebGPU is off, a stream refuses, memory warnings, another screen. Causes and fixes.
Read →Cloud transcription, credit and remote devices: Where to transcribe
When to choose cloud transcription, how to add an API key, how credit packages work, how to make a strong computer your transcriber, and if the link drops.
Read →Speaker names in a transcript, exporting and sharing
Set and merge speaker names in a transcript, export DOCX, ODT, TXT, Markdown, SRT or VTT, share with a team or public link, restore versions, see the original.
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