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 is a solid baseline for local captions, but Aurora Subtitles is built for users who need live translation, system audio capture, and more control over the subtitle overlay.
Why It Fits
Windows Live Captions is a solid baseline for local captions, but Aurora Subtitles is built for users who need live translation, system audio capture, and more control over the subtitle overlay.
Local translation with GPU-accelerated TranslateGemma.
WASAPI capture from microphone or system audio.
Click-through overlay for meetings, games, Discord, and streams.
Realtime 0.1.10 stack with Whisper large-v3-turbo q5_0.
Quick Comparison
Criterion
Common alternative
Aurora Subtitles
Live captions
Yes
Yes
Live translation
Limited
Yes
System audio workflow
Basic
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.