Translate Microsoft Teams Meetings in Real Time
Live captions and AI voice for Teams calls — no Teams Premium, no M365 Copilot, just a Chrome extension.
Why use Gaavala for Microsoft Teams?
Live translation for Microsoft Teams calls in your browser with Gaavala. Setup, caption-language settings and current native options. Open the meeting tab and Gaavala’s side panel. Select the caption target language, then press Start while the meeting is audible. Captions appear as Soniox processes the speech; timing varies with speech and connection conditions.
Teams offers translated captions with Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot. If the organizer has a qualifying license, all meeting participants can use them; an individually licensed participant can also use translation. Interpreter is a separate spoken-translation feature with Copilot eligibility and its own supported languages. Check Microsoft caption documentation and Microsoft Interpreter documentation before buying an extra license.
Gaavala does not require Teams Premium or M365 Copilot. It works alongside Teams in a browser; your organization’s browser and data-handling policies still apply.
Gaavala sends the meeting audio directly from your browser to Soniox over an encrypted connection. Its backend handles sign-in, subscription and usage rather than proxying meeting audio. On-device summaries use the local transcript; exported files remain under your control.
Speak Mode on Pro plays one selected target language into the meeting. Tap for a hands-free window or hold to talk; choose one of 68 Soniox studio voices or your own clone. Other participants hear that output language, not a separate translation for each listener. One-time free trial: 5 minutes, no credit card, never resets. Pro: $19.99/month, 120 transcription minutes per day and Speak Mode.
Native translation: eligibility and workflow
- Depends on the plan, host and settings described above
- Check the provider’s current source/target lists
- Separate feature and eligibility; consult the linked sources
- Compare the exact language pair, client and host entitlement before paying. Gaavala is useful when you want the same browser workflow across platforms; a native feature already enabled for your meeting may be sufficient.
- Install the extension, sign in and check browser permissions before the meeting. Time varies with account and organization policy.
Translate a Microsoft Teams meeting in three steps
- 01
Add Gaavala to Chrome
Install the extension, sign in and check browser permissions before the meeting. Time varies with account and organization policy.
- 02
Join Teams in a Chrome tab
Open your Teams meeting at teams.microsoft.com or teams.live.com in Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Arc. Gaavala supports both Teams hosts.
- 03
Open the side panel and press Start
Open the meeting tab and Gaavala’s side panel. Select the caption target language, then press Start while the meeting is audible. Captions appear as Soniox processes the speech; timing varies with speech and connection conditions.
Built for the way meetings actually run
One-click install
Install Gaavala from the Chrome Web Store for Microsoft Teams meetings in your browser. Check your organization’s extension and sign-in policy first.
Privacy-first architecture
Meeting audio streams directly from your browser to Soniox over an encrypted WebSocket. Gaavala's servers are never in the audio path.
60 languages, one price
Every supported language is available on every plan. Speaker diarization is on by default. No features gated behind a higher tier except Speak Mode.
Works across Teams, Zoom, Meet and Webex
Not just Microsoft Teams. One Chrome extension covers all four major meeting platforms — Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, and Cisco Webex.
Microsoft Teams built-in vs Gaavala
| Feature | Microsoft Teams built-in | Gaavala |
|---|---|---|
| Live translation | Depends on the plan, host and settings described above | Included on Free and Pro |
| Language coverage | Check the provider’s current source/target lists | 60 languages across every plan |
| Meeting audio | Translated inside Microsoft Teams | Straight to Soniox, never via Gaavala's servers |
| Setup | Depends on the plan, host and settings described above | Install the extension, sign in and check browser permissions before the meeting. Time varies with account and organization policy. |
| Cross-platform | Microsoft Teams only | Teams, Zoom, Meet, Webex |
| AI voice Speak Mode | Separate feature and eligibility; consult the linked sources | Pro: one button — tap for hands-free, hold to talk |
Where this earns its place
External Vendor Calls
Meet with external partners whose language you do not share — without needing them or yourself to carry a Teams Premium license.
Distributed Engineering Standups
Engineering managers whose teams span Poland, Brazil, and Vietnam can follow technical depth in the original language without forcing English at everyone.
Regulated Industry Meetings
Legal, finance, and healthcare teams that cannot send meeting audio through a translation vendor's own backend get meeting audio that streams from the browser straight to Soniox, the speech engine, and never reaches Gaavala's servers.
Client Demos and Sales Calls
Sales engineers presenting to non-English-speaking prospects can use Speak Mode on Pro to respond in the prospect's language even without fluency.
Two plans, and the honest numbers on both
There is no unlimited tier. The free trial is five minutes, once, and it never resets.
Free
$0one time
- 5 minutes of transcription — one-time, never resets
- All 60 languages
- Speaker diarization
- TXT, SRT, JSON export
- One-time free trial — no credit card
Pro
$19.99/ month + tax
- 120 minutes of transcription per day
- Speak Mode — tap for a hands-free 60-second window, or hold to talk
- Soniox studio voices (68, all 60 languages) + your own cloned voice
- Voice cloning included — read a two-minute script, speak 60 languages
- On-device AI meeting summaries — included on every plan
- Reserved-capacity priority · Cancel anytime
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need Teams Premium or M365 Copilot for Gaavala?
- Gaavala does not require Teams Premium or M365 Copilot. Join Teams in a supported browser and check your organization’s extension and sign-in policies.
- Does my IT administrator need to approve anything?
- Gaavala does not add a Teams bot or request Microsoft Graph permissions for meeting capture. Your organization may still restrict extensions, sign-in or external speech services, and its recording, confidentiality and retention rules still apply. Check those rules before using the extension in a work meeting.
- Does Gaavala work with the Teams desktop app?
- Gaavala captures audio from Chrome browser tabs, so you need the Teams web client at teams.microsoft.com or teams.live.com. The Teams desktop app runs outside the browser and its audio cannot be captured via the Chrome tabCapture API. Both web hosts are fully supported — if your organization uses teams.live.com for certain scenarios, Gaavala works there too.
- How much does Gaavala cost compared to Teams Premium?
- Teams offers translated captions with Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot. If the organizer has a qualifying license, all meeting participants can use them; an individually licensed participant can also use translation. Interpreter is a separate spoken-translation feature with Copilot eligibility and its own supported languages. Check Microsoft caption documentation and Microsoft Interpreter documentation before buying an extra license. One-time free trial: 5 minutes, no credit card, never resets. Pro: $19.99/month, 120 transcription minutes per day and Speak Mode.
- Is Gaavala safe for meetings containing regulated data?
- Keeping meeting audio out of Gaavala’s backend reduces one processing path; it does not remove the need to assess Gaavala’s service, Soniox, browser permissions or local transcript storage. The applicable account, billing, voice-sample and diagnostic data flows still need review.
Start translating your Microsoft Teams meetings.
Add Gaavala to Chrome, open your next Microsoft Teams call, and read — or speak — in any of 60 languages.