Translate Webex Meetings in Real Time
Live captions, 60-language translation, and AI voice for Cisco Webex calls in your browser — one Chrome extension, no admin console approval needed.
Why use Gaavala for Webex?
Live translation for Webex 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.
Webex can provide real-time caption translation when the host has the required license; participants do not each need to buy that host license. Spoken-language recognition and translated-caption output have different language lists. Support also differs between Webex clients: the Webex Suite meeting platform’s web app does not support real-time translation. Check Cisco translation documentation and Cisco client comparison for the meeting you will join.
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
- Webex can provide real-time caption translation when the host has the required license; participants do not each need to buy that host license. Spoken-language recognition and translated-caption output have different language lists. Support also differs between Webex clients: the Webex Suite meeting platform’s web app does not support real-time translation. Check Cisco translation documentation and Cisco client comparison for the meeting you will join.
Translate a Webex 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 Webex in a Chrome tab
Open your Webex meeting in the web client at webex.com in Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Arc. Gaavala needs the browser tab because it captures tab audio.
- 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 Webex 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 Webex. One Chrome extension covers all four major meeting platforms — Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, and Cisco Webex.
Webex built-in vs Gaavala
| Feature | Webex 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 Webex | 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 | Webex 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 Consultant and Vendor Calls
Join a client's Webex meeting as an external guest and follow discussions in their language without asking them to change meeting configuration.
Distributed Team Standups
Engineering, design, or customer-success teams spread across regions can run daily Webex standups with every participant reading along in their own language.
Regulated Industry Meetings
Legal, finance, and healthcare teams that cannot route meeting audio through a translation vendor's own cloud get meeting audio that streams from the browser straight to Soniox, the speech engine, and never reaches Gaavala's servers.
Cross-Border Sales Calls
Sales professionals 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 a specific Webex plan to use Gaavala?
- No. Gaavala is a Chrome extension that runs on your machine and does not depend on your Webex plan. It works on any Webex meeting you can open in a Chromium browser tab, including meetings you join as an external guest. There is no Cisco licensing step and no Webex Control Hub change required.
- Does Gaavala work with the Webex desktop app?
- Gaavala captures audio from Chrome browser tabs, so you need to join Webex through the web client. Most Webex invites offer a "Join from browser" option — use that and the meeting opens in a Chrome tab where Gaavala can capture audio. The Webex desktop app runs outside the browser and its audio cannot be captured via the Chrome tabCapture API.
- Can other Webex participants see that Gaavala is running?
- Gaavala captions appear in your own side panel and overlay without adding a bot participant. Speak Mode is different: it plays translated speech into the call, which other participants can hear. Follow the meeting’s rules for translation and transcription.
- How much does Gaavala cost?
- Gaavala has a one-time free trial of 5 minutes of transcription, with no credit card required. Those 5 minutes are a lifetime allowance — once used, the free tier is exhausted and does not reset. The free trial covers all 60 languages, speaker diarization, and live captions. Pro is $19.99 per month, billed through our payment partner (Merchant of Record), and unlocks 120 minutes of transcription per day, Speak Mode (one button: tap for a hands-free 60-second window, or hold to talk only while you hold), and 68 Soniox studio voices plus your own cloned voice. On-device AI meeting summaries are included on every plan.
- 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 Webex meetings.
Add Gaavala to Chrome, open your next Webex call, and read — or speak — in any of 60 languages.