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Live on-device transcription of any Chrome tab's audio, with copy and export. Uses the same speech engine as Chrome Live Caption.

Source Code: https://github.com/workaienabled/TabScribe

TabScribe turns the current Chrome tab's audio into a focused live transcript. Read the meeting as it happens, copy a useful passage into your own AI chat, and download the full transcript when you are done.

KEEP THE MEETING IN VIEW • Use the compact side panel or move the transcript into a separate window. • The tab stays audible while transcription runs. • Select text without live updates disrupting your selection. Select-to-copy is on by default. • Copy a selected passage, or copy the whole meeting transcript when nothing is selected. • Download the full transcript as a plain-text file, with optional timestamps. • Optionally include your own microphone speech in the downloaded file. Microphone speech is not shown in the live transcript or included in Copy. Chrome microphone permission is required; tab transcription works without it.

ON-DEVICE BY DEFAULT On-device only is enabled by default. Chrome may need to download a speech-language model before first use. Once a supported model is installed, on-device recognition processes the audio on your device.

Cloud recognition is optional and must be chosen explicitly. If you turn off On-device only or choose Use cloud instead, audio is sent to Google's speech-recognition service through Chrome. There is no automatic cloud fallback.

TabScribe has no developer-operated transcription server, analytics, advertising, or built-in AI chat. It does not automatically send transcripts to an AI provider. You decide what to copy and where to paste it.

GET STARTED

1. Pin TabScribe and open the meeting or audio tab you want to transcribe.
2. Click the TabScribe toolbar icon on that tab.
3. Press Record. Download a supported language model if Chrome requests one.
4. Copy passages as needed and download the full transcript before quitting Chrome.

Preferences and window size are stored locally. Transcript recovery uses browser session storage and is not a permanent backup: download important transcripts before fully exiting Chrome, reloading, or updating the extension.

Requires a supported Google Chrome build and speech-recognition language. The manifest's API minimum is Chrome 139; availability varies by browser build and platform. Chrome internal pages and Chrome Web Store pages cannot be captured. Recognition can make mistakes; review important text and obtain any required permission before transcribing a meeting.