Friends in other countries
Keep up with people you met while travelling, studying or online, long after you left.
Live call translation · now in beta
Talk with anyone, each in your own language.
Start a call and send a link. You speak your language, they speak theirs, and each of you hears the other in your own, as you talk.
The person you call installs nothing and needs no account.
LucíaSpanish ⇄ English · 12:48
TranslatingLucía · SpanishWhen do you land? I'll pick you up at the airport.¿Cuándo llegas? Te recojo en el aeropuerto.
You · EnglishSaturday morning. I can't wait to see you!Lucía hears: El sábado por la mañana. ¡Tengo muchas ganas de verte!
Illustration of a call. Captions show your language large and theirs underneath.
Be one of the first to try it.
We're opening vicivox to small groups first. Leave your email and we'll send you an invite.
For any conversation a language gap gets in the way of.
The calls that matter to you, with someone who grew up speaking something else.
Moving somewhere new
Talk to your landlord, your neighbours or your new colleagues before the language clicks.
Partners and the people around them
Get to know the people in your partner's life without someone translating every sentence.
Family, wherever they are
Relatives who speak a different language than you do, on the other side of the world.
How it works
Three steps, about a minute.
Pick both languages
Say which language you speak and which one they speak.
Send them the link
On WhatsApp, Messages or email. They open it in any browser and pick their language.
Let them in and talk
When they knock, you let them in. Then just talk, the way you always would.
Feels like a normal call. Just understood.
Hear them in your language
A clear translated voice as they talk, with their own voice softly underneath.
Captions you can read back
Every sentence in your language, with their original words underneath.
Video when you want it
Start with voice and turn the camera on any time. Translation keeps going.
Easy at any age
Big text, few buttons, works with screen readers and larger text settings.
Your voices are never recorded or stored. Not even by us.
What you say is translated as you say it, then it's gone. We keep no audio and no transcript of your calls.
How we protect your calls- Translated, then goneAudio passes through to be translated and is never saved.
- Nobody joins without youEach link works once and expires. People knock, and you choose who comes in.
- Never used for AI training or adsYour conversations aren't data for us to sell or learn from.
78 languages. Speak the one you think in.
- English
- Español
- Français
- 日本語
- 简体中文
- हिन्दी
- Deutsch
- Português (Brasil)
- 한국어
- العربية
- Italiano
- Русский
- Türkçe
- See all 78
Missing your language, or your accent?
Tell us. Requests decide what we test and add next, and we'll email you when it's ready.
Try it free. Pay for minutes, not features.
Only the person who starts the call pays, and only for the time spent talking.
To start20 free minutesFor your first real call, after a 2-minute practice call.
ThenFrom $9.99a month, or minute packs that never expire.
Questions people ask
How good is the translation?
Very good for everyday conversation, and it keeps getting better. Names, slang and noisy rooms can trip it up, which is why their original words stay on screen under every line.
Is it really live?
Yes. You talk normally and each of you is translated while you speak. There is a short pause while the translation catches up, like talking through a good interpreter.
Can I use it on my computer?
Yes, in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. You can also install it on your computer like an app. iPhone and Android apps are coming.
What do I need?
A phone or computer with a microphone and an internet connection. Headphones help in noisy places.
Can more than two people join?
Not yet. Today a call is two people, one language each. Group calls are on our list.
Call someone you've been meaning to.
Setting it up takes about a minute.