Text-It-Loud!

Text-It-Loud! is a FREE auto-captioning and transcription app available for Android smartphones. It converts your speech to live captions and a text transcript on the go for aid during a meeting or a lecture. Connect it to a projector & get real-time speech to text conversions, visible on the projector screen. Receive text messages on all devices connected together even with extremely low data speeds.

WHY USE Text-It-Loud!

• FOR HEARING IMPAIRED: Can aid people with hearing impairment to communicate in a better way. Assistive technology that can improve the classroom learning experience of the hearing impaired students.

•ACCURATE CAPTIONS: Text-It-Loud! provides accurate captions without delay, and makes the lecture or speech more friendly for the hearing impaired.

• ADD MULTIPLE MEMBERS: Any number of listeners can join a session; thus useful during group discussion or meetings

• TRANSCRIPTS: A transcript is generated for the entire session and can be downloaded by every member of the session for free using their phone’s internet connection (4G/3G/2G/EDGE or Wi-Fi, as available). Transcripts are available 24*7 and can be downloaded whenever required.

• WORKS IN BACKGROUND: You can keep on receiving the captions on your screen while opening any other application. The captions generated do not obstruct the screen and allow you to multitask as well.

• SECURE SESSIONS: We keep your sessions private by providing a group id only available to the speaker for distribution.

• NO CHARGES: Text-It-Loud! uses your phone's Internet connection (4G/3G/2G/EDGE or Wi-Fi, as available) to create a session for the audience to join and does not incur other charges.

• NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES: No extra charges to create international sessions. Share the captions/transcripts with your audience around the world without any additional charges.*

• EASY TO USE: With minimal settings & very simple UI, use it right away without any prior knowledge/expertise.

• NO ADS & TOTALLY FREE: Unlimited free usage without any interruption and any hidden charges.

• FOR GENERAL PUBLIC: Speech to Text transcribing tool that can be used for Voice typing by an individual or a group.

*Data charges may apply. Contact your internet provider for details.

This application is the outcome of internship offered by KJSCE Resource Centre for PwD students.

Developed & Maintained By:

Pulin Shah

Jaineel Shah

Pravar Parekh

Mentored & Assisted By: Dr. Prasanna Shete