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Common Questions About
Using PolyTalk

Everything you need to know about PolyTalk's self-hosted real-time speech translation platform.

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Select a translation mode, choose your language(s), optionally enter a session title, and click Start to begin translating in real time. 

  • Live Speech – Conferences, presentations, lectures, and group discussions.  

  • Conversation Mode – Face-to-face and one-to-one conversations.  

  • Browser Tabs & Online Meetings – Online meetings, webinars, browser videos, and virtual events.  

Yes. PolyTalk captures speech, converts it into text, translates it, and generates translated audio with minimal delay, allowing you to follow conversations naturally. 

Conversation Mode is designed for two-way conversations. Select each participant's language, then speak naturally. PolyTalk detects natural pauses and translates each speaker's turn in real time. 

Yes. Use Browser Tabs & Online Meetings to translate audio from supported browser tabs, online meetings, webinars, and videos in real time. 

Make sure your microphone is connected, browser permissions are enabled, and no other application is using the microphone. Refresh the page and restart the session if needed. 

Yes. Use Browser Tabs & Online Meetings to translate audio from supported browser tabs, online meetings, webinars, and videos in real time. 

Yes. PolyTalk displays the original transcript alongside the translated text, making it easy to follow the conversation in both languages. 

You can export the original transcript, translated text, original audio, translated audio, or combined session outputs for future reference. 

Yes. PolyTalk works in supported mobile browsers. Enable microphone permissions before starting a session. Screen Sharing is currently optimized for desktop browsers. 

For the best results, select the correct languages, speak clearly at a natural pace, minimize background noise, and use a stable internet connection with a quality microphone or headset.