Step 1
About 2 minConnect your audio
Use your laptop's mic, a feed from the mixer, or stream RTMP or SRT from OBS, vMix or ProPresenter. Nothing new to buy.
- Browser mic
- Mixer feed
- RTMP / SRT
Live translation for churches4 hours free
One voice.
Every language.
Live captions and a natural AI voice in each listener's language, on the phone already in their pocket. No headsets. No booths. No app to install.
Try it on your phone- No credit card
- Set up in 5 minutes
- Works on any phone
Interactive demonstration. Press Go live to play a short sample sermon: the English transcript appears in the console as it is spoken, and a listener's phone shows each sentence translated into the language you pick.
Demo
Live stage
Sunday Service · Main hall
Microphone
Main stage mic
Translating
8 languagesEN → 8 languages
Listening
No one yet
Live transcript
EnglishReady when you are
Press Go live. Words appear here as they are spoken, each with its translation underneath.
Listener languages
Pick one: the phone follows.
Sunday Service
Main hall
Español
Waiting for the speaker…
Captions appear here the moment the service goes live.
Listener language
See it in action.
A sample sermon, start to finish. Your team runs the console; every guest follows on their own phone.
Demo · the translated voice is AI-generated
- 1
Start the demo
Press Go live. The console hears the speaker in English.
- 2
Pick a language
Tap a language chip and the guest's phone switches with it.
- 3
Try it yourself
Scan the code, or open the demo on the phone in your hand.
Built for churches of every size and tradition. Works with what you already have.
- Any phone browser
- QR join
- ProPresenter
- OBS
- vMix
- RTMP / SRT
- Stage display
- Website embed
How it works
From one microphone to every phone in the room.
Set it up once. After that, Sunday is one tap: go live, and everyone follows along in their own language.
Step 2
1 tapGo live in one tap
Pick the languages once. On Sunday, press Go live and every phrase becomes captions and voice as it is spoken.
- Captions
- AI voice
- Your glossary
Step 3
About 10 secGuests scan and choose
Everyone scans the QR code, picks a language and reads or listens on their own phone. No app, no account.
- QR code
- Any phone
- Earbuds optional
After the service
Transcripts in every language
Download captured transcripts as TXT or CSV for sermon notes, and SRT or WebVTT for video subtitles. Review the wording and timing before publishing.
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
- No credit card
- Set up in 5 minutes
- Works on any phone
54 languages
Every guest hears it in their language.
Live captions in all 54 languages, and a natural AI voice in 13. Pick one to read Sunday's welcome the way your guests will.
Most requested
You choose which languages to offer. Each guest picks theirs on their own phone, and can switch any time.
EspañolSpanish
Bienvenidos a todos. Vengan de donde vengan, aquí tienen un lugar.
ENWelcome, everyone. Wherever you're from, you belong here.
Live captionsNatural AI voice
All 54 languages
Natural AI voice in 13
“How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?”
No credit card · Set up in 5 minutes · Works on any phone
Features
Everything a multilingual service needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Simple for guests, calm for the booth, and honest about what you pay for.
For every guest
Live captions on every phone
Guests scan a code and read along in their own language, a second or two behind the speaker, in 50+ languages. Large, readable text, sized the way they like it.
- caption languages
- 50+
- with AI voice
- 13
- behind the speaker
- 1–2 s
Try a language
Sunday service · LiveEspañol
Hoy leemos el Evangelio de Juan, capítulo tres.
Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que dio a su Hijo unigénito.
Speaker · English “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.”
AI voice
Listen
A natural AI voice
Guests can listen in 13 languages through their own earbuds, with captions alongside. The voice is AI-generated, and we say so.
Names & terms
Bring your church's vocabulary
Import a shared glossary, add names and preferred translations, then export it for the next service or volunteer.
Screens & stream
On your screens and your livestream
Stage display shows up to four languages side by side. The OBS overlay drops clean captions onto your stream, and the website embed brings them online.
- Stage display
- OBS / vMix overlay
- Website embed
No app, no hardware
Nothing to install or hand out
Guests use the phone already in their pocket. No app to download, no account to make, no headsets to charge and collect.
For the booth
Encoder in, webhooks out
Send audio over RTMP or SRT from OBS, vMix or your encoder, and pass finished captions to your own tools with webhooks.
After the service
Transcripts in every language
Search the message in any captured language. Export TXT or CSV for notes, and SRT or WebVTT subtitle drafts for your videos.
Privacy
Private rooms, no listener accounts
Each service has its own room and link. Guests never sign up, log in, or hand over an email address.
Use cases
Made for the rooms where people gather.
Sunday mornings, conference halls, family celebrations and quiet meetings. One link, every language.
Sunday services
Every guest follows the whole service
Visitors and members read or listen to the sermon and announcements in their own language, right from the pew.
What you'll use
- QR code on the welcome slide
- AI voice through their own earbuds
- Stage display for the room
Conferences & events
Every session, every language
Offer multilingual access without booths, rented headsets, or a separate track for each language.
What you'll use
- Up to 8 languages in each room
- Captions on the big screen and the stream
- Unlimited listeners
Weddings & funerals
Both families, every word
When family flies in from other countries, everyone follows the vows, the eulogy and the prayers in the language of their heart.
What you'll use
- Pay as you go for one-off days
- No headsets or booth to rent
- Names spelled right with your glossary
Youth & kids ministry
Newcomers belong from the first night
Teens and parents who are still learning the language follow the talk quietly on their own phones, without standing out.
What you'll use
- No app and no accounts
- Short caption lines for quick talks
- Parents can listen along in the lobby
Hearing accessibility
Captions for people who are hard of hearing
Show live captions in the speaker's own language too, with larger text, high contrast and a dyslexia-friendly font on each person's phone.
What you'll use
- Same-language captions
- Adjustable text size and contrast
- Captions on the stage display
Leadership & members meetings
Everyone at the table understands
Elders, boards and members meetings run in one language while everyone follows along, and the transcript is ready for the minutes.
What you'll use
- Transcripts in every language
- A private room and link
- Your glossary for names and terms
Compare
Why churches switch from headsets and booths.
Interpreter booths and volunteer interpreters have served churches well. Here is how they compare with live AI translation, side by side.
Setup
- SermonLingo
- Minutes: a link and a QR code
- Booth + headsets
- Booth, wiring and receivers to install
- Volunteer interpreters
- Recruit and schedule people every week
Yes:No:Partly:Hardware to buy
- SermonLingo
- None. Guests use their own phones
- Booth + headsets
- Transmitters and a headset per listener
- Volunteer interpreters
- Often headsets or a separate area
Yes:No:Partly:Languages at once
- SermonLingo
- Up to 8 per service, from 50+
- Booth + headsets
- One per interpreter on duty
- Volunteer interpreters
- One per volunteer available
Yes:Partly:Partly:Listeners
- SermonLingo
- Unlimited
- Booth + headsets
- As many as you have headsets
- Volunteer interpreters
- Whoever can sit close enough
Yes:Partly:Partly:Captions for hard of hearing
- SermonLingo
- Live captions on every phone and screen
- Booth + headsets
- Audio only
- Volunteer interpreters
- Audio only
Yes:No:No:Transcripts afterwards
- SermonLingo
- Captured languages as TXT, CSV, SRT or WebVTT
- Booth + headsets
- Not included
- Volunteer interpreters
- Not included
Yes:No:No:Available every week
- SermonLingo
- Every service, nobody to schedule
- Booth + headsets
- When trained interpreters are booked
- Volunteer interpreters
- When volunteers are free
Yes:Partly:Partly:Cost
- SermonLingo
- 4 free hours, then $5/hour/language, or plans from $99/month
- Booth + headsets
- Equipment to buy or rent, plus interpreter fees
- Volunteer interpreters
- No fees, but a lot of volunteer time
| What you get | SermonLingo4 free hours to start | Interpreter booth + headsets | Volunteer interpreters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Yes:Minutes: a link and a QR code | No:Booth, wiring and receivers to install | Partly:Recruit and schedule people every week |
| Hardware to buy | Yes:None. Guests use their own phones | No:Transmitters and a headset per listener | Partly:Often headsets or a separate area |
| Languages at once | Yes:Up to 8 per service, from 50+ | Partly:One per interpreter on duty | Partly:One per volunteer available |
| Listeners | Yes:Unlimited | Partly:As many as you have headsets | Partly:Whoever can sit close enough |
| Captions for hard of hearing | Yes:Live captions on every phone and screen | No:Audio only | No:Audio only |
| Transcripts afterwards | Yes:Captured languages as TXT, CSV, SRT or WebVTT | No:Not included | No:Not included |
| Available every week | Yes:Every service, nobody to schedule | Partly:When trained interpreters are booked | Partly:When volunteers are free |
| Cost | 4 free hours, then $5/hour/language, or plans from $99/month | Equipment to buy or rent, plus interpreter fees | No fees, but a lot of volunteer time |
Human interpreters bring nuance no software can match. Keep them for the moments that need one, and let every other language be covered, every week.
- No credit card
- Set up in 5 minutes
- Works on any phone
What churches are saying
Translation that makes people feel included.
1,000,000+minutes translated
Realtime translation helped our international congregation participate together instead of splitting by language.
ICF LimassolLimassol, Cyprus Spanish-speaking visitors can now follow the message from their phones without extra equipment.
Iglesia Nueva VidaNew York, USA Members and guests feel more included because announcements and sermons are available as they happen.
Korean Presbyterian ChurchSeoul, South Korea
Pricing
Pay for translation hours, not listener count.
Unlimited listeners on every plan, and your first 4 hours are free. Silence, songs and music never count toward your hours.
Cost estimator
What would a month cost your church?
Set a typical month and we'll point you to the plan that costs the least.
Count only the time someone is talking. Worship songs, music and pauses are free.
Up to 8 per service. Each guest picks their own on their phone.
Translated AI voice
Included from Standard up. Live captions come with every plan.
Best fit for you
Standard
Most popular$99per month, estimated
8 h × 2 languages = 16 translation hours
Included hours used16 / 25
- Pay As You Go$80 (no AI voice)
- Standard$99
- Advanced$299
- Premium$499
Struck-through plans don't include the AI voice.
Standard includes
- Translated AI voice
- Stage display + OBS overlay
- Priority support
Start free — 4 hours
Your 4 free hours cover about 2 h of speaking in 2 languages.
Estimate only, in USD before any taxes, using list prices and overage rates. A translation hour is one hour of speech in one listener language, metered only while someone is speaking. Premium is set up with our team.
- No credit card to start
- Unlimited listeners on every plan
- Songs, music and silence never count
- Change or cancel from your account
For your leadership team
Share it with your church leadership.
Bring a clear proposal to your pastor, elders or board. Share the overview, adapt the slides for your church, and plan a rehearsal together.
Complete 10-slide guide. Free downloads, no sign-in needed.
- Guests use the phone in their pocketThey scan a QR code for live captions and a natural AI voice. No app to install, no account to create.
- Use the audio setup you already haveBegin with a laptop and microphone, then test a clean mixer feed for your service. Guests can use their own earphones.
- Plan a rehearsal before SundayStart with 4 free translation hours. Each target language uses time; every plan includes unlimited listeners.
Inside the leadership guide
- How guests join and follow the service
- Plan features and a translation-hour budget example
- Glossary and transcript tools, plus a first-service rehearsal plan
Prefer a short email? Copy a ready-made note
- To
- Pastor & leadership team
- Subject
- Idea for our services: live translation on every guest's phone
Hi everyone,
I'd love for us to look at live translation for our services. SermonLingo lets our speaker talk as normal while guests follow along on their own phones, with live captions and an optional AI voice in their language. They scan a QR code: no app, no account and no receivers to borrow. Guests who listen can bring their own earphones.
Why it matters: people who speak another language could follow the whole message together with the rest of the church, instead of sitting through a service they can't understand.
What it costs: we can use a laptop and a suitable feed from our microphone or mixer. Plans are based on translation hours per language, with unlimited listeners. Plans start at $5 per hour per language for captions, or $99 a month with 25 hours and the AI voice included.
How to try it: start with 4 free translation hours and rehearse with our own audio and languages. Each target language uses translation time. See the scripted listener demo here: https://sermonlingo.com/live/demo
Would you be open to trying it on an upcoming Sunday?
Thanks, [Your name]
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
The things churches ask before their first Sunday. Don't see yours? We're happy to walk through your setup.
Still have a question?
See it with your own audio setup, or hear it on your phone right now.
“where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
Do listeners need to download an app?
No. Guests scan a QR code or open a link in the browser they already have. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
What equipment do we need?
A laptop or phone with a microphone is enough to start. For the clearest sound, send a feed from your sound desk into your computer, or stream audio over RTMP from OBS, vMix or your encoder.
How many people can listen at once?
As many as you like. Every plan includes unlimited listeners, so the price doesn't change with attendance.
How many languages can we offer at the same time?
Up to 8 listener languages per service. Each guest picks the language they want on their own phone.
Which languages are supported?
Captions work in 50+ languages, including Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, Vietnamese, Amharic and Swahili. A natural AI voice is available in 13 of them, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Hindi.
How fast do captions appear?
Usually a second or two after the words are spoken. Translation follows the speaker phrase by phrase, so listeners stay with the room instead of waiting for whole paragraphs.
Can we show captions on our screens or livestream?
Yes. Stage display mode shows up to four languages side by side on a projector or TV. The OBS overlay adds captions to your livestream on a transparent background, and you can embed live captions on your website.
How does billing work?
You pay for translation hours: the time someone is speaking, counted for each listener language. Listeners are unlimited, and silence, songs and music don't count. Every account starts with 4 free hours.
Can we try it before paying?
Yes. Sign in with Google and your first 4 translation hours are free, with no card required. You can also open the live demo on your phone first.
How is our audio handled?
Each service runs in its own private room with its own link. Audio is sent for translation while you are live, and listeners join without accounts, so they never share an email address or password.
Is the translated voice a real person?
No. It is a natural AI voice, and listeners are told so. It adapts to the pace and tone of whoever is speaking but does not clone anyone's voice, and captions are always there alongside it.
Still have a question?
We'll walk through your setup with you.
Your first 4 hours are free
Let every guest hear the message in their own language.
Set up in minutes from the booth or your laptop. Guests just scan a QR code and listen on their own phones.
- No credit card
- Set up in minutes
- Works on any phone