Live Apple Podcasts captions
Follow every word from a compact native panel in your menu bar.
Live bilingual captions for Apple Podcasts on Mac.
Upperband displays synchronized podcast captions in the macOS menu bar. It supports translated captions, bilingual captions, and automatic transcript synchronization after dynamic advertisements.
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Private beta · macOS 15 or later
Make captions feel at home on your Mac.
Switch between native, Rams, Walkman, and iPod-inspired controls. Tune width, type, position, opacity, shadow, and blur.
Open the full player when you want more context.
Check the current line, translation, playback progress, and synchronization offset in one compact window.
One line. Two languages. No lost context.
Keep the original wording close while reading a translation in the language that works for you.
Made for listening
Captions that keep up with the conversation.
On-device translation
Read translated captions alongside the original transcript.
Automatic transcript synchronization
Upperband realigns after dynamic advertisements shift the episode timeline.
Designed around you
Choose bilingual display and custom caption themes. Original captions remain available after the trial.
- Lifetime access
- Use on up to 2 Macs
- 14-day full-feature trial
- No subscription
System requirements
macOS 15 or later
Currently in private beta.