How many languages does Wave support?

Wave AI transcribes and summarizes in 76 languages. The Wave apps themselves are available in 15 interface languages.

Can Wave transcribe a meeting that switches between languages?

Yes. Wave listens for the language actually being spoken and can follow a conversation that switches languages, with speaker labels throughout. If it can't tell, it falls back to the language you set, so choose the one spoken most.

Can I get the meeting summary in a different language?

Yes. Open a finished Wave session, pick a language, and regenerate the summary in that language, or re-transcribe the audio. The original recording stays with the session.

Do I have to set the language before recording?

No. Wave detects the spoken language. You can set a default language in Settings or change it for a single recording, before, during or after the meeting.

Does Wave's accuracy vary by language?

Yes. Like any speech recognition, Wave's accuracy depends on the language, accents and audio quality. It is strongest in widely spoken languages; clear audio and a correct default language help in the rest.

Is multilingual transcription on Wave's free plan?

Yes. Wave's free plan includes 30 minutes of recording a month with transcription and AI summaries, whatever the language. Pro is $15 a month, or $80 a year on the web, for unlimited recording.

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Last updated: November 3, 2026

Wave AI transcribes and summarizes meetings in 76 languages, follows conversations that switch languages mid-call, and can produce the summary in a different language from the one spoken. It works for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and in-person meetings on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, free for 30 minutes a month.

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How does multilingual meeting transcription work in Wave?

Record the meeting as usual. Wave listens for the language actually being spoken, in 76 languages, and follows the conversation when it switches. If it can't tell, it uses the language you set. Afterward you can regenerate the summary in another language or re-transcribe the session.

Bilingual meetings produce monolingual notes

Code-switching and non-English calls trip up note takers built around English, so you end up taking notes by hand anyway. Wave transcribes 76 languages with speaker labels and keeps up when a call changes language.

Translation usually means a second tool

Record in one tool, paste into another to translate, hope nothing was lost. In Wave you pick a language for the session and get the summary in it, with the original recording kept alongside.

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76 languages

Wave transcribes and summarizes meetings in 76 languages, from Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Japanese to Mandarin, Hindi and Arabic.

Notes in the language you read

Open a finished session, choose a language, and regenerate the summary in it, or re-transcribe the audio. Wave can also show a translated transcript side by side with the original.

Mixed-language meetings

When a meeting switches languages mid-call, Wave follows the language actually being spoken. Set your most-spoken language as the default so Wave has a fallback.

Voice ID for recurring speakers

Voice ID recognizes people by their voice. Name a speaker once and Wave labels them automatically in future recordings.

Works on every recording surface

Record multilingual meetings on iPhone, Android, Wave for Mac and Windows, the web, Apple Watch or Wear OS, or let the calendar bot join Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.

Perfect for

International sales calls where the prospect prefers their own languageCustomer interviews across regions for product researchCross-border consulting and legal callsJournalism in the field with non-English subjectsUniversity seminars taught in one language, studied in anotherDistributed teams running standups in their native tongues

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Record meetings in any language. Read the notes in yours.

The problems you know too well

How does multilingual meeting transcription work in Wave?

Bilingual meetings produce monolingual notes

Translation usually means a second tool

Everything you need to capture every conversation

76 languages

Notes in the language you read

Mixed-language meetings

Voice ID for recurring speakers

Works on every recording surface

Perfect for

Common questions

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