Panopto Captions
by Panopto
Captioning and transcription built into the Panopto video platform for education.
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TL;DR
Best for universities running Panopto wanting captioning across lecture-capture libraries. Pricing: institutional pricing.
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Products
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Pricing
institutional pricing
Platforms
Web
What it is
Panopto's lecture-capture platform includes AI captioning and transcription. Standard in many US and UK universities.
Best for: Universities running Panopto wanting captioning across lecture-capture libraries.
Watch out for: Tied to Panopto.
Watch out for: Tied to Panopto.
Install / use
panopto.com — institutional pricing
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 30 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Panopto Captions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Panopto Captions | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 30 | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
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