Learn a language one sentence at a time

Real speech, written down and translated, with a replay button on every sentence. Import the audio you actually want to understand and work through it line by line.

A transcript shown side by side with its translation

Textbook audio is not how people talk

The gap between a course recording and a real conversation is enormous — but real audio is unusable for study until you can see the words and hear one sentence at a time.

Bring your own material
Import a podcast, a speech, a film clip or a recording of a conversation you had.
Read what you hear
An on-device transcript with timestamps, so you can see the sentence you just failed to catch.
Original and translation, side by side
Translate line by line and read bilingually — or hide the translation and test yourself.
Shadow a single sentence
Tap a line to replay just that sentence, as many times as you need.

How it goes

Start to finish

  1. 01

    Import the audio or video you want to study, or record a conversation.

  2. 02

    Murmur transcribes it on-device and detects the language.

  3. 03

    Translate the transcript and switch between bilingual and translation-only.

  4. 04

    Tap any sentence to replay and repeat it.

FAQ

Language learning — common questions

Which languages does it support?
Around 100 spoken languages for transcription, with automatic detection. The app interface is available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean and French.
Does the translation happen on my device?
Yes. Transcript translation runs on-device, like transcription and speaker identification.
Can I use my own podcasts?
Yes. Import any audio or video file you have on the device and Murmur transcribes it.
Does it work on a plane or the metro?
Yes. Once a model is downloaded, everything works with no signal.

Start with your next conversation.

Download Murmur, download a speech model once, and every recording after that is transcribed on your own device — meetings, interviews, lectures, ideas on a walk.

Free to download · No account · Works with no signal