Lugs AI

Lugs AI is a desktop-based captioning and transcription tool designed to convert all audio on your computer and microphone into accurate, real-time text. It runs entirely on-device, so no internet connection is required, making it suitable for privacy-sensitive environments and offline workflows. The primary purpose of Lugs AI is to provide reliable, system-wide speech-to-text capabilities that integrate seamlessly with any application that plays or records audio on your machine.

Lugs AI can capture and transcribe audio from system output (videos, calls, streams, webinars) as well as from your microphone, enabling both live captioning and post-event transcription. Because processing happens locally, it reduces latency and eliminates dependency on cloud services, while keeping sensitive conversations and media files on your own device. The tool supports accurate punctuation and formatting, helping produce readable transcripts that can be easily searched, edited, or archived. Its always-on capability allows it to run in the background, automatically generating captions for any audio source without manual file uploads.