Does Skype Translator still work?

No. Microsoft retired Skype on May 5, 2025, and the translator went with it.

Does the Teams Interpreter work in Teams Free?

No. According to Microsoft's documentation, Interpreter comes with a Microsoft Copilot license and isn't supported in Teams Free meetings.

Does the other person need to install digfone?

No. They open the link in their browser and accept. No account and no payment.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, on phones, tablets and computers. Inside WhatsApp and WeChat, the link opens without leaving the conversation.

Is the translation spoken?

No. digfone shows captions, and you hear the person's original voice.

Is the translation accurate?

It can vary with audio quality, accents and context. For anything important, check the transcript at the end.

How much does it cost?

You can start for free, with no card: 2 h of one-to-one conversation a month, with calls of up to 15 minutes. Paid plans start at US$16.90 a month.

A Skype Translator alternative: video calls with translated captions

Microsoft retired Skype on May 5, 2025, and the call translator that came inside the app went with it. digfone is a video call in the browser with translated captions in 60 languages. You send a link; the other person installs nothing and creates no account.

How digfone replaces translated calls

Choose your two languages. Yours and the other person's, from 60 languages in any pair.
Send the link. Over WhatsApp, WeChat or email. On WhatsApp, one button opens the chat with the link already written.
They open it and accept. The link opens in the browser built into WhatsApp or WeChat. Captions appear in each person's language while they speak.

What happened to Skype Translator

Microsoft shut Skype down on May 5, 2025 and pointed its users to Microsoft Teams Free.

Teams has a spoken translation feature called Interpreter. According to Microsoft's documentation, it comes with a Microsoft Copilot license and isn't supported in Teams Free meetings.

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What changes with digfone

The person you call needs no account and no app: the call opens in the browser, including inside WhatsApp and WeChat. Translation comes as captions, and you keep hearing the person's original voice.

There are 60 languages, in any pair, and when the call ends both sides keep the transcript in both languages.

What you get in the call

Captions in 60 languages, translated between any pair.
You hear the other person's real voice and read the caption in your language.
Either side can change their own language without hanging up.
Group calls on the paid plans, with each person reading in their own language.
When the call ends, both sides keep the transcript in both languages, with a button to copy it.

Who it is for

Couples and families who don't share a first language.
Grandparents and grandchildren who grew up with different languages.
People living abroad who need to talk to a landlord, a school or a doctor.
Small businesses talking with suppliers and clients in other countries.

Illustrative use cases, not customer testimonials.

Privacy

Audio and video travel encrypted from one browser to the other and never pass through our servers. When two networks can't connect directly, they go through a third-party relay that forwards the encrypted packets and can't open them. To produce the captions, each browser sends its own audio to a specialised speech recognition service. What can be stored, if your plan keeps history, is the text of the conversation, and there is a switch to turn that off.

Read the privacy policy

Plans

Free: 2 h of one-to-one conversation a month, calls of up to 15 minutes, 2 people, no card.
Basic: US$16.90 a month, or US$12.90 a month on the yearly plan. 10 h of conversation a month, calls of up to 60 minutes, up to 3 people. AI summary and PDF included.
Pro: US$34.90 a month, or US$27.90 a month on the yearly plan. 30 h of conversation a month, calls of up to 180 minutes, up to 4 people. AI summary and PDF included.

The person you call never pays.

Questions

Does Skype Translator still work?: No. Microsoft retired Skype on May 5, 2025, and the translator went with it.
Does the Teams Interpreter work in Teams Free?: No. According to Microsoft's documentation, Interpreter comes with a Microsoft Copilot license and isn't supported in Teams Free meetings.
Does the other person need to install digfone?: No. They open the link in their browser and accept. No account and no payment.
Does it work on a phone?: Yes, on phones, tablets and computers. Inside WhatsApp and WeChat, the link opens without leaving the conversation.
Is the translation spoken?: No. digfone shows captions, and you hear the person's original voice.
Is the translation accurate?: It can vary with audio quality, accents and context. For anything important, check the transcript at the end.
How much does it cost?: You can start for free, with no card: 2 h of one-to-one conversation a month, with calls of up to 15 minutes. Paid plans start at US$16.90 a month.

Try it with someone who speaks another language

Create the call, send the link and watch the captions work. The free plan asks for no card.

Start a free call

Free to start. Nothing to install. Each free call lasts up to 15 minutes.

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