The DubMog extension dubs one browser tab. DubMog for Windows dubs everything your PC plays: a lecture in any browser, a call in a meeting app, a film in a video player, a stream, a podcast. Press Start, and a natural AI voice speaks it in your language a few seconds behind, with a live transcript and, if you want, captions over the picture. It is a free download from the Microsoft Store, it needs Windows 11, and it uses the same account and minutes as the DubMog apps and extension. Here is what it does, how to set it up in five steps, and what it can’t do.
What it does that a browser extension can’t
- Any app, not just a tab. DubMog listens to what the PC is playing, so a desktop meeting app, a media player or a course app works the same as a browser.
- The original gets quieter while the dub speaks. The other apps’ sound is lowered automatically from the first dubbed line to the end of the session, and put back after. The “Original volume” slider sets how quiet (20% by default; 100% means no lowering).
- Captions on screen. Switch on “Captions on screen” and the newest two lines of the dub appear as a strip at the bottom or top of the display, over whatever is playing.
- Ctrl+Shift+D starts or stops dubbing from any app, and the tray icon does the same, so you never have to find the DubMog window mid-call.
- “Play the dub on.” Send the dub to your headphones while the original keeps playing on the speakers for everyone else in the room.
- It never hears itself. DubMog’s own voice is kept out of what it listens to, so the dub isn’t re-dubbed.
Set it up in five steps
- Install it. Open the Microsoft Store, search for DubMog, and install “DubMog: Real-Time Dubbing & Video Translator”. It’s free.
- Open DubMog and pick your language under “Dub into”. The panel itself follows your Windows language, or pick one under “Panel language”.
- Press “Start dubbing”. The first time, DubMog offers a free trial of Pro Live with no sign-in, so you can hear it before you create anything. To use your own minutes later, sign in: Google and Apple open in your browser (“Continue with Google” / “Continue with Apple”); email sign-in is under “More options”.
- Play something. A lecture, a call, a film. DubMog starts speaking as soon as it hears sound; until then the panel says “Nothing is playing on this PC yet.”
- Read along. The “Translation” panel shows every dubbed line; “Copy all” and “Download .txt” keep it. The transcript is cleared when you quit DubMog or it updates, so download it if you want it.
On Windows 10 or a Mac? The free DubMog extension for Chrome and Edge dubs the browser tab you’re watching. What the free mode includes → · How to use it in Microsoft Edge →
Three settings worth knowing
- Original volume. While DubMog speaks, the other apps play at the slider’s level, 20% by default. Turn it up if you want to hear the speaker’s own voice underneath, or to 100% to switch the lowering off. Apps in exclusive audio mode or playing on a different output device aren’t lowered.
- Captions on screen. Bottom or top of the primary display, click-through, so it never gets in the way of the video or the call. A game or player in exclusive full-screen draws over it; use a window instead.
- Play the dub on. Pick any output device. When the dub goes to a device of its own, DubMog doesn’t lower the original by default, because the others in the room are meant to hear it; the slider still works if you want it lower.
What it costs
DubMog for Windows runs Pro Live only: the natural voice in 80+ languages, powered by a cloud model that listens and speaks in real time. There is no free Standard mode in the PC app (the Chrome and Edge extension has one). So after the free trial, it uses your DubMog minutes:
- DubMog Pro, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year: 600 minutes of energy every month, which is about 300 minutes of Pro Live at the member rate, on every device.
- Packs, one-time and never expiring: 60 minutes for $1.99 (about 20 minutes of Live), 180 minutes for $4.99 (about 60).
Checkout opens in your browser (Stripe, on dubmog.com); DubMog adds the minutes by itself, usually within a minute, and the panel says “Payment received” with the amount. The panel always shows how much Live you have left (“≈ N min of Live left”) and the current block, so there are no surprises. How many minutes do I need? →
What it can’t do
- Windows 10. On Windows 10, Windows can’t keep DubMog’s own voice out of what it hears, so the dub can’t play on the default sound device. The app says so and offers two ways out: pick another device under “Play the dub on”, or use the free DubMog extension for Chrome or Edge, which works on Windows 10. Updating to Windows 11 fixes it for good.
- Protected audio. Some apps and streaming services protect their audio; those stay silent to DubMog, and the panel tells you (“This audio is protected, so nothing reaches DubMog”). Most video sites, course platforms and call apps work. The honest answer on Netflix, Crunchyroll and DRM →
- Speaking into the call. DubMog dubs what you hear. It doesn’t put a translated voice into the microphone for the other side.
- A silent PC costs you time only briefly. A paid Live session stops by itself when nothing plays for a while; the panel says “Stopped — nothing played for a while. Press Start to resume.”
Quick answers
Does it work with Zoom, Teams or Google Meet?
It dubs what the meeting app plays through your PC’s speakers or headphones, like any other sound. Put the dub on headphones with “Play the dub on” and lower the original with the slider, and you can follow a call in your language while the room hears the original.
Does it work in games?
If the game plays sound through Windows and isn’t in exclusive audio mode, yes. The caption strip shows over a game in a window; an exclusive full-screen game draws over it.
Does it hear itself?
No. DubMog’s own playback is kept out of the capture on Windows 11, which is why the PC app needs Windows 11.
Do I need the extension too?
No. The Windows app covers everything on the PC. Keep the extension if you also use a Windows 10 PC or a Mac, or if you want the free Standard mode for the browser.
Where is the transcript?
In the “Translation” panel while you dub, with “Copy all” and “Download .txt”. It’s cleared when you quit DubMog or it updates, so download it to keep it.
Is my audio stored?
No. Audio is processed in the moment via Google’s Gemini API and is not stored. The app writes a local log file for support; it holds no audio.
What does DubMog for Windows need?
Windows 11, a PC with x64 Windows, about 150 MB of space, and an internet connection. No sign-in is needed for the free trial.
Get DubMog for Windows
Free from the Microsoft Store, with a free trial of Pro Live and no card needed. Same account, same minutes as the DubMog apps on iPhone, Android and Mac, and the Chrome and Edge extension. The DubMog for Windows page → · What’s new in October 2026 →