One browser link for the room
Audience members scan the code, open the page in their phone browser, and choose from the caption languages prepared for that event. They do not need to install an app or create an operator account.
Browser-based audience captions
QR Code Live Captions for Audience Phones
Pockitle turns one spoken source language into original captions and up to three translations, then gives the audience one browser link to open from a QR code. No audience app is required.
Where QR code live captions fit
- Talks, panels, workshops, lectures, tours, and theatre talkbacks.
- Events where audience members are allowed to use their phones.
- Rooms with a clear front-of-house route for displaying the QR code.
- Events using one spoken source language and no more than three translations.
Where this may not fit
- Venues that prohibit phones or cannot provide an alternative shared display.
- Events that promise an offline audience-phone service.
- Source-language switching, sustained overlap, singing, or music-led programmes.
- Services requiring professional CART, guaranteed accuracy, or certified compliance.
Audience entry
The QR code opens the door; the audio drives the result
A QR code is only a convenient route to the audience page. The useful work still depends on one correctly selected spoken language, a clear dialogue feed, tested outputs, visible signage, and a fallback the front-of-house team understands.
Audience-phone workflow
- 1Choose the event's one spoken source language.
- 2Add up to three translated caption languages.
- 3Test the actual microphone or mixer feed.
- 4Create the audience link and place its QR code with a manual URL.
- 5Open the audience page on representative phones before doors open.
Offer another reading route
A venue screen can show one selected language while phones offer personal language choice. Plan both routes when a phone is not suitable for every audience member.
Treat the link as show information
Place the QR code where people can enter before the event begins, and include a short manual URL. Test the printed code at its real size and viewing distance.
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Common questions
Does the audience need to install an app?
No. The QR code opens the Pockitle audience page in a mobile browser.
Can everyone choose a different caption language?
Each audience member can choose from the original captions and any translations selected for that event.
Will the QR code work without internet access?
No offline audience-phone service is promised. Test the audience network and prepare another reading or communication route.
Can the same captions appear on a venue screen?
Yes. Each venue screen can show one selected caption language while phones retain personal language choice.