Comparisons
EarDub vs DubTab (2026): Recorded Videos vs Live Audio Translation
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Disclosure: EarDub is our own product. We include it where it fits and say where other tools do better.
Short answer
For live streams, meetings or audio outside the browser, DubTab. For recorded YouTube videos and courses where the voice should start with the speaker, and for a lower price per hour, EarDub.
Disclosure: EarDub is our product. Everything about the other extension comes from its own Chrome Web Store listing and website, linked where it's used and checked on October 20, 2026. Where the other tool is the better choice, we say so.
EarDub vs DubTab at a glance
| EarDub | DubTab | |
|---|---|---|
| How it dubs | Prepares each sentence ahead, from captions or buffered speech | Listens to the tab's audio as it plays, then translates and speaks it |
| Videos without captions | Basic and Pro, recorded videos on YouTube and most other sites | Yes, on anything that plays sound |
| Live streams | No | Yes (YouTube Live, Twitch, TikTok LIVE, Kick) |
| Outside the browser | No | Desktop app for Windows 11 and macOS 14.2+ |
| Dubbing languages | 75, 300+ voices | 60+ (voices for major languages) |
| Free plan | 30 min a day, every day | 15 minutes once |
| Paid | Basic $9.99/mo for 60 h; Pro $19.99/mo (fair use) | From $19/mo for 9 h to $129/mo for 80 h |
| Chrome Web Store rating | No ratings yet | 4.2 (22 ratings) |
When DubTab is the better choice
- Live streams, meetings and calls: DubTab translates whatever is playing; EarDub works on recorded videos only.
- Audio outside the browser: its desktop app covers local files and other apps.
- Study tools after the video: it saves a bilingual transcript, a summary and a mind map.
When EarDub is the better choice
- Recorded videos where the voice should start with the speaker: a tool that listens live can only translate a sentence after hearing it. In our hands-on test on October 11, 2026 (DubTab 1.4.4), DubTab's voice started each sentence after the speaker finished it; DubTab says its dub appears in about 0.5 seconds. EarDub prepares each sentence before it's spoken.
- Price per hour: EarDub Basic is $9.99 for up to 60 hours a month; DubTab's entry plan is $19 for 9 hours.
- A free plan you can keep using: 30 minutes every day against a one-time 15-minute trial.
What EarDub is
EarDub dubs recorded videos on YouTube, Udemy, Coursera, X, Bilibili and most other sites into 75 languages with 300+ AI voices, translating with the context of the whole video. Captioned videos work on every plan; on Basic and Pro it also dubs videos without captions by recognizing the speech the player has already buffered, so each sentence is ready before it's spoken.
Price: Free: 30 min a day (up to 180 a month), up to 3 videos a day of up to 60 min, captioned videos. Basic $9.99/mo or $83/yr (60 h a month). Pro $19.99/mo or $155/yr (fair use).
Frequently asked questions
Which one works on live streams?
DubTab. It translates the tab's audio as it plays, including YouTube Live and Twitch. EarDub works on recorded videos.
Which one keeps the voice in step with the speaker?
On recorded videos, a tool that prepares sentences ahead (EarDub, from captions or buffered speech) can start each sentence with the speaker. A tool that listens live has to hear a sentence before it can translate it. In our test on October 11, 2026, DubTab's voice ran about a sentence behind.
Which one is cheaper?
EarDub Basic is $9.99 a month for up to 60 hours. DubTab starts at $19 a month for 9 hours.
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Hear YouTube in your language
EarDub dubs videos into 75 languages with natural AI voices, from their captions or, on Basic and Pro, from their speech. Free to install, 30 minutes of dubbing every day after you sign in, no credit card.