How it works · updated August 11, 2026

When one meeting speaks two languages

International teams rarely stick to one language. The standup runs in English until two colleagues switch to German for a detail, then back. Tools locked to a single input language lose half of that meeting. Konvo has a mode built for exactly this.

How Mixed mode works

Pick "Mixed languages" as the listening language and the language you want to read, then press Start. Konvo detects the language of each sentence as it is spoken, switching automatically mid-meeting, even mid-sentence.

Sentences already in your reading language appear instantly, word for word. Everything else is translated live. You follow one meeting in one language, no matter how many the room is speaking.

Which languages it can listen to at once

Mixed mode auto-detects ten languages simultaneously: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and Hindi, in any combination. Most transcription tools lock you to one input language per session; Konvo listens for all ten at the same time and switches with the speakers.

Beyond Mixed mode, Konvo transcribes 40+ languages, any of which can be the listening language, and translates into any of them.

Where this matters

A German-English standup where the discussion drifts between both. A Franco-Spanish sales call. A Japanese team presenting in English but debating in Japanese. In all of these, a single-language transcriber returns near-empty text for the half it was not told about, which reads like the product is broken.

Konvo runs on your computer and reads system audio, so this works in Zoom, Meet, Teams or any other app, with no bot joining the call.

What it does not do

Questions we get

Does Mixed mode cost more?
No, it is billed at the same rate. It is often cheaper in practice: sentences already in your reading language are shown as-is instead of being sent for translation.
Can people switch languages mid-sentence?
Yes. Language detection works per word, so a sentence that starts in German and ends in English is handled, and each part ends up readable in your chosen language.
How is this different from other transcription apps?
Most tools take exactly one input language per session; anything spoken in another language comes back garbled or missing. Konvo listens for ten languages at once, detects switches automatically, and keeps the whole meeting in one readable transcript.
Is single-language mode more accurate for a one-language meeting?
Slightly, yes. If the whole meeting is in one language, pick that language. Mixed mode is for meetings that genuinely mix.

Try it on your next call

About 30 minutes free, no card needed. Then $9/month.

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