Closed captions make your stream accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, and to anyone watching without sound.
Get Started FreeClosed captions (CC) are text representations of all audio in a video — including spoken dialogue, sound effects, and music cues. They can be toggled on or off by the viewer (hence "closed," as opposed to "open captions" which are always visible).
In live streaming, closed captions typically appear as a subtitle overlay that viewers can enable or disable.
Over 15% of the world's population has some form of hearing loss. Many more watch streams with the sound off. Adding live captions increases your potential viewership significantly and is required for ADA compliance in many professional contexts.