Pinch Sidecar
Live audio dubbing and translation from any Chrome tab, plus translated meetings for Meet, Teams, and Zoom.
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What is Pinch Sidecar?
Pinch Sidecar is an AI-powered real-time translation service that interprets meetings in Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and any Chrome tab into multiple languages. Participants hear the translation in their chosen language with voice synthesis that matches the original speaker's tone, seconds behind the speaker.
Pinch Sidecar pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
$0.04 per minute, per language ($2.40/hour per language)
Pinch Sidecar pros
- Supports 25+ languages including less common ones (Farsi, Macedonian, Cantonese)
- Simple workflow: paste meeting link or share tab → select languages → distribute listening link
- Natural-sounding voice synthesis that preserves the speaker's voice characteristics
- Optional two-way communication: listeners can speak and have their speech translated back into the meeting
- Free call recording with multilingual subtitles in any language you used
Pinch Sidecar cons
- Per-minute pricing ($0.04/min per language) scales quickly with longer meetings and multiple languages
- Chrome-only for tab translation; no support mentioned for Firefox or other browsers
- Text-only translation for 7 languages (Japanese, Korean, Thai, Malay, Filipino, Cantonese, Macedonian) with no spoken audio option
Frequently asked questions about Pinch Sidecar
How do I set up a translated meeting?
Paste your meeting link from Google Meet, Teams, or Zoom, select source and target languages, configure optional features (recording, two-way communication, passcode), then share the generated listening link with participants.
Can listeners speak during the meeting?
Yes, if enabled. Listeners hold a key to speak and Pinch translates their speech into the original meeting language with their name. Without voice, listeners can still write in chat with two-way translation.
What happens if Pinch mishears key terms?
You can provide vocabulary hints before the meeting starts to help the interpreter get domain-specific or specialized terms correct.
Is the listening link secure?
The link is automatically unguessable, but you can optionally require a passcode if concerned about it being forwarded beyond intended recipients.