After Microsoft Translator conversations

Espero brings everyone together in 106 languages

Bring everyone into your church, school or event in their own language. Espero captions and translates speech live: listeners scan a QR code and follow on their own phone without an app, or listen with an AI-generated voice.

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No card needed. Reading and listening need no app or account.

What changed

In June 2026, Microsoft retired the Microsoft Translator app’s multi-device conversations, where a host started a conversation and others joined on their own devices with a code or a QR code. The Translator app remains available for text, speech and images.

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What Espero gives your gathering

Live captions in 106 languages

Give every guest a language they can follow. Choose from 106 caption languages, with up to 10 in each broadcast, the spoken language included.

Listen with an AI-generated voice

Let listeners hear the translation through their own headphones with an AI-generated voice. They can listen without an account.

A QR code opens the door

Welcome guests straight into captions: a QR code or viewing link opens in their browser. Reading is ready without an app or account.

The conversation around the event

Every event has its own group before, during and after the gathering, where listeners can ask questions in their own language. Espero is a multilingual messaging app: messages and written-text translations are free.

Text you can keep

Take the event text with you as TXT, HTML or PDF. Corrections update every language, and the text stays available for 30 days from the start.

Your broadcast at your fingertips

Prepare the gathering, guide the broadcast and take care of the text afterwards in the organizer console. The checklist helps you get ready before guests arrive.

The organizer console

Keep the practical work of a multilingual gathering in one place, from the first sound test to the final PDF.

  • Use the Before the broadcast checklist to test the sound, invite listeners and add songs and special words.
  • Share the viewing link, QR code and printable QR poster in advance. The same QR code works in every broadcast of the event.
  • Bring in sound from the device microphone, a mixer over USB or Dante. Pause the microphone during breaks and reply to messages.
  • Show a listener’s question on the projector without the sender’s name. To switch devices during the broadcast, choose Resume broadcast on the device you want to use.
  • After the broadcast, see listener feedback, correct the text and download the PDF.
  • Work alongside interpreters: add the interpreter’s language and turn on An interpreter repeats the speech.

How it works in Espero

  1. Create an event

    Choose the spoken language and the caption languages. A broadcast holds up to 10 languages at once, the spoken language included.

  2. Share the QR code or link

    Put it on a screen, on a handout or at the door. The same viewing link also works on a screen in the venue.

  3. Speak as usual

    There is no need to change how you speak. Multiple speakers can take part in different languages.

  4. Everyone follows in their own language

    Listeners open the QR code or viewing link and choose a caption language. Captions open in the phone’s browser with no app or account. They can also listen to the translation through their own headphones with an AI-generated voice, without an account.

Prices for organizers

Annual subscription

€2.50/h

Monthly subscription

€3.00/h

One-off purchase

€3.30/h

Per caption language and per listening language, plus VAT.

A 1.5-hour Finnish service with English captions costs €3.75 + VAT with an annual subscription (€4.71 in Finland). With English listening too, it costs €7.50 + VAT (€9.41 in Finland).

One-off packs

Pack hours do not expire.

  • 10 h: €33.00
  • 20 h: €66.00
  • 50 h: €165.00
  • 100 h: €330.00

Hours every month

Choose monthly or annual billing. Annual billing gives you two months free.

  • 10 h/month: €30.00/month or €300.00/year
  • 20 h/month: €60.00/month or €600.00/year
  • 50 h/month: €150.00/month or €1500.00/year
  • 100 h/month: €300.00/month or €3000.00/year

Time is used while the microphone is on, but after two minutes without speech the meter pauses and resumes when speech starts. A paused microphone uses no time.

Organizations with several units can request an annual agreement at €2.50/h for all their units together.

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Prices are before VAT. The buyer’s country VAT is added at checkout, and the final price in your currency is shown before payment.

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Where you can use it

Churches

Worship services and meetings on any day of the week, Bible studies, confirmation classes and conferences.

Espero for churches

Schools

Parents’ evenings, information evenings and other school events for guardians. Class groups keep the conversation going.

Espero for schools

Events

Conferences, associations, training sessions and fairs.

Event captions

Frequently asked questions

Is the Microsoft Translator conversation feature still available?

According to the app’s release notes, Microsoft retired the multi-device conversation feature in June 2026. The app itself is still available for text, speech and image translation.

How do listeners join an Espero event?

They scan the QR code or open the viewing link and choose their language. No app or account is needed for reading.

Can listeners hear the translation?

Yes. Listeners can hear the translation through their own headphones with an AI-generated voice. Listening needs no account. An account is needed for the group conversation; an email address is enough.

Which languages are included?

The caption catalog has 106 languages. For each broadcast, choose up to 10, counting the language being spoken; many languages also offer listening.

Can more than one person speak?

Yes, several speakers can take part, each in their own language, and every listener keeps following in the language they chose.

What does it cost?

Captions in the spoken language are included. Each translation language and each listening language costs €2.50/h with an annual subscription, €3.00/h monthly or €3.30/h one-off, plus VAT. Captions in the spoken language alone cost one language. If your balance runs out during a broadcast and you have bought hours before, the broadcast continues for up to one hour, and the extra time is deducted from your next purchase.

What equipment do we need?

A phone or computer with a microphone, or an audio feed from a mixing desk. Test the level before the event.

Is Espero part of Microsoft?

No. Espero is an independent app made by Quiet North, Inc.

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