Otter adds automatic language switching support to meeting transcription

Otter.ai is expanding its transcription service so it can follow conversations that switch between languages during a meeting. The feature will detect language changes automatically, aiming to make meetings easier to document for international teams.

The update adds 27 languages, bringing Otter’s total to 31 once the rollout is complete. Thirteen are available now, including Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Portuguese; 14 more, including Arabic, Hindi and Swedish, are due soon. Otter says its speech models were trained on public datasets and reviewed by native-speaking volunteers. The announcement follows the company’s $320 million funding and recent launches of workplace tools for meeting preparation and live coaching.