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How-to·Jun 14, 2026· 4 min read

How to translate a Twitch live stream in real time

Watch Japanese variety streams, Korean esports broadcasts, and French cooking shows on Twitch with a live English dub.

By SyncDub Team

Twitch's most-watched streams aren't in English. Japanese variety shows, Korean esports broadcasts, French Just Chatting — all of them have huge global audiences who rely on fan-submitted translations that lag by 30 seconds. SyncDub closes that gap.

Live mode vs VOD mode

SyncDub runs in two modes for Twitch: live mode (the broadcast is currently happening) and VOD mode (you're watching a recorded stream later). Live mode has a longer lag — about 1.5 seconds — because we can't predict what's about to be said. VOD mode runs at the standard 320ms.

Setup

  1. Open the Twitch channel you want to watch.
  2. Click the SyncDub icon. Pick the streamer's language and your target.
  3. Toggle 'Live mode' on if the broadcast is happening now.
  4. Hit play. The first few seconds will be silent while the model warms up.

Best channels to try

  • Hololive members — Japanese VTubers with English-speaking audiences, perfect test case.
  • LCK and LPL esports — Korean and Chinese LoL broadcasts, fast-paced, dub handles it well.
  • French cooking streamers — slow pace, vocabulary repeats, easy to translate.

Try it yourself

Translate any video in real time.

Side-load the SyncDub extension in two minutes. 100 minutes of dubbing — yours forever.

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