# SpeakerID for Live Captioning on my Computer [Beta]

See who says what in the conversation!

Updated over a month ago

## What is SpeakerID?

**SpeakerID** is a powerful new feature designed to enhance your live captioning experience by distinguishing between speakers during a conversation or meeting. This feature automatically assigns different colors to each speaker, making it easier to follow along. Additionally, you can label each speaker with their name, providing a more personalized and organized experience.

For the first time, you will be able to automatically identify all the speakers in the conversation and display what they say in a different color! No need to invite them with another device to do a group conversation anymore.

**Speaker Limit**: SpeakerID supports up to **5 speakers at a time** and performs best with clear audio input. If you have more than 5 speakers, consider using [Ava Connect](https://help.ava.me/en/articles/8420992-how-to-caption-an-online-meeting-with-ava) or [Group Conversations](https://help.ava.me/en/articles/2752252-captioning-group-conversations-on-ava) for more advanced speaker identification.

**_SpeakerID is a Premium-only feature._**

## How to Enable SpeakerID on 🖥️ Desktop & 🌐 Web

🚧 SpeakerID is currently in Beta and you must be given access to see it in your Ava Conversation. For questions, please email us at [support@ava.me](mailto:support@ava.me)

1. **Start** a conversation on either Web or your Desktop app
2. Click the **three dots** and then click on ⚙️ **Settings**
3. Find the **Speaker ID toggle** and turn it on by seeing blue

**Note for 🖥️ Desktop Users:** for SpeakerID to work, you can only have one microphone selected

## How to Assign Speaker Names

During a conversation, you will see each speaker labeled by a number, but you can customize each name.

1. Click on the **speaker's label**(e.g. "Speaker 1")
2. A text box will appear where you can **type the name of the speaker** or tap the **It's Me** button to claim the speaker as yourself
3. Tap the **Save** button or hit ↩️ **Enter** to return to the conversation

## Enter the Amount of Speakers

1. A pop-up bar will show when 3 or more speakers are detected. It's helpful to enter the exact number of speakers to improve the SpeakerID
2. Enter the number of speakers
3. Tap **Okay** to exit the pop-up

**Thank you and happy captioning 🎉!**

Let us know if you have any questions or how your experience is going!