Eclipse
Eclipse is paid computer-aided transcription software from Advantage Software for court reporters producing live and finished transcripts.
What Eclipse is
Eclipse is paid computer-aided transcription software from Advantage Software for court reporters producing live and finished transcripts. Translation Magic handles phonetic words without dictionary entries and can detect misstrokes, including multi-stroke constructions. AutoMagic proposes up to ten context-based edits covering word replacements, punctuation, and number conversions. MultiSync records separate audio channels and synchronizes as many as eight microphones with different speakers. Connection Magic allows reporters, scopists, and proofreaders to edit documents together online, with messaging, team roles, and synchronized audio. Transcript Manager Suite adds PDF encryption, PDF/A-1b compliance, digital signatures, indexing, and embedded exhibits or links. Realtime viewing works through Bridge/Mobile and listed legal protocols, while Bridge Mobile clients can use iPads, Android devices, or PC, Mac, and Linux browsers. Plans include Eclipse Edit at $1,849, paid once and Eclipse Steno at $4,499, paid once.
Good
- Live transcription with speaker identification and legal formatting
- Synchronizes up to eight microphone channels
- Online collaboration with roles, messaging, and audio
- Transcript PDFs support encryption and digital signatures
- Realtime viewing across mobile and desktop browsers
Watch out
- No free plan
- M1 Macs are incompatible
- Speech Engine requires active Anytime Support
- Speech engine usage is sold separately
Who it suits
Eclipse is intended for court reporters who need live transcription, legal formatting, speaker identification, audio synchronization, and collaborative transcript editing. It supports Windows and Intel Macs running Windows 10.
Verdict
Eclipse brings transcription, synchronized audio, transcript security, collaboration, and realtime viewing into one court-reporting product. Buyers should note the Windows requirements, separate speech-engine terms, and one-time plan prices.
Plans and prices
From Eclipse's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Edit | $1,849, paid once | Eclipse Edit software; includes 1 year of unlimited updates and 24-hour support |
| Eclipse Steno | $4,499, paid once | Professional steno CAT software; includes 1 year of unlimited updates and 24-hour support |
| Eclipse Anytime Support renewal | — | Eclipse Steno; first year included with a new professional license · Annual one-time payment or monthly payments on a 12-month term |
The facts
Each one read from Eclipse's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Advantage Software describes Eclipse as its flagship computer-aided transcription product for court reporters.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audio
- MultiSync can record and play separate audio channels and synchronize multiple microphones to different speakers; the page describes support for up to eight distinct channels.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Client access
- Bridge Mobile clients can view realtime transcripts on iPads, Android devices, and PC, Mac, or Linux browsers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Connection Magic lets multiple reporters, scopists, and proofreaders edit a document together over the Internet, with messaging, team roles, and synchronized audio.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Editing
- AutoMagic suggests up to ten context-appropriate edits, including word replacements, punctuation changes, and number conversions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product supports realtime viewing through Bridge/Mobile, Thomson Reuters LiveNote and LiveLitigation/LiveDeposition, and LegalCraft Transcend, among other protocols.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Continued access to Speech Engine features requires an active Anytime Support agreement, and speech engine usage is sold separately.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Eclipse is computer-aided transcription software designed to help court reporters capture and produce transcripts.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and document standards
- The Transcript Manager Suite lists PDF encryption and protection, PDF/A-1b compliance, and digital signature support.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- A new professional license in North America includes one year of unlimited, around-the-clock technical support and software updates, upgrades, and rewrites.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Transcript management
- The Transcript Manager Suite includes PDF encryption and protection, PDF/A-1b compliance, digital signatures, indexing, and embedded exhibit files and links.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Translation
- Translation Magic can translate phonetic words without dictionary entries and detect and correct misstrokes, including multi-stroke constructions.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1987checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Stuart, Florida, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The maker recommends Windows 10 Professional or above; Mac use requires an Intel Mac running Windows 10, and the page says M1 Macs are incompatible.checked 7 Oct 2026
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