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Speech to Text

Dictate text with your microphone and edit it here.

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This is the one tool here that is not fully local. Your browser sends the audio to a remote service to be recognised, so do not dictate anything confidential into it.

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Spoken commands

"full stop" · "comma" · "question mark" · "exclamation mark" · "new line" · "new paragraph" · "open quote" · "close quote"

Quick Tool Overview

Speech to Text gives you browser dictation with live results and spoken punctuation commands. It is the one tool here that is not fully local — Chrome sends the audio to a remote service for recognition — and the page says so before you press record rather than after.

What it does
Transcribes speech from your microphone
You give it
Your voice and a recognition language
You get back
Live transcribed text you can edit
Best for
Fast first drafts and hands-free notes
Text Tools Free, unlimited use No sign-up Runs in your browser

About the Speech to Text

Dictation is faster than typing for a first draft — most people speak at three times their typing speed — and it produces different writing, usually looser and more conversational, which is often exactly what a first draft should be.

This uses your browser's speech recognition. One thing must be said plainly: in Chrome and most Chromium browsers, that API sends your audio to a remote service for processing. Every other tool on this site runs entirely in your browser, and this one cannot, so do not dictate anything confidential into it. Within that limit it works well: continuous recognition, live interim results, spoken punctuation commands, and a choice of recognition language.

Key features of the Speech to Text

Privacy stated up front

The audio goes to a remote service, and this page says so plainly instead of leaving you to find out.

Spoken punctuation

"Full stop", "comma" and "new paragraph" insert marks rather than being transcribed as words.

Live interim results

Text appears as you speak, in grey until the engine settles on it.

Regional language choice

English (UK) versus English (US) makes a substantial difference to accuracy.

Editable transcript

The result stays in a normal text box, so you can fix it before copying.

How to use the Speech to Text

  1. 1

    Read the privacy notice

    Your browser sends the audio to a remote service — this is the one tool here that is not fully local.

  2. 2

    Choose your language

    Recognition accuracy depends heavily on getting the language and regional accent right.

  3. 3

    Press record and speak

    Text appears as you talk, with interim results shown in grey until confirmed.

  4. 4

    Use punctuation commands

    Saying "full stop", "comma" or "new paragraph" inserts the mark rather than the words.

Frequently asked questions

No, and this page says so rather than hiding it. Chrome's implementation of the Web Speech API sends audio to a Google service for recognition. Do not dictate confidential material into it.

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