Dictate using your microphone and get an instant text transcript, right in your browser.
This tool uses your browser's built-in speech recognition. This site never sees or stores your audio or transcript. Works best in Chrome or Edge.
Dictation Settings
Ready - click "Start Listening" and allow microphone access.
Your browser does not support the Web Speech API for speech recognition. Please try a recent version of Chrome or Edge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this tool is completely free with no sign-up, watermarks or usage limits. It uses your web browser's built-in speech recognition engine to turn your voice into text.
This depends on your browser. Speech recognition in the browser (the Web Speech API) is provided by your browser vendor, and in browsers like Chrome and Edge this typically sends short audio clips to the vendor's speech recognition service for processing. This site does not store, receive or have access to your audio or transcript at any point - everything happens directly between your browser and your browser vendor.
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge (desktop and Android) offer the best support. Safari has partial support on recent versions of macOS and iOS. Firefox does not currently support the Web Speech API for speech recognition.
Check that you have granted microphone permission to this site, that the correct microphone is selected in your operating system, and that you are speaking clearly in a quiet environment. Background noise, strong accents and technical or uncommon words can reduce accuracy.
Yes, use the language dropdown to choose from a range of supported languages and regional accents before you start dictating. Accuracy will vary depending on your browser's support for that language.
Use Cases
Dictate emails, messages or notes hands-free
Draft blog posts or articles by speaking
Accessibility support for users who can't type easily
Quickly capture ideas or meeting notes
Practise language pronunciation and see it transcribed