Speech to Text
Click Start Dictating, speak into your microphone, and your words appear as editable text that you can copy or save as a .txt or .md file.
About
About Speech to Text
This tool turns your voice into text while you talk. Press Start Dictating, allow microphone access and speak at a normal pace. Your words appear in a large text box as you say them, with a lighter preview of the phrase still being recognized. You can click into the box at any time to fix mistakes by hand.
Choose your spoken language before you start: English (US or UK), Urdu (Pakistan), Hindi, Spanish, French, German or Arabic. Voice punctuation is on by default, so saying 'full stop', 'comma', 'question mark' or 'new line' inserts the symbol instead of the words. Those commands work in English only. Turn the option off if you'd rather dictate the words themselves.
Four format modes reshape the text with fixed templates. Raw Text leaves it alone. Bullet Points turns each sentence into a bullet. Formal Letter and Email Draft wrap your text in a greeting and a sign-off, with placeholders like Dear Recipient and Hi Team that you'll want to replace. These templates don't rewrite anything, so your wording stays exactly as you spoke it. For the cleanest result, dictate in Raw Text, fix your errors, then switch to a format mode before you copy.
Under the box you'll find word and character counts, an estimated reading time, a Copy Text button and two download options, Save .TXT and Save .MD. The file name includes a timestamp, so repeated saves don't overwrite each other. Clear stops the recording and empties the text box.
Recognition comes from your browser, not from us. It works in Chrome and Edge, and browsers without the feature, such as Firefox, show an error message instead. Chrome and Edge normally send the audio to their own online speech services for recognition, so you need an internet connection and your speech falls under that provider's privacy policy. We do not record, upload or store your audio.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which browsers does the dictation work in?
Chrome and Edge. If your browser doesn't support speech recognition, the tool says so and you can switch browsers. You also need a working microphone, and you must click Allow when the browser asks for access.
Is my voice sent to a server?
We never receive it. But Chrome and Edge normally process speech on their own online services, so your audio goes to the browser's speech provider as part of recognition. Don't dictate anything you wouldn't share with that provider.
Does it work offline?
In most cases, no. Recognition in Chrome and Edge normally needs an internet connection, so dictation fails or stops if you go offline. Typing in the text box still works.
Which languages are supported?
English (US and UK), Urdu (Pakistan), Hindi (India), Spanish (Spain), French (France), German (Germany) and Arabic (Saudi Arabia). Accuracy varies by language and accent, and your browser decides how well each one performs.
How do I add punctuation?
Say 'full stop', 'comma', 'question mark' or 'new line' while Voice Punctuation is on. The tool swaps those English words for the symbols. Other marks, such as quotation marks or exclamation points, you type yourself.
What do Formal Letter, Bullet Points and Email Draft do?
They add a fixed layout around your text. Formal Letter adds a greeting and closing, Bullet Points splits sentences into a list, and Email Draft adds a subject line, a greeting and a sign-off. They don't change your words or fix grammar. Edit the placeholder names before you send anything.
Why did the recording stop on its own?
Browsers end dictation after a long pause, a stretch of silence or a dropped connection. Press Start Dictating again to continue. Your text stays in the box.
Can I save the result?
Yes. Use Copy Text, or download the text as a .txt or .md file. The download is created in your browser, and the file name starts with dictation-notes.
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