Typing long passages by hand is slow, and you often think faster than your fingers can keep up.
This tool listens through your microphone and writes your words on screen as you speak, with a language picker so it understands the right accent and tongue.
How to use Speech to Text
- Pick your language, then press Start dictation and allow microphone access.
- Speak clearly; your words appear in the box as you talk.
- Press Stop when done, then Copy your transcript or Clear to start again.
What you can do with it
- Dictate a message instead of typing it.
- Capture ideas out loud while they are fresh.
- Draft text hands-free when typing is awkward.
Good to know
Live recognition works best in Chrome on desktop or Android and needs a connection. This site does not store your transcript or upload files, but speech recognition is handled by your browser, and some browsers send microphone audio to their own speech service.
Frequently asked questions
Does speech to text need the internet?
Usually yes. Most browsers send the audio to an online speech service to recognise it, so a connection is generally required.
Which browser works best?
Chrome on desktop and Android has the most reliable live recognition; some other browsers support it only partly or not at all.
Is my speech kept anywhere?
This site does not store or upload your transcript, but your browser may pass the microphone audio to its own speech service to do the recognition.