Dictate into your microphone and get a live transcript — copy or download it as .txt. Uses your browser’s speech recognition. Free, no signup.
What is the Speech to Text?
Speech to text converts your spoken words into written text using your browser’s built-in speech recognition. Press start, talk into your microphone, and watch your words appear as a live transcript you can copy or download. It is dictation without installing anything.
This tool uses the Web Speech API — the same recognition engine behind voice typing in Chrome. It streams interim results as you speak, so you see words forming in real time, and accumulates final results into an editable transcript box. Choose your spoken language from the dropdown, and the engine tunes itself to that language’s sounds and vocabulary.
Two honest caveats. First, browser support: speech recognition currently works in Google Chrome (desktop and Android); other browsers will show a clear message instead of a broken button. Second, accuracy depends on your microphone, background noise, and accent — review the transcript before publishing or submitting it. Your audio is processed by the browser’s speech service; the transcript itself stays on this page until you copy or download it. Free, no signup.
How to use the Speech to Text
- Open the page in Google Chrome (desktop or Android) — speech recognition needs a supported browser.
- Click Start Listening and allow microphone access when the browser asks.
- Speak clearly at a normal pace; your words appear live as you talk.
- Click Stop when you are done — the full transcript stays in the box for editing.
- Click Copy to copy the transcript, or Download .txt to save it as a file.
Speech to Text use cases
Hands-free dictation
Dictate emails, messages, and documents hands-free — speak naturally, then copy the transcript into any app.
Capturing notes and ideas
Students capture lecture content and writers capture fleeting ideas by speaking instead of typing.
Drafting by voice
Draft articles and stories by talking them out, then edit the transcript — many writers think faster out loud.
Quick transcription needs
A browser-based fallback for quick transcription when a dedicated app is not installed.
Tips
- A quiet room and a decent microphone improve accuracy more than speaking slowly.
- Speak in complete sentences — the engine punctuates and segments better with natural phrasing.
- Choose the language matching what you are speaking; mismatched languages produce gibberish.
- Chrome may pause listening after long silences — press Start again to continue.