Voice Typing — Online Dictation with Microphone

A voice typing tool that turns speech into text live as you speak. Press the microphone, start talking, and your words land on the page the moment you say them — say "comma" or "new paragraph" to punctuate without lifting a hand. It is built for hands-free writing: capturing a thought, drafting an email, taking notes in a meeting, or writing when typing is uncomfortable. Recognition uses your browser's built-in speech engine.

How to Type with Your Voice

1
Turn on the microphone

Press the mic button and allow your browser to use the microphone when it asks.

2
Just start talking

Speak naturally and your words appear in real time; say "comma", "period" or "new paragraph" to punctuate as you go.

3
Use focus mode for a long session

Switch on continuous recording and focus mode to dictate at length, and drop a bookmark whenever something matters.

4
Polish and export

Tidy the text by hand, then copy it or save it as TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, PDF or DOCX.

Dictate with your voice and watch the words appear as you talk

If you want the reverse — turn text into a voice, use Text-to-Speech →
🎤 Microphone
📁 Audio File
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Format
Drop audio file here
MP4, WEBM, MOV, MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4B, WMA, AIFF, OPUS, CAF, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, M4V, 3GP, TS, MTS, M2TS, VOB, MPG, MPEG, OGV
⌨ Keyboard Shortcuts
Start/Stop recording CtrlShiftR
Pause/Resume CtrlShiftP
Copy transcript CtrlShiftC
Download TXT CtrlS
Find & Replace CtrlF
Add bookmark CtrlShiftB
Toggle focus mode CtrlShiftD
Close panels Esc
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Which model to pick, and what it costs you

Recognition runs in your browser, so the model is downloaded once and cached. Bigger models hear accents and noise better but take longer on the same machine.

Model One-time download Time per minute of audio When to pick it
Fast ~75 MB about 1 min Quick draft, clear speech, one speaker
Accurate ~150 MB about 3 min Everyday recordings — the usual compromise
High Accuracy (small) ~250 MB about 6 min Accents, background noise, several speakers
Premium (Large v3 Turbo) ~600 MB depends on the GPU Hardest audio; needs a GPU or a modern CPU

A video file is stripped to its audio track before anything is processed: an hour of phone video is 2–3 GB, of which the sound is about 30 MB.

Features

Live dictation as you talk
Words appear the instant you speak them in 34 languages — no waiting for a file to process.
Punctuate by voice
Say "period", "comma", "question mark" or "new paragraph" and the marks drop in for you, so your hands never leave the keyboard.
Keep the mic open
Continuous mode holds the microphone on for a long dictation session, and every session is saved to history so nothing is lost.
Focus mode and bookmarks
A distraction-free writing view plus on-the-fly bookmarks let you mark important moments while you keep talking.
Export when you are done
Send the finished text to TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, PDF or DOCX, or copy it straight to the clipboard.

Why Choose Our Voice Typing Tool

Speaking is faster than typing, and this tool puts that speed to work the moment you press the microphone — your voice becomes text with no recording step in between. Punctuate by voice, keep the mic open for a long thought, mark moments with bookmarks, and lean on focus mode to write without distraction; every session is saved so a stray tab-close never costs you a draft. For notes, emails, articles or brainstorming, it is the quickest path from a thought to the page — and when you instead have a recording to transcribe, the file mode handles that side with Whisper.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does speaking turn into text here?

Your browser's own speech engine listens to the microphone and writes what it hears in real time — Google's on Chrome, Microsoft's on Edge, Apple's on Safari. Press the mic and begin; there is nothing to upload.

Can I add punctuation while I talk?

Yes. Say "period", "comma", "question mark", "exclamation mark", "new line" or "new paragraph" and the mark is inserted, so a whole message can be dictated without touching the keyboard.

Which browser dictates best?

Chrome gives the strongest live recognition on Google's engine, Edge uses Microsoft's, and Safari works on Mac and iPhone. For long hands-free sessions, Chrome or Edge is the smoothest.

Can I dictate for a long time without stopping?

Yes. Continuous mode keeps the microphone listening for as long as you need, and each session is stored in history automatically, so a long dictation is never lost if the tab closes.

Is this useful for hands-free or accessible writing?

Very. Speaking instead of typing suits anyone resting their hands — RSI, carpal tunnel or limited mobility — and focus mode gives a calm, distraction-free space to think aloud.

I have a recording already — can I transcribe that?

For a file you have already recorded, use the file mode (Audio to Text), which runs Whisper on the upload. This page is for speaking live into the microphone.

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