Speech to Text

Dictate speech into text live, with punctuation shortcuts — best in Chrome or Edge.

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Language

Say "comma", "period", "question mark" or "new line" to insert punctuation.

How to use

Speech to Text in 3 steps

Pick a language

Choose the language you'll be speaking in.

Click Start dictation

Allow microphone access when prompted, then start speaking naturally.

Say punctuation aloud

Say "comma", "period" or "new line" to insert punctuation, then copy or download the result.

Features

Why use this Speech to Text

Continuous dictation with live interim results as you speak.

7 languages including English (US/UK/India), Hindi, Spanish, French and German.

Spoken punctuation shortcuts — say "comma" or "period" to insert them.

Clear browser-support notice with a graceful fallback message.

FAQ

Questions about this tool

Which browsers support this?

The Web Speech API's recognition feature works in Chrome and Edge on desktop and Android. Firefox and Safari do not support it, and this page shows a clear notice if your browser can't use it.

Is my voice sent to a server?

Speech recognition in Chrome and Edge is processed via Google's speech recognition service in the background (built into the browser's Web Speech API implementation) — this website itself never receives or stores your audio, since everything happens through the browser's own API.

What punctuation words are supported?

"Comma", "period" (or "full stop"), "question mark", "exclamation mark" and "new line" are recognized and converted to their symbols automatically as you dictate.

Why does it stop listening after a pause?

Some browsers automatically pause recognition after a few seconds of silence — click Start dictation again to resume, your existing text stays in the box.