Privacy note: This tool uses your browser's built-in speech recognition. In most browsers (e.g. Chrome), your microphone audio is sent to the browser vendor's servers to be transcribed — it does not stay fully on your device. It's free and needs no account, but do not use it for confidential or sensitive speech. Recognition quality and availability depend on your browser (Chrome/Edge work best; Firefox is not supported).
Speech to text (also called voice typing, dictation, or automatic speech recognition) converts spoken words into written text in real time. This tool uses your browser's built-in Web Speech API (SpeechRecognition) — you click Start Listening, grant microphone access, and your speech appears as text you can copy. It is free and needs no account, sign-up, or API key.
Unlike most tools on this site, speech recognition is not fully on-device. In most browsers — notably Chrome and Edge — your microphone audio is streamed to the browser vendor's servers (Google's, in Chrome's case) to be transcribed, and the text is returned to the page. So the JavaScript runs in your browser, but the audio itself leaves your device. For that reason, do not use this tool for confidential, private, or sensitive speech. If you need fully local transcription, use offline, on-device software instead.
Yes. It is completely free with no sign-up, account, or API key — it uses the speech recognition built into your browser.
Not entirely. The transcription is performed by your browser's speech service, which (in Chrome/Edge) sends your audio to the vendor's servers. Avoid dictating passwords or confidential information.
Firefox does not implement the Web Speech API's recognition feature. Use Chrome or Edge for the best results.