Speech to Text: Free Online Voice Typing
Free speech to text online: dictate into your microphone and watch your words appear as text in real time. Voice typing for notes, emails and documents. No sign-up.
Speech to Text
Your dictated text will appear here as you speak...
About this tool
Speak into your microphone and watch your words appear as editable text in real time, powered by the browser's built-in recognition engine. Writers draft hands-free at speaking speed — triple typical typing pace — while note-takers capture thoughts before they evaporate.
How to Dictate Text
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Click the microphone button and grant mic access when your browser asks. Chrome-based browsers provide the most reliable recognition.
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Speak naturally at a conversational pace — your words are transcribed live into the text area, so you can watch accuracy as you go.
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Stop the mic, fix any misheard words, and copy the finished text into your document, email, or notes app.
Why Dictate with Wrklyst
- Straight from Voice to Text Box
- Recognition is handled by your browser's speech service and nothing passes through our servers — we never receive audio or transcripts. In Chrome and Edge that service runs in Google's and Microsoft's clouds, so the audio goes to them to be transcribed.
- Words at Speaking Speed
- Most people talk at 130–150 words per minute but type at 40 — dictation triples your drafting throughput.
- Ready in One Click
- No app download, training session, or account setup — permission to use the mic is the entire onboarding.
Dictation Habits That Work
- Speak in complete thoughts rather than fragments — the recognizer uses context to disambiguate similar-sounding words.
- Don't stop to fix errors mid-flow; finish the thought, then edit. Interrupted dictation loses more than it corrects.
- Draft by voice, polish by keyboard — each input method at its strength.
- Background music confuses recognition more than steady noise; silence beats both.
Frequently asked questions
Which browsers support speech recognition?
Chrome, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers offer the most complete and accurate support, since the Web Speech API originated there. Safari's support is partial and Firefox largely lacks it. If the mic button does nothing, switching to a Chromium browser is the fix.
How can I improve transcription accuracy?
Three levers matter most: a quieter room, a closer microphone, and steadier pacing. Headset mics beat laptop mics substantially. Enunciating slightly — without robotic overcorrection — helps with technical vocabulary, and accuracy for proper nouns improves when you say them a touch more deliberately.
Does it insert punctuation automatically?
Browser recognition engines vary: some add periods at clear sentence pauses, but comma and question-mark handling is inconsistent. The practical workflow is dictating your thoughts fluently first, then making one quick punctuation pass by keyboard — still far faster than typing everything.
Can I transcribe a recording instead of live speech?
Indirectly — play the recording near your microphone and the recognizer will transcribe what it hears, though accuracy drops compared to live speech since playback loses clarity. For short voice memos this works acceptably; for long or important recordings, dedicated transcription software fares better.