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Voice to Text: Free Online Dictation and Speech to Text
Speak and watch your words appear. This free voice to text tool types what you say in real time, with spoken punctuation and a document you can edit, copy or download. Need a careful transcript of a long talk instead? Record it and let AI turn it into text with speakers and timestamps.
Free Live DictationSpoken PunctuationAI Transcripts in 99 LanguagesTXT, DOCX and PDF
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- Free live dictation, no sign-in
- 91 languages and dialects
- Draft saved in your browser
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Why Use Voice to Text Instead of Typing Everything
Most people speak three times faster than they type. Emails, essays, meeting notes and ideas on a walk all start as words in your head, and typing them is the slow part. Dictation closes that gap: you talk, the words land on the page, and you fix the few that need fixing. The trouble is that many tools hide dictation inside an app you have to install, stop listening after a few seconds, or put a cap on how much you can say. These are the reasons people look for a better speech to text tool.
- Typing long emails, reports or essays is slow and tiring
- Wrist pain or a disability makes the keyboard hard to use
- Ideas come while walking or cooking, far from a keyboard
- Built in dictation stops listening after a short pause
- Long recordings of talks need speakers and timestamps, not just words
What You Get With This Free Voice to Text Tool
Two ways to turn speech into text on one page, a little like a voice to text generator with a real editor: live dictation for writing, AI transcription for recordings.
Live Dictation, Free
Press the microphone and speak. Words appear as you talk, grey while the browser is still listening and final a moment later.
Spoken Punctuation
Say comma, period, question mark or new paragraph and the right mark appears, in eight languages. Sentences are capitalised for you.
An Editable Document
Text lands where your cursor is, so you can fix a word by hand and keep talking. Undo works as you expect.
91 Languages and Dialects
Pick your language and accent from a searchable list, from English and Spanish to Hindi, Japanese and Bangla.
AI for Recordings
Record a talk or upload a file and AI writes a careful transcript with speaker labels and timestamps in 99 languages.
Copy or Download
Copy everything with one click or save it as TXT, DOCX or PDF. Your draft is kept in this browser until you clear it.
How to Do Voice to Text in Three Steps
This is how to convert voice to text on a laptop, a Chromebook or a phone, with nothing to install.
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Choose a language
Pick the language and accent you speak. The list remembers your choice for next time, and you can search it by name in English or in the language itself.
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Allow the microphone and talk
Press the big microphone button and allow access. Speak naturally, say punctuation out loud, and press again to pause. The tool keeps listening through short pauses.
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Edit and save
Fix any word by clicking into the text, then copy it or download TXT, DOCX or PDF. For a recording, switch to the AI tab and get a full transcript instead.
Features of the EzTranscriber Speech to Text Tool
Built for writing by voice and for turning real recordings into clean text.
Live Speech to Text While You Talk
Live dictation uses the speech recognition built into your browser, the same engine that powers voice typing in Chrome, Edge and Safari. That makes it free voice recognition online with no account, simple speech recognition online that turns your voice into text: real-time transcription that types as fast as you speak, so you can live transcribe free whenever you need it. Words in grey are still being heard; they turn solid when the browser is sure. If the browser ends its listening session after a pause, the tool starts it again so long dictation keeps flowing, and Ctrl or Cmd plus Enter starts or stops it from the keyboard. Want the audio too? Switch on Keep a recording and the microphone is recorded while you dictate, ready to play, download or send to AI transcription later. Note that live speech to text sends the audio to the browser maker's speech service (Google in Chrome, Microsoft in Edge, Apple in Safari); it works in Chrome, Edge and Safari but not in Firefox, so use the AI mode there.
Try Live DictationSpoken Commands for Punctuation and Lines
Writing by voice only works if you can punctuate without touching the keyboard. Say comma, period or full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, new line or new paragraph and the tool inserts it in the right place, with a capital letter after every sentence. Say delete last word or scratch that to fix a slip, and stop listening to pause. The commands work in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese, and a help sheet lists them. It turns the page into a free online dictation pad you can use for emails, essays and notes.
See the CommandsRecord or Upload for an AI Transcript
Live dictation is perfect for writing, but a recorded lecture, interview or meeting needs more. Switch to Record and Transcribe, record in the browser or upload a file, and the AI writes the speech to text transcription with each speaker labelled and a timestamp on every line, in 99 languages. It is the voice to text AI option for audio you already have, and it works as a speech to text transcriber you can trust for long recordings: ai speech to text with a full voice to text transcription, ready to search, export or turn into key points and notes with AI Summary. Sign in to use it; new accounts get free credits. To capture a recording first, the online voice recorder is free.
Transcribe a RecordingMany Languages and Accents
Dictation supports 91 languages and regional accents, from English (US, UK, India, Australia) and Spanish (Spain, Mexico) to French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. It even does voice to text Bangla for Bengali speakers. The AI mode recognises 99 languages and can translate the transcript with the audio translator. The picker shows each language in its own script, so it is easy to find.
Choose a LanguageVoice to Text Example: Watch a Sentence Being Dictated
Press play to see how live dictation turns speech and spoken commands into finished text.
Dictation demo
A simulation of live dictation; no microphone needed
What you say
hi team comma new paragraph the launch moves to friday period please send your notes by thursday period can everyone confirm question mark new paragraph thanks comma maria
What appears18 words
Hi team,
The launch moves to friday. Please send your notes by thursday. Can everyone confirm?
Thanks, Maria
Live dictation in the tool uses your browser's speech recognition.Save as TXT, DOCX or PDF
Grey words are still being heard; black words are final. Spoken commands such as comma and new paragraph turn into punctuation and line breaks, and the first letter of each sentence is capitalised for you. Your own dictation in the tool above works the same way, and the result can be saved as voice to text PDF, DOCX or TXT.
Live Dictation vs AI Transcription vs Typing
Which way to convert speech to text fits your job? Here is how the two modes compare with plain typing.
| Live Dictation vs AI Transcription vs Typing | Live dictation | AI transcription | Typing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Writing by voice | Recordings and meetings | Short edits |
| Speed | As fast as you talk | Minutes per recording | About 40 words a minute |
| Speaker labels and timestamps | |||
| Spoken punctuation | Added automatically | Not needed | |
| Account needed | |||
| Cost | Free | Credits, free to start | Free |
Who Uses Dictation and Speech to Text
Anyone who would rather talk than type, and anyone with a recording to turn into words.
Writers and Bloggers
Get a first draft down at speaking speed and edit on screen, without stopping to type every sentence.
Professionals
Dictate emails and reports between calls, and turn recorded calls into notes with the meeting transcriber.
Accessibility
Write comfortably with wrist pain, limited mobility or dyslexia, and hear text read back with text to speech.
Note Takers
Capture ideas on the go. Recorded a voice memo on your phone? Turn it into text with voice memo to text.
Journalists
Dictate a story from your notes, and transcribe recorded interviews with speakers kept apart.
What People Say About Dictating With EzTranscriber
I write my weekly newsletter by talking now. Saying comma and new paragraph felt odd for a day, now it is faster than typing.
Megan Holt
Newsletter Writer
My wrists hurt after long days at the keyboard. Live dictation in the browser handles most of my emails and it never asks me to install anything.
Carlos Duarte
Software Developer
I dictate notes in Bengali and English on the same page. Switching the language takes one click.
Rahim Chowdhury
Graduate Student
For interviews I use the AI tab: record, transcribe, and both speakers are labelled with timestamps. Dictation for drafting, AI for recordings.
Elena Petrova
Freelance Journalist
Voice to Text FAQs
Answers about dictation, speech to text accuracy and privacy.
What is voice to text?
Also called speech to text or dictation, it turns spoken words into written text. EzTranscriber offers live dictation that types as you talk and AI transcription for recordings.
Is this voice to text free?
Live dictation is free voice to text with no account and no sign-up: speech to text free of charge, as long as your browser supports it. Looking for speech to text online free or free online speech to text with no sign-up? Live dictation is exactly that. AI transcription of recordings uses credits, and new accounts get free credits, so you can transcribe voice to text free for your first files. It also works as a free voice to text transcriber for a short recording, and new accounts can try free voice to text transcription right away.
How do I convert voice to text online?
Open this page, pick your language, press the microphone and speak. That is how to convert voice to text online in Chrome, Edge or Safari. For a recording, choose the AI tab, upload it and transcribe speech to text with speakers and timestamps. Prefer a voice to text converter online free of installs? This page is one.
Which browsers support live dictation?
Live speech to text online works in Chrome on desktop and Android, in Edge, and in Safari 14.1 or newer on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Firefox does not offer browser speech recognition, and Brave, Opera and Vivaldi often block it, so use the AI mode there or switch browsers for dictation.
Is my voice private?
Live dictation uses your browser's speech recognition, which sends the audio to the browser maker's speech service (Google, Microsoft or Apple) to turn it into text, so it is not processed on your device; EzTranscriber never receives the dictation audio. Recordings you choose to transcribe with AI are sent to our transcription provider and kept in your account.
Can I add punctuation by voice?
Yes. Say comma, period or full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, new line or new paragraph, and use delete last word or scratch that to undo a slip. Commands work in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese; in other languages, dictate the words and add punctuation by hand.
How accurate is speech to text?
With a clear voice and a decent microphone, browser dictation gets most words right, and you can fix the rest by hand as you go. When you want speech to text transcribe quality for a long file, use the AI mode: for noisy or long recordings it is more careful, adds speakers and timestamps, and gives a speech to text transcription free to try with starter credits.
How do I get better results when I dictate?
Speak at a steady pace in a quiet room, keep the microphone a few inches from your mouth and pause briefly before commands like new paragraph. A headset beats a laptop microphone. If a word comes out wrong, click it, fix it and keep talking; the next words go where your cursor is. For names and jargon, spell them once by hand and the rest of the page stays consistent.
Is there an online voice to text tool that records too?
Yes. Record voice to text in the AI tab: press Record, speak or play the meeting, stop, and transcribe. It turns a whole talk into text with speakers and timestamps, and it is also a handy way to convert voice to words for notes you will search later.
Can I save my dictation as a file?
Yes. Download it as TXT, DOCX or a voice to text PDF, or copy it into email or Google Docs. The draft also stays in this browser until you clear it.
Do I need an app that turns voice into text?
No. This is a speech to text website, so it works in the browser on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android and iPhone without an app. Think of it as a talk to text converter you open in a tab.
Can I record speech to text from a meeting?
Yes. Use the AI tab to record or upload the meeting, then convert talk to text with each speaker labelled. For full meeting workflows, see the meeting transcriber.
Which languages can I use?
Live dictation covers 91 languages and dialects, as far as your browser supports them. The AI mode transcribes 99 languages and can translate the result.
What if I have an audio file already?
Upload it in the AI tab, or use our audio to text converter for MP3, WAV, M4A and video files.
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