How do I convert speech to text online for free?

Open the page, press the Speak button and start dictating. Recognised words appear in the field straight away. It works without sign-up and free of charge in Chrome, Edge, Safari and on Android.

Do I need to install any software?

No. This is an online pad that runs in a browser tab on any computer or phone. Desktop dictation programs need installing and are often paid.

Can I dictate punctuation by voice?

Yes. Say period, comma, question mark, new line or new paragraph and the symbol is inserted, with the next sentence capitalised automatically.

Is there a time or character limit?

No. There is no limit on length, characters or number of sessions, and no account is required.

Where does my voice go?

Live dictation uses the speech recognition built into your browser (Web Speech API), which sends audio to the browser vendor — Google in the case of Chrome. For confidential material use the private audio upload instead: those files are transcribed on our own servers in Russia and are not sent to third-party services.

How do I transcribe an existing audio file?

Use the separate Audio to text page: the file is processed by our own speech-to-text farm and deleted after processing. Full call and meeting transcription with speaker separation is a separate paid service.

Free · no sign-up · nothing to install

Free speech to text online — voice typing in your browser

Speak — get ready text. Punctuation is dictated by voice, capitals are placed for you, the draft is never lost, and what you dictated can be cleaned up by AI right on this page. Everything runs in the browser: there is nothing to download.

0 words · 0 characters ✔ draft saved

Your browser does not support speech recognition (Web Speech API). Open this page in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or on Android — or use audio file transcription instead.

Speech comes out without punctuation or paragraphs. AI returns three ready versions: clean, business, key points. Runs on our own servers.

How to convert speech to text

This voice pad turns your speech into ready text right in the browser. It fits the moment when you need to dictate text by voice — a note, an email, a post, a first draft — and typing would be slow or awkward, especially on a phone.

Three steps

Choose a language and press “🎤 Speak”, then allow microphone access.
Dictate. Interim words are shown in grey, recognised text goes into the field. Say punctuation out loud: “period”, “comma”, “new paragraph”.
Press “🪄 Improve with AI”, pick a version — then copy it or download a .txt. Your draft is saved automatically.

🎙 Voice commands for punctuation

period → .

comma → ,

question mark → ?

exclamation mark → !

colon → :

semicolon → ;

dash → —

quote / unquote → “…”

open / close bracket → ( )

new line → line break

new paragraph → paragraph

Capitals are placed automatically at the start of the text and after “.”, “!”, “?”. Voice punctuation works for English and Russian; other languages are recognised but punctuation commands are not translated yet.

What people use it for

Dictating notes and messages, typing by voice on a phone, first drafts of emails and articles, turning your own voice memos into text, writing up a meeting while it is still fresh. For files you already have, use audio to text.

Online pad or a dictation program

Half of the results for “dictation software” are Windows programs you have to download and often pay for. Here is the honest difference so you can choose with open eyes.

What matters	This voice pad	Desktop program
Installation	None — open a tab and speak	Download, install, update
Price	Free, no limits, no account	Often a subscription or a minute cap
Phone	Works in the browser on Android and iPhone	Usually Windows or macOS only
Voice punctuation	Yes, English and Russian	Depends on the program
Cleaning up the transcript	AI on the page — three versions of the text	Usually none, you edit by hand
Works offline	Needs an internet connection	Has an offline mode
Privacy of your speech	Live dictation goes through the browser’s recogniser; for sensitive material use file upload to our own servers	Local programs process audio on your machine

Already have an audio file? processed on our own servers

A voice memo, a lecture, an interview, a message from a messenger — that is a different job, and it has its own page. The file is transcribed on our own speech-to-text farm in Russia: it is not passed to third-party cloud services and is deleted after processing.

Audio to text — upload a file →

Need whole calls and meetings transcribed?

This service is for quick personal dictation. When the job is bigger — transcribing recorded calls and negotiations with speaker separation, speech analytics and summaries — we have paid AI services for that. Everything runs on our own hardware: client audio never goes to external clouds.

Transcription and call analysis →

Also: speech analytics for calls · AI adoption for business · all SmittMediaGroup services.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert speech to text online for free?: Press “Speak” and dictate — recognised words appear in the field immediately. No sign-up, free, in Chrome, Edge, Safari and on Android.
Do I need to install anything?: No, this is an online pad: it runs in a browser tab on a computer or a phone. A comparison with desktop programs is in the table above.
Can I dictate punctuation by voice?: Yes: “period”, “comma”, “question mark”, “new line”, “new paragraph”. The next sentence is capitalised for you.
Is there a time or character limit?: No. Dictate as long as you need, the number of sessions is not limited, and no account is required.
What does “Improve with AI” do?: It sends what you dictated to our model and returns three versions: a clean one (punctuation, paragraphs, no filler words), a business one and key points. Pick one and it goes into the field. If the model is busy, the clean-up is done by rules on the server, so the button always works.
Where does my voice go?: Live dictation uses your browser’s speech recognition — in Chrome the audio is processed by Google. For confidential material use file upload, which runs on our own servers.
How do I transcribe a whole recorded call?: That is a separate paid service with speaker separation and speech analytics — see transcription.

Get in touch

A question about the service, or interested in call transcription for your business? Write to us — we reply by email.

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Privacy and data processing

Live dictation (the “Speak” button). It works through the speech recognition built into your browser (Web Speech API). The audio is therefore sent to your browser vendor’s recognition service — Google in the case of Chrome. We neither receive nor store that audio. The text stays in your browser; the draft is saved locally (localStorage) and is not sent to our server. For confidential information use the private file upload.

AI text clean-up. When you press “Improve with AI”, the contents of the field are sent to our server and processed by a model hosted on servers in Russia. The text is used only to produce the versions shown to you; it is not published and not passed to third parties.

Private audio transcription. An uploaded file is sent to our speech-to-text farm hosted on servers in Russia and is not passed to foreign services. The source audio and the result are deleted after processing.

Personal data. The data controller is a sole proprietor (Individual Entrepreneur), TIN 381259266658 (SmittMediaGroup), Irkutsk, Russia. By sending the contact form or uploading audio you consent to the processing of the data you provide (name, email address, the contents of the message or file) for the purpose of answering your request and providing the service, in accordance with Russian Federal Law 152-FZ. Data is processed and stored in Russia. You can withdraw your consent through the contact form above.

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