Dictation.io
Use the magic of speech recognition to write emails and documents in Google Chrome. Dictation accurately transcribes your speech to text in real time. You can add paragraphs, punctuation marks, and even smileys using voice commands. Dictation can recognize and transcribe popular languages including English, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, and many more. You can add new paragraphs, punctuation marks, smileys and other special characters using simple voice commands. For instance, say "New line" to move the cursor to the next list or say "Smiling Face" to insert :-) smiley. Dictation uses Google Speech Recognition to transcribe your spoken words into text. It stores the converted text in your browser locally and no data is uploaded anywhere. Learn more. Dictation lets you write text in any language by voice alone, without needing a keyboard or mouse.
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Voicy
Voicy is AI dictation that types for you in any app. Press your shortcut, speak naturally, and clean, punctuated text appears wherever your cursor is: Gmail, Slack, Word, Google Docs, Notion, WhatsApp, ChatGPT, Claude and 20,000+ other apps and websites.
Voicy runs on Mac, Windows and Linux desktop apps, iPhone and Android keyboard apps, and a Chrome extension. One account covers unlimited personal devices.
It adds automatic punctuation and grammar, an AI writing assistant that turns spoken thoughts into polished emails and documents, and over 99% accuracy in 50+ languages.
Voicy is private by default. Nobody can read your transcripts or listen to your recordings, nothing is stored on our servers, and recordings are never used to train AI. Offline mode on Mac, Windows and Linux transcribes on your computer with no internet, in 25 European languages.
Start with a 30-minute free trial, no credit card required.
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Speakmac
Speakmac is a private, on-device voice typing app that lets users talk instead of type in any application. Hold or trigger the dictation shortcut, speak naturally, and the app transcribes locally, placing text into the active window in under half a second without sending audio to the cloud. Speakmac automatically handles commas, periods, capitalization, and other grammar details, so casual speech arrives as clean, readable text. It is designed to work anywhere there is a blinking cursor, including browsers, editors, chat apps, documents, email, AI tools, and productivity software. The app supports more than 100 languages and adapts to different accents, with examples including English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Finnish, and many others. Speakmac runs as a lightweight native background application rather than an Electron or web wrapper, keeping memory use low and the experience responsive.
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VoiceType
VoiceType is an AI-powered Chrome extension that transforms brief voice prompts into complete, professional emails. Unlike traditional dictation tools, VoiceType allows users to describe their intent conversationally, and it generates the entire email instantly. The extension integrates seamlessly with Gmail, activating when composing or replying to emails. Users simply click the VoiceType icon, speak their message, and the AI crafts a polished email, ensuring grammatical accuracy and appropriate tone. VoiceType's advanced natural language processing enables it to understand context, making it adept at generating replies tailored to ongoing email threads. This feature is particularly beneficial for professionals seeking to enhance productivity, non-native English speakers aiming for clarity, and individuals with writing challenges such as dyslexia.
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