Dictate speech into text instantly in your browser. Speak into your microphone for live transcription with word counts, then copy or download the result.
Technical Specifications
Recognition engine and transcription rules used for every session.
| Specification |
Details |
| Recognition engine |
Web Speech API (SpeechRecognition) with continuous mode and interim results |
| Browser support |
Chrome and Edge (full support); Safari and Firefox have partial or no support and show a clear message |
| Languages |
9 locales: en-US, en-GB, es-ES, fr-FR, de-DE, hi-IN, ar-SA, zh-CN, pt-BR |
| Transcript layers |
Live interim words in grey plus locked-in final segments in black with running word counts |
| Auto-capitalisation |
Optional sentence-start capitals after . ! and ? - applied to stored text when enabled |
| Requirements |
Secure https page, microphone permission granted, working microphone, low background noise |
| Processing location |
Your browser's built-in recognition service handles audio; TinyToolzz servers receive nothing |
| Export |
Copy transcript to clipboard, copy any recent transcription, or download a plain-text file |
| Usage limit |
None - transcribe unlimited speech for free, no signup required |
Understanding Speech to Text
Speech recognition converts sound waves into words in three stages: the microphone captures audio, the engine matches sound patterns against its language model, and the best-guess words stream back as text. Interim results arrive in milliseconds and may change; final results arrive a moment later and stay put. That two-layer flow is why you see grey words firm up into black ones.
Getting accurate transcripts
Accuracy starts with setup: a quiet room, a headset or close microphone, the matching language locale, and steady, natural pacing. Speak punctuation words aloud - saying period or new paragraph is how dictated text gains structure, since the engine does not invent marks by itself. Short sessions of a few minutes beat marathon recordings for both accuracy and editing.
Everyday uses
Dictate messages and emails hands-free, capture meeting notes without typing, draft articles by talking them out, or help sore wrists rest during long writing days. Students dictate essay outlines, shoppers dictate lists, and writers capture ideas before they fade. To go the other way - hearing text read back - use the Text to Speech reader.
Honest limitations
Recognition needs Chrome or Edge over https with microphone permission; Safari and Firefox support is limited, and the tool says so plainly instead of failing silently. Heavy accents, overlapping voices, and loud rooms lower accuracy, and vendor engines cap continuous sessions, so very long dictations may pause and need a restart. Finally, transcription is recognition, not understanding: always re-read important text before sending it.
Privacy and Client-Side Honesty
Privacy Guarantee: TinyToolzz never receives your audio or text. Transcripts stay in your tab's memory and are discarded when you close the page or click Clear.
Unlike every other tool in this collection, speech recognition is not fully on-device: Chrome and Edge transcribe through their vendor speech service, so audio passes through that service under its own privacy policy. What we can promise is our side of the line - this page sends nothing to TinyToolzz servers, stores nothing, and logs nothing.
If your dictation is sensitive, prefer a fully offline transcription app instead. For ordinary notes, lists, and drafts, this tool keeps your words between you and your browser's built-in engine.