How it works
Speech to Text — Live transcribe speech to text using your microphone. All processing happens in your browser — no upload, no signup, no email required. Free forever.
Frequently asked questions
Which browsers support this?
Chrome, Edge and most Chromium-based browsers (Brave, Opera). Safari supports it on macOS but with limitations. Firefox does not currently expose the Web Speech API.
Where does recognition happen?
Browser implementations typically send audio to a cloud service (e.g. Google's) for transcription. The transcript comes back to your browser; we never see it. If you need fully on-device, look for tools using whisper.cpp.
Can it transcribe multiple speakers or noisy audio?
Web Speech API is optimised for a single speaker in a quiet environment. For multi-speaker diarisation or messy audio, dedicated tools work much better.