On an Android device, start by enabling "Google Voice Typing" in settings, then just tap the microphone in Word, or "Pages" for iPhones.
To use the one we liked best, search for "Voice Dictation in Chrome," and when it comes up, just click "add to Chrome." To use it, click its icon in the upper right of your screen.Ī few other ways: If you own an iPad or Android tablet, try voice typing in Microsoft Word, a free download. Even Open Office, nearly identical to Microsoft Office, is a free extension. The Chrome web store, by the way, has oodles of free extensions in the form of games, productivity tools, graphics, spreadsheets, etc. We liked the Chrome extension, Voice Dictation. By the way, Cortana, the built-in voice assistant, doesn't do dictation, just web searches and other simple queries.Īnother alternative is those free programs called "extensions" that can be installed in your web browser. In Windows 10, it was a total failure, sputtering the same words over and over, like it was having a dictionary fit. (Go to "Settings" and type "speech recognition.") It worked OK but not great. We first tried theirs on a Windows 8 machine. Give it a try yourself and decide if you want to use it more often.You might wonder why we even considered paying $60 for Dragon when Windows has speech recognition built in. Regardless of your intended purpose, speech to text software can spare your wrists and save you a lot of time. It easily translates speech into text, but the high price point might be prohibitive for heavy users. If you prefer to speak into a recording device and transcribe the text later, then Transcribe is the best pick. While pricey, it’s one of the most customizable and flexible tools on the market. On the other hand, if you want to write a book and you intend to heavily use speech to text, then Dragon NaturallySpeaking is a great option. If you only use voice transcription from time to time, then the default tools available in Windows 10 or with Otter will do just fine. Watching your words appear on screen is interesting and allows you to be much more productive while also sparing your wrists. If you spend a lot of time at the computer and you feel the strain in your wrists, give dictation a try. Two price tiers: self transcription at $20 per year, or automatic transcription at $6 per hour.Link a foot pedal to start and stop audio.Use the built-in text expander for common phrases.Transcribe audio into text in real-time.Uploaded recorded audio clips to transcribe them.
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