Dictation.io is a browser-based speech-to-text editor operated by Digital Inspiration in India. Users speak into the microphone in Google Chrome and the page transcribes the speech into text in real time, in more than 80 languages including English, Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Chinese. Voice commands control formatting: saying new line inserts a paragraph break, and punctuation marks and smileys can be added by voice.
The recognition itself is not built by the site. It uses Google’s speech recognition in Chrome, so accuracy, language coverage and speed are Google’s, and the value of Dictation.io is a clean editor, command handling and no signup. The site says text is stored locally in the browser and no data is uploaded anywhere; that describes the site, and Chrome’s speech recognition has traditionally sent audio to Google’s servers for processing, so avoid dictating anything confidential without checking how your browser handles it.
It is free with no pricing shown, and works only in Chrome on Windows, Mac or Linux with an internet connection. The pages reviewed mention no speaker labels, timestamps or audio-file transcription, so it suits drafting emails and notes by voice; for meeting transcripts or interviews, a dedicated transcription tool is a better fit.
