Voice to Text — Free Live Transcription
Speak and watch your words appear in real time. Uses the Web Speech API built into Chrome, Edge, and Safari — pick from 16+ languages, see in-progress phrases dimmed until they finalize, then copy the transcript or download it as a TXT file, with optional timestamps.
Your transcript never touches our servers — it lives only on this page until you copy or download it. Speech recognition runs on your browser's built-in engine (Chrome routes audio through its vendor's speech service; recent Safari versions can recognize on-device).
How to transcribe speech to text in your browser
- Pick your language. Choose from 16+ locales — English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic, and more. You can switch mid-session.
- Start and allow the mic. Click Start transcribing and grant microphone permission when the browser asks.
- Speak naturally. In-progress phrases appear dimmed and italic; once the engine is confident, they turn into final transcript paragraphs with a timestamp.
- Copy or download. Stop anytime — the transcript stays. Toggle timestamps, then Copy to clipboard or download as a .txt file.
Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work in every browser?
It needs the Web Speech API: Chrome, Edge, and Safari support it; Firefox currently does not. On unsupported browsers the page explains this and recommends Chrome or Safari.
Is my voice sent anywhere?
Your transcript stays on this page — orangebot.ai never receives your audio or text. Recognition itself is performed by your browser's built-in speech engine; in Chrome that engine processes audio on Google's speech servers, while newer Safari versions can recognize on-device.
Does it add punctuation?
Sometimes. Chrome adds automatic punctuation for English and a few other languages; most locales come back unpunctuated, so expect to add periods and commas while editing.
Why does transcription pause after silence?
Browsers end a recognition session after a stretch of silence. This tool restarts it automatically so dictation feels continuous — your previous text is always kept.
Can I transcribe an audio or video file?
No — the Web Speech API only listens to the live microphone. Play the file out loud near your mic as a workaround, or use a dedicated file-transcription service for accuracy.
How accurate is it?
Very usable for clear speech in a quiet room — typically 90%+ for major languages. Accents, background noise, and technical vocabulary lower accuracy; a good microphone helps more than anything.