Dictate is a free online speech-to-text tool for turning spoken notes, meeting ideas, interviews, drafts, and voice memos into editable text. It uses Whisper speech recognition in the browser, supports manual language selection, and lets you choose between faster and more accurate transcription models.
The tool is designed for private, practical dictation: your transcript is autosaved locally in this browser, can be copied instantly, and can be downloaded as TXT or Markdown. Silence detection splits speech into chunks automatically so you can speak naturally without managing every transcription step by hand.
Dictate is a web-based, privacy-respecting alternative to Wispr Flow for people who want speech-to-text without being tied to a specific desktop app or operating system. Because it runs in the browser, it works across macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, and other modern systems, with transcription handled locally after the model is loaded.
Use Dictate when you need browser-based voice typing, multilingual transcription, quick speech notes, or a lightweight alternative to heavy dictation software. It is useful for writers drafting articles, students capturing study notes, founders recording product ideas, journalists preparing interview notes, and anyone who wants a fast voice-to-text workflow without installing a desktop application.
The dictation interface includes adjustable speech sensitivity and pause length controls, so it can work better in quiet rooms, offices, or noisier environments. The language picker sends an explicit language setting to Whisper, which avoids the browser model defaulting silently to English when you are dictating in another language.
Because transcripts remain editable, Dictate also works as a lightweight speech note editor. You can dictate a paragraph, correct it immediately, continue speaking, then copy the final text into email, documents, CMS editors, chat tools, or project notes. TXT and Markdown export make it easier to archive longer dictation sessions.