About Speech To Text Converter
Browser-based speech recognition that transcribes your voice into editable text in real time. Built on the Web Speech API, it supports 20 languages—including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Hindi—with configurable continuous mode and interim results. Sessions are saved to localStorage (up to 10), each tagged with language, duration, and word count. Output can be copied, downloaded as a .txt file, or played back through the browser’s speech synthesis engine.
- Uses the Web Speech API (SpeechRecognition / webkitSpeechRecognition) — works in Chrome, Edge, and Safari
- Continuous mode keeps the microphone open for long-form dictation; toggle off for single-phrase recognition
- Interim results display unfinished transcription fragments in real time before they’re finalized
- Session history persists in localStorage with timestamp, language code, duration, and word count
- Built-in playback via SpeechSynthesisUtterance reads the transcript back in the selected language
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which browsers support speech-to-text?
- Chrome and Edge have the best support through both the standard SpeechRecognition API and the webkit prefix. Safari works but with some limitations. Firefox does not support the Web Speech API for recognition.
- Is my audio sent to a server?
- The Web Speech API in Chrome routes audio through Google’s servers for recognition. There is no local-only option in the browser. If privacy is critical, use a dedicated offline transcription tool instead.
- What does continuous mode do?
- When enabled, the recognizer stays active after processing a result instead of automatically stopping. This is essential for dictation—without it, the microphone shuts off after each pause in speech.
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