Speech to Text AI & Voice Typing

Browser voice typing writes into whichever field has focus and stops when that field loses it, so a long dictation is vulnerable to a pause, a tab switch, or a refresh. Speech to Text AI works from a saved recording, so the audio persists and can be transcribed again, reviewed, or exported after the page has been closed.

Speech to Text AI accepts MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, WMA, OGG, and common video containers, whether the file comes from a phone, a recorder, or a desktop. A link to a recording that already sits online works as well. No conversion step is required before the file is submitted for transcription.

Yes. Sentences are punctuated and grouped into paragraphs rather than returned as one unbroken block, so a draft can be read and edited without a first formatting pass. Punctuation around names, numbers, and quoted speech still deserves a look, since a spoken aside can be punctuated more than one way.

A single file can hold up to three hours of speech and up to 100MB, which is far more than a normal memo or letter. Very long recordings are easier to manage when split by section, because correcting a chapter at a time keeps the editor responsive and matches the way a document is written.

It is a draft, not a finished piece. Names, numbers, and technical terms usually need a pass, and spoken filler often reads badly on the page. The value is that the first draft exists: editing a transcript is faster than typing from a playback, and the timestamps make any uncertain phrase easy to check.

Yes, and that is often the point. A memo recorded months ago, a dictated letter saved on a phone, or an interview captured on a handheld recorder can be uploaded as it is. Nothing is tied to a microphone staying connected, so the recording matters more than the device that made it.

Both affect accuracy. A recognizer trained on many accents usually copes with a clear speaker, but a heavy background, a fan, or a phone held away from the mouth adds errors. Recording close to the microphone and in a quiet room remains the cheapest improvement available before any upload.

No account is needed to run a first file. Signing in keeps transcripts available across sessions and raises the daily allowance, which matters for someone who drafts by voice every day rather than occasionally. The recording is not kept by Dictawave after the job finishes.