Dictation.io
Free web page for voice typing in Google Chrome that uses Google speech recognition and keeps notes in the browser.
YOUR DEVICE
The vendor says no:
“No. Dictation relies on the Google speech recognition engine that transcribes your speech to text in the cloud.”
dictation.io, checked 28 Sep 2026
The cloudVendor says audio goes to its servers or a cloud.
THE CLOUD
“It only sends the speech to Google servers via Chrome over HTTPS (secure) for speech recognition and outputs the transcribed text in your browser.”
dictation.io, checked 28 Sep 2026
- Price
- No price published
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Trial
- Not stated
- Platforms
- Web, Android
- Use
- Dictation
- Works offline
- Not stated
- Status
- Operating
- Checked
- 28 Sep 2026
Price as shown on the vendor site, 28 Sep 2026.
Features, in their words
- Voice commands
Add punctuation, new lines and smileys by voice.
You can add new paragraphs, punctuation marks, smileys and other special characters using simple voice commands.
- Local note storage
Text is kept in the browser unless you publish it.
Dictation, by default, saves everything in your browser and no data is saved online.
- Publish to Gist
Optional publish button posts the note as a secret GitHub Gist.
The online note is published on Gist from Github with a secret URL that can only be accessed by people who know the URL.
Not verified
pricing (no price or free statement found on the pages checked)
free_plan
privacy policy page (dictation.io/privacy returned 404)
free_plan
privacy policy page (dictation.io/privacy returned 404)
Sources
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