Speech to Text – Voice Notes (Online & Offline)

Dictate text online or offline with speech recognition and on-device transcription.

Voice Notes lets you dictate into text fields and editors on websites in Chrome. Click the floating microphone, speak, and your words appear where you are typing. Use Online mode for browser speech recognition, or Offline mode to process speech on your device with the built-in Cactus Whistle model. Offline dictation works without an internet connection. The first time you use Offline mode, Chrome loads the 16.9 MB speech model. Features - Dictate into the selected text field or editor on websites - Online speech recognition with automatic offline fallback - Private, on-device offline dictation with Cactus Whistle - Floating microphone you can move or turn off - Choose to see words appear as you speak or after you stop - Dictate in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, or Polish - Adjust your language and dictation preferences in the popup or settings To get started, open a webpage, click in a text field, allow microphone access if Chrome asks, then click the floating microphone and speak.