Live Dictation
Speak into your mic and watch text appear in real time. Copy or download when you're done — no upload, no waiting for email.
Your live transcript will appear here. Click Start Dictating and begin speaking.
Allow microphone access when prompted. Choose your language before you start — it can’t be changed while dictating.
How to use Live Dictation
Live Dictation uses your browser’s Web Speech API. Nothing is uploaded to our transcription queue — text appears on the page as you speak.
- 1Select your language before starting.
- 2Click Start Dictating and allow microphone access.
- 3Speak clearly; text appears live on the page.
- 4Copy or download your transcript when finished.
Supported formats
Privacy
CodesOrbit does not store your microphone audio for this tool. Speech may be processed by your browser vendor’s speech service (for example Google in Chromium).
Frequently asked questions
Your browser’s Web Speech API listens to your microphone and converts speech to text in real time. Text appears instantly on this page.
Chrome and Edge work best. Safari and Firefox have limited or no support for continuous speech recognition.
Audio is handled by your browser’s speech engine. CodesOrbit does not store mic audio or create a transcription job for this tool.
No. Grant microphone permission and start dictating immediately in a supported browser.
Yes. Copy from the live transcript area on the page whenever you need.
It depends on your browser’s speech engine. Many implementations need a network connection.