# Dictation.io review (2026): is it any good? > Free browser dictation tool built on Google speech recognition Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Dictation.io is a web page for typing with your voice in Google Chrome. It relies on Google's speech recognition engine, supports dozens of languages, and keeps your notes in the browser's local storage unless you choose to publish them. - **Category:** Voice Dictation - **Made by:** Digital Inspiration - **Website:** https://dictation.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to dictate into other apps, since it only types into its own page. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Dictation.io is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The vendor describes Dictation as a free online speech recognition tool; no paid plan is listed. | Read from https://dictation.io/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dictation.io before buying. ## Key features - **Real-time dictation:** Speech is converted to text as you talk, ready to edit in the page, using Google's speech recognition engine. - **Many languages:** The languages page lists dozens of supported languages, including English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese and Korean. - **Voice commands:** Say a command to add a new line, punctuation or a smiley, with command lists published per language. - **Local storage:** Text is stored in your browser, and the site says nothing is uploaded other than the speech sent to Google for recognition. - **Optional publishing:** A Publish button posts your text as a GitHub Gist with a secret URL that anyone who has the link can open. ## Good for - Quick dictation of emails or short documents in Chrome - People who want a free tool with nothing to install - Dictating in languages that Google's recognizer supports ## Worth knowing - Needs Google Chrome on Windows, Mac or Linux; the FAQ says it is not compatible with iPhone or iPad. - It does not work offline, because speech recognition happens on Google's servers. - Only one browser tab can use speech recognition at a time. - It is a single dictation page, with no apps, file transcription or account features. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Dictation.io is a free web page that turns speech into text in Chrome, with voice commands and many languages. It's one page: it needs the internet, only one tab can listen at a time, and it doesn't work on iPhone or iPad. - **Value for money: A.** Free, with no paid plan on record, so nothing to pay for. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole thing is free and no cap is listed. - **Features: C.** Real-time dictation, many languages and voice commands, but it's a single dictation page with no apps, no file transcription and no account features. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. Open the page and talk, with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, and it needs Google Chrome on Windows, Mac or Linux. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dictation.io's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among voice dictation apps - Dictation.io's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 31 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 25 of 42) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Dictation.io has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/voice-dictation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Dictation.io is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 31 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade. - You could make: Notes: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Dictation, Notes ## Alternatives - [SpeechTexter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechtexter): Free online voice typing in the browser with custom voice commands. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dictationio-vs-speechtexter) - [TalkTyper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talktyper): Free in-browser speech-to-text page for dictating short passages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dictationio-vs-talktyper) - [Speechnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechnotes): Free online dictation notepad with a voice-typing extension. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dictationio-vs-speechnotes) - [Voice In](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voice-in): Speech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dictationio-vs-voice-in) - [Voice Notebook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voice-notebook): Browser speech-to-text with audio file transcription and phone apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dictationio-vs-voice-notebook) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://dictation.io/ - https://dictation.io/help - https://dictation.io/commands Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/dictationio Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).