# Speechnotes review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Free online dictation notepad with a voice-typing extension Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Speechnotes is a speech-to-text notepad that runs in the Chrome browser, with a companion Chrome extension for dictating into text boxes on other sites and an Android app. A separate pay-per-minute service transcribes uploaded audio and video files. - **Category:** Voice Dictation - **Made by:** Speechnotes - **Website:** https://speechnotes.co - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't use Chrome, as the notepad works there only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Speechnotes has a free plan, and paid plans start at $1.9 per month, paid once for a year with no auto-renewal. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Online dictation notepad and the voice-typing Chrome extension, with unlimited dictation, editing and ads. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Dictation - Free | $0 | Online dictation notepad and voice-typing Chrome extension, supported by ads. | | Dictation - Premium | $1.9 per month, billed once for 1 year, no auto-renewal | No ads, commercial use, extra security and developer support. | | Transcription | $0.1 per minute, pay as you go | File transcription with timestamps, captions export, API, webhooks and Zapier. | Read from https://speechnotes.co/#pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Speechnotes before buying. ## Key features - **Dictation notepad:** A browser notepad for speaking notes, with spoken commands for punctuation and new lines, auto-save and export to .txt, .doc or Google Drive. - **Voice typing extension:** A Chrome extension that dictates into forms and text boxes across the web, Gmail included. - **File transcription:** Uploaded recordings and YouTube links are transcribed with timestamps, and captions can be exported as .srt files. - **API, webhooks and Zapier:** The transcription service accepts files by POST request and sends results to your server, and connects to Zapier. - **Android app:** A notepad app for Android that uses the same voice-driven note-taking approach. ## Good for - People who want free dictation in a browser with no install or sign-up - Occasional transcription of recordings billed per minute instead of a subscription - Writers and students dictating notes in Chrome ## Worth knowing - The dictation notepad works in Chrome only, according to the vendor. - Premium is paid once for a year and must be renewed by hand; it does not renew by itself. - The iOS app, TextHear, is a sister app with its own pricing and is aimed at people with hearing impairment. - File transcription is a separate pay-as-you-go service; speaker labeling is stated for English. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Speechnotes is a free online notepad that types what you say, with a Chrome extension and an Android app. The dictation works in Chrome only, file transcription is a separate pay-per-minute service, and the free version shows ads. - **Value for money: A.** Premium is $1.90 a month, billed once for a year, which is under 60% of the category's cheapest quarter. It doesn't auto-renew. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The dictation notepad and voice-typing extension are free with unlimited dictation. The cost is ads. - **Features: C.** Dictation notepad, voice-typing extension, Android app, API, webhooks and Zapier, but the dictation works only in Chrome and file transcription is a separate paid service. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. Open the page and talk, with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, Chrome extension and Android, with Google Drive, Gmail and Zapier. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Speechnotes'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 - Speechnotes's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 3. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 25 of 42) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $1.90 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 0 of the 21 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 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.** To replace Speechnotes you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade. It costs $22.80 a year. - You could make: Notes: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: A real app for Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Zapier and Gmail among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Drive, Zapier, Gmail **Tags:** Dictation, Transcription, Notes, Public API ## Alternatives - [SpeechTexter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechtexter): Free online voice typing in the browser with custom voice commands. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/speechnotes-vs-speechtexter) - [TalkTyper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talktyper): Free in-browser speech-to-text page for dictating short passages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/speechnotes-vs-talktyper) - [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/speechnotes-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/speechnotes-vs-voice-notebook) - [Letterly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/letterly): Voice notes and dictation that rewrite speech into finished text. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/letterly-vs-speechnotes) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://speechnotes.co/#pricing - https://speechnotes.co/ - https://speechnotes.co/upgrade/ - https://speechnotes.co/dictate/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechnotes Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).