# Voice Writer review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Dictation that rewrites speech into clean text, in browser or on Mac Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Voice Writer is a dictation tool that transcribes speech and then corrects the grammar of the result with an AI model. It runs as a web app and a Chrome extension, and a separate free Mac app does the same work on the device with no account. The web version has a free tier and a paid Pro plan. - **Category:** Voice Dictation - **Made by:** Efficient NLP - **Website:** https://voicewriter.io - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension, macOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to dictate in languages other than English on the free plan. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Voice Writer has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month, or $80 per year billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Basic AI grammar correction, the browser's built-in speech recognition, English only. The Mac app is free. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of Pro. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Basic AI grammar correction with the browser's built-in speech recognition, English only. | | Pro | $10 per month, billed monthly ($80 per year billed annually) | Adds premium speech recognition, 20+ languages, customizable grammar correction and one-click tone changes. | Read from https://voicewriter.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Voice Writer before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual Pro billing at $80** (Annual discount): Pro is $10 a month, or $80 a year if billed annually. Source: https://voicewriter.io ## Key features - **Grammar correction while you speak:** Speech is transcribed live and an AI model turns the rough wording into cleaner sentences. - **Adaptive style:** The home page says it learns a writing tone from examples, and Pro lets you adjust tone with a click. - **Chrome extension:** The extension dictates into Gmail, Docs, Notion and other websites. - **On-device Mac app:** A free Mac app dictates into any Mac app with speech recognition and grammar correction running locally, with no account. - **Multiple languages:** The home page says 30+ languages are supported; the Pro plan lists 20+, and the free tier is English only. - **Microphone only while you speak:** The site says the mic runs only while you are speaking and the app is open. ## Good for - Writing emails and posts by voice with polished wording - Mac users who want private, offline dictation at no cost ## Worth knowing - The web app sends audio to the cloud, and the site says data may be used to improve model accuracy. - The Mac app needs an Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 13 or later, is English only, and downloads about 3.5 GB of models on first launch. - No Windows, Linux, iOS or Android app is listed; the web app is the route on those systems. - Pro speech recognition, extra languages and tone controls are paid. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Voice Writer types what you say and corrects the grammar as it goes, in the browser, a Chrome extension and an Apple Silicon Mac app. The free plan is English only and uses the browser's own recognition, and the web app sends audio to the cloud. - **Value for money: B.** Pro is $80 a year on yearly billing, about $6.67 a month, inside the category's cheapest quarter. Monthly it's $10. - **Free plan and trial: B.** A free plan with basic grammar correction in English, plus a free Mac app. A 14-day trial of Pro is offered. - **Features: C.** Grammar correction, adaptive style and on-device Mac dictation, but Pro speech recognition, extra languages and tone controls are paid. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. The Mac app downloads about 3.5 GB of models on first launch. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, Chrome extension and Mac, with Gmail, Google Docs and Notion. No Windows or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Voice Writer'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 - Voice Writer's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 14 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 27 of 42) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $6.67 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 6 of the 21 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/voice-dictation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Voice Writer 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 costs $80 a year. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. - You could not: Grammar checking as you type, wherever you type. - You could not: A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Gmail, Google Docs, Notion **Tags:** Dictation, AI features, Grammar & style, Works offline ## Alternatives - [Wispr Flow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wispr-flow): Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/voice-writer-vs-wispr-flow) - [SpeechTexter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechtexter): Free online voice typing in the browser with custom voice commands. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/speechtexter-vs-voice-writer) - [TalkTyper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talktyper): Free in-browser speech-to-text page for dictating short passages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/talktyper-vs-voice-writer) - [Letterly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/letterly): Voice notes and dictation that rewrite speech into finished text. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/letterly-vs-voice-writer) - [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/voice-in-vs-voice-writer) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://voicewriter.io - https://voicewriter.io/desktop - https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/voice-writer/bmnkehnhllihccfbhinbjpolponlnfbl Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/voice-writer Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).