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Built-in dictation
Dictation that comes with an operating system, a browser or an office suite. We track 13 of them: each one researched on its maker's own pages, with every figure read from an official source and linked to where it came from.
3of 13
run on Mac
4of 13
run on Windows
3of 13
on iPhone or iPad
4of 13
on Android
1of 13
say speech stays on the device
1of 13
are discontinued
Counted from the 13 entries below, as each maker's own pages list them.
| App | Works offline | Speech processed on the device | Types into any app | Rewrites or formats with AI | Voice commands for editing | Recordings can train the maker's models | Keeps audio on the maker's servers | A month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows voice typing | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · |
| Apple Dictation on Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | Yes | · | Yes | · |
| Google Docs voice typing | · | · | No | · | Yes | · | · | · |
Yes or no as each maker's own pages state it; a dot means the pages do not say. Every cell opens the sentence it comes from.
All 13
- Windows voice typing
Microsoft · Windows
The dictation feature built into Windows that types spoken words into any text box, started with the Windows key plus H.
- Apple Dictation on Mac
Apple · Mac
The dictation feature built into macOS that types what you say anywhere you can type on a Mac.
The classic speech recognition and dictation feature of Windows, replaced by Voice Access on current Windows versions.
- Google Docs voice typing
Google · Chrome
A tool in Google Docs and Google Slides speaker notes that types what you say in the browser.
- Apple Dictation on iPhone and iPad
Apple · iPhone, iPad
The dictation feature built into iOS and iPadOS that types what you say wherever the keyboard appears.
- Voice Control on Mac
Apple · Mac
An accessibility feature of macOS that lets you control the Mac and dictate and edit text entirely with your voice.
- Android Voice Access
Google · Android
An accessibility service for Android that lets you control the phone and dictate text with spoken commands.
- Samsung voice input
Samsung Electronics · Android
The voice input option of the Samsung Keyboard on Galaxy phones and tablets that turns speech into text.
- Windows Voice Access
Microsoft · Windows
An accessibility feature of recent Windows versions that lets you control the PC and write text with your voice.
- ChromeOS dictation
Google
A setting in ChromeOS that lets you speak to type text into most fields on a Chromebook.
- Google voice typing on Android
Google · Android
The voice typing feature of Google's keyboard and Android that turns speech into text in any app on an Android phone or tablet.
- Microsoft 365 Dictate (Word)
Microsoft · Windows, Mac, Web, iPhone, iPad
The Dictate button in Word, Outlook, OneNote and PowerPoint that turns speech into text using an online speech service.
- Voice Control on iPhone and iPad
Apple · iPhone, iPad
An accessibility feature of iOS and iPadOS that lets you control the device and dictate and edit text with your voice.