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What is Speechnotes?

Voice typing and transcription trusted by millions.

Who is Speechnotes best for?

Speechnotes is best for students and writers who want voice typing in Chrome and transcription of their recordings.

  • Writers who think out loud

    The free online notepad takes unlimited dictation in Chrome with spoken punctuation commands, and needs no sign-up.

  • Voice typing anywhere on the web

    The Chrome extension dictates into any text box, including Gmail.

  • Occasional transcription jobs

    Files, YouTube links and Google Drive links are transcribed at $0.1 a minute with no subscription, usually in about a third of the recording's length.

  • Automated transcription workflows

    A REST API, webhooks and a Zapier integration send files in and push finished transcripts to your own tools.

How much does Speechnotes cost?

Speechnotes dictation is free with ads, Premium dictation costs $1.9 a month paid for a year up front, and transcribing recordings is pay as you go at $0.1 a minute.

Dictation - Free$0Per month
  • Unlimited dictation in the online notepad
  • Voice typing Chrome extension
  • Shows ads
Dictation - Premium$1.9Per month, paid for a year up front
  • No ads, and allowed for business use
  • Premium notepad and Chrome extension on any number of machines
  • Support from the development team
Transcription$0.1Per minute of audio
  • Prepaid minutes, no subscription
  • Speaker labels in English, timestamps and .srt captions
  • REST API, webhooks and Zapier

Premium is sold only as a full year at $1.9 a month, paid once, and does not renew automatically; Speechnotes gives a full refund on request. Transcription minutes are bought in advance, and unused minutes stay in your account for later jobs. TextHear, the sister iOS app, has its own pricing. Full pricing on speechnotes.co. We checked these prices on .

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What are the best Speechnotes alternatives?

One tool on Recaply does Speechnotes's job.

Questions about Speechnotes

What is Speechnotes?

Voice typing and transcription trusted by millions.

Who is Speechnotes for?

Speechnotes is best for students and writers who want voice typing in Chrome and transcription of their recordings.

Is Speechnotes free?

Yes, Speechnotes dictation is free with no time limit: the online notepad and the Chrome voice typing extension work without an account, with ads. Transcribing audio or video files is paid, at $0.1 a minute, and removing ads costs $1.9 a month for a year.

How much does Speechnotes cost?

Speechnotes's paid plans are Dictation - Premium at $1.9 per month, paid for a year up front and Transcription at $0.1 per minute of audio.

What are the best Speechnotes alternatives?

The closest alternatives on Recaply are Dictanote.

Where can I try Speechnotes?

On its official website, speechnotes.co.

Does Speechnotes keep my recordings?

No. Speechnotes deletes uploaded recordings from its servers as soon as a transcription finishes, and its contract with Google and Microsoft bars them from keeping audio or results. Dictation is recognised by your browser or phone, and notes stay in local storage on your device.