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Speech to text online

Press record, talk, and read it back — in any of 25 languages.

Press to start talkingRecording stops at 2:00 — keep going in Kalpa

First 2 minutes free, any lengthLanguage detected automaticallyMicrophone in your browser

Longer than 2 minutes?You get the first 2 minutes here. Kalpa transcribes the rest — free to start on iPhone Get the app ›

How do you convert speech to text online?

Speech to text online works right here: press the microphone above, allow microphone access and start talking. When you stop, Kalpa returns the text with timestamps. Browser recording stops at 2:00, and the first 2 minutes of any uploaded file are free here; the rest is in the Kalpa app.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free hereYour recording1:05English · detected

0:00: Dear team, here is the summary of this week.
0:11: We closed twelve support tickets and shipped the new login page.
0:34: Next week the focus is the mobile version.
0:55: Thanks for the hard work.

Keep it, search it, ask about it laterSave to Kalpa ›

How to use speech to text

Press the mic
Allow microphone access when your browser asks.
Talk naturally
No need to say “comma” or “full stop”.
Stop
Or let it stop at 2:00.
Copy or keep
Paste the text anywhere, or keep talking in Kalpa.

Faster in the app

Speak once, read it back whenever you need

Speech to text in the browser is perfect for one thought. Kalpa on iPhone and Apple Watch keeps every recording you make as text you can read back later.

Download on the App Store

Good to know

A quiet room and a headset mic give the best results.
The language is detected automatically — even if you switch.
Browser recording stops at 2:00. Uploaded files of any length get their first 2 minutes transcribed here; the rest is in Kalpa.

What people use speech to text for

Writing faster

Speak a draft, then edit it.

Accessibility

Write without typing.

Capturing thoughts

Before they disappear.

When the free tool is enough — and when you need Kalpa

	Free web tool	Kalpa app
Length	First 2 minutes of any recording	The whole recording, no limit
Summary, quotes and topics	—	Yes
Search everything you saved	—	Ask in chat, jump to the moment
Your own recordings	Upload a file	Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribed on device
Languages	25, detected automatically	25, detected automatically

Questions and answers

Is speech to text online free here?

Speech to text here is free for the first 2 minutes of any recording, with no sign-up.

Do I have to say punctuation when I speak?

No, you don’t have to say punctuation — Kalpa adds it to your speech for you.

Does speech to text work in Safari on iPhone?

Speech to text works in Safari on iPhone, and the Kalpa app is built for iPhone and Apple Watch.

Which languages does speech to text recognise?

Kalpa recognises speech in 25 languages, including English, Spanish and German, and detects the language automatically.

What happens to my speech recording?

On the web, your audio is deleted right after the transcript is made, the text is kept for 24 hours so the same recording isn’t processed twice and then deleted, and Kalpa does not use it to train models.

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