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Voice to text

Dictate emails, messages and notes — with punctuation, in your language.

Press to dictateRecording 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 type with your voice online?

Voice to text lets you dictate instead of typing: press the microphone above and speak. Kalpa adds punctuation and returns clean text to paste into an email, message or document. Browser recording stops at 2:00; the first 2 minutes of any uploaded recording are free here, and the rest is in Kalpa.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free hereYour dictation0:48English · detected

0:00: Reply to the landlord: thanks for the quick fix.
0:09: The heating works again since this morning.
0:22: Could we also schedule the window check for next week?
0:41: Best regards.

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

How to dictate with your voice

Press the mic
Allow microphone access.
Dictate
Speak in full sentences.
Review
Fix names or terms if needed.
Paste it
Into your email, chat or document.

Faster in the app

Dictate the reply, skip the typing

Voice to text is best for the messages you put off because they take too long to type. Speak them in the browser here, or on your iPhone and Apple Watch with Kalpa.

Download on the App Store

Good to know

Spell unusual names once after dictating, then fix them in the text.
Pausing briefly between thoughts gives cleaner paragraphs.
Want to-dos from your dictation? Kalpa pulls them out for you.

What people dictate

Emails

Reply faster than you type.

Messages

Long replies without thumbs.

Documents

First drafts by voice.

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 voice to text free?

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

Does voice to text add punctuation?

Kalpa adds punctuation to your dictation automatically, so you don’t have to say “comma”.

Can I dictate in Spanish or German?

Kalpa detects your language automatically and supports 25 languages for dictation, including Spanish, German, French and Polish.

Can I dictate for longer than 2 minutes?

Browser recording stops at 2:00, and longer dictation is transcribed in the Kalpa app on iPhone and Apple Watch.

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Kalpa keeps what you watch, say and think in one place you can talk to. Free to start on iPhone and Apple Watch.