Speechnotes review

Speechnotes is the low-cost choice for people who want to dictate in a browser. Its online notepad starts with a blank page and fades everything else away, and the voice typing Chrome extension lets you dictate into forms and text boxes across the web, including Gmail. Voice commands handle punctuation and formatting, and capitalization is automatic. The service says no download, install or registration is needed. Dictation is free with ads, and Premium costs $1.9 per month for an ad-free notepad, the premium extension and support from the developers. Separately, uploaded audio and video files are transcribed at $0.1 per minute with speaker tagging and timestamps. Because it lives in Chrome, it cannot type into desktop apps like Word or Slack's desktop client, and it lacks the AI rewriting found in Wispr Flow or Willow. For students and budget users who work in the browser, it covers the basics for very little money.

Who it is for

Budget users who want free dictation in Chrome on Windows or Mac without installing desktop software.

Price

Free dictation with ads; Premium dictation from $1.9 per month.

Dictation - Premium $1.9 /mo
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Online dictation notepad in the browser
• Voice typing Chrome extension for any text box on the web
• Voice commands for punctuation and formatting
• Automatic capitalization
• File transcription at $0.1 per minute

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free dictation with no download or registration
• Strength: Premium removes ads for $1.9 a month
• Strength: Same account covers dictation and file transcription
• Weakness: Works in Chrome rather than as a desktop app
• Weakness: Free version shows ads
• Weakness: Fewer AI cleanup features than newer apps

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, with ads
• Premium dictation: $1.9 per month
• Transcription: $0.1 per minute
• Platforms: Chrome browser, Android app

Where it ranks

Speechnotes is No. 9 in our Best Dictation Software verdict.