Speakify

by Speakify

Chrome dictation with offline-style behavior using the browser engine.

TL;DR

Chrome dictation with offline-style behavior using the browser engine.

Best for free dictation in Chrome without the Voice In paywall. Pricing: free.

Category
Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Chrome

What it is

Speakify is one of the lower-friction free dictation extensions in the Chrome Web Store. Functional rather than feature-rich.

Best for: Free dictation in Chrome without the Voice In paywall.
Watch out for: Web Speech API only; Chrome routes audio to Google recognizer.

Install / use

open https://chromewebstore.google.com/

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported25
HIPAA eligibleNo

Speakify vs Whipscribe

FeatureSpeakifyWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsNoYes
StreamingYesNo
Languages2599
PlatformsChromeWeb, API, MCP

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