Talkie Dictation
Don’t want to install Talkie Dictation? Drop the file here.
The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.
Chrome extension that speaks back what it transcribed for proofing.
Best for accessibility users who want dictation plus immediate TTS playback to verify what was captured. Pricing: free.
What it is
Talkie pairs the Web Speech API recognizer with the Web Speech API synthesizer so that dictated text can be read back without leaving the page. Useful for visually impaired writers and ESL proofing.
Watch out for: Web Speech API on both ends; voices vary by OS.
Install / use
Go to Talkie Dictation chromewebstore.google.comWhat people actually do with Talkie Dictation-style transcription
The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 25 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Talkie Dictation vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Talkie Dictation | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | Not verified | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 25 | 99 |
| Platforms | Chrome | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Talkie Dictation
Frequently asked about Talkie Dictation
Is Talkie Dictation free?
Yes. Talkie Dictation is free.
Does Talkie Dictation work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Talkie Dictation runs on Chrome. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Chrome.
How do I get started with Talkie Dictation?
There is nothing to install — Talkie Dictation is used in the browser. Create an account on the vendor's site and upload or connect your audio.
How many languages does Talkie Dictation support?
Talkie Dictation lists 25 languages.
What are the limitations of Talkie Dictation?
Web Speech API on both ends; voices vary by OS.
Who is Talkie Dictation best for?
Accessibility users who want dictation plus immediate TTS playback to verify what was captured.
Is Talkie Dictation open source?
No. Talkie Dictation is a proprietary product. If you need source you can read and run yourself, the open-source tools in this directory are the place to look.
Can I use Talkie Dictation in the browser?
No — Talkie Dictation is a Chrome application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
What kind of tool is Talkie Dictation?
In this directory Talkie Dictation is filed under browser extension, dictation, accessibility as a product.
What are the alternatives to Talkie Dictation?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/talkie-dictation-alternatives comparing Talkie Dictation with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate Talkie Dictation-style transcription without running it myself?
Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.
How is Whipscribe different from Talkie Dictation?
Talkie Dictation is another vendor's product; Whipscribe is a per-minute transcription service. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.
What does transcription cost if I use Whipscribe instead of Talkie Dictation?
$0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum: a 3-hour recording is about $2.16, a thousand-hour archive is about $720 once. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, so you can see what your recording holds before paying anything.
Where is the Talkie Dictation category heading?
Three things are moving across the whole speech-to-text market right now: summaries, action items and speaker insights generated on top of the transcript rather than sold separately; private, secured deployment where the audio never leaves a boundary you control; and agent access — transcription exposed as a tool that Claude, Cursor or a workflow runner can call directly. Whipscribe ships all three today: per-job insights, our own servers, and an MCP server.
Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.
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