Speechnotes

What is Speechnotes?

Speechnotes is a web-based speech-to-text tool designed to provide a distraction-free environment for users to transcribe and translate audio and video recordings accurately and efficiently. It allows users to dictate notes instead of typing, saving time and effort. The tool features voice commands for punctuation and formatting, automatic capitalization, easy import/export options, and a user-friendly experience. Speechnotes is powered by accurate speech recognition AI engines by Google and Microsoft, ensuring high accuracy levels. It is lightweight, fast, private, and secure, making it a reliable option for various use cases such as note-taking, medical forms dictation, and transcription for authors and students. The tool aims to empower users' ideas by offering a clean and efficient design, promoting clear thinking and creativity. Additionally, Speechnotes offers a free ad-supported version and a premium version with additional features and support.

Who created Speechnotes?

Speechnotes was developed in 2015 by the Speechlogger & TTSReader teams with the aim of assisting people worldwide in typing their thoughts, stories, and notes more easily and comfortably. The tool was launched on December 4, 2023, and is available online for free to all users. The creation of Speechnotes was driven by user feedback and the need for a more user-friendly typing solution.

What is Speechnotes used for?

• Students
• Cost-effective transcription services
• Writing notes, thoughts
• Dictating medical forms
• Assisting authors
• Supporting students
• Facilitating transcribers (listen and dictate)
• Increasing productivity and efficiency
• Voice typing
• Medical forms - dictate
• Authors
• Transcribers (listen and dictate)
• Transcribe phone calls/voice messages
• Speaker diarization in English
• Text indexing for audio archives
• Automatic transcription for recordings
• Aiding students
• Supporting transcribers
• Health advantages of voice typing
• Saving time in transcription

Who is Speechnotes for?

• Authors
• Students
• Transcribers

How to use Speechnotes?

To use Speechnotes, follow these steps:

1. Preparation: Connect a high-quality microphone to your PC, or use a built-in microphone if available.

2. Getting Started:

   • Click on the microphone icon on the Speechnotes interface.
   • If prompted by your browser to allow the site to access your microphone, click "Allow".
   • Begin dictating slowly and clearly, emphasizing correct diction for better results.

3. Transcribing:

   • Intermediate results will appear in the buffer.
   • Finalize and shift transcription results to the text editor by pressing "Enter" on your keyboard, saying or clicking on a punctuation mark, or simply waiting.

4. Troubleshooting:

   • Common issues include hardware problems with the microphone, using a non-Chrome browser, permission not granted for microphone access, or Chrome listening through the wrong microphone.
   • To fix, click on the small camera icon in the browser's address bar (appears after clicking the mic), set the required permissions, and choose the correct microphone from the drop-down list.

5. Who Can Benefit:

   • Individuals tired of traditional key-typing.
   • People with typing difficulties due to physical conditions or lack of keyboard mastery.
   • Professionals or hobbyists who type extensively and may experience typing-related strain.
   • Transcribers, from students to professionals, who can benefit from dictating and transcribing capabilities.

6. Compatibility & Privacy:

   • Speechnotes works across various platforms as long as Chrome browser is used.
   • No installation or high-end hardware required.
   • Privacy is ensured as Speechnotes does not store any data; speech is directly sent to Google's speech-to-text engines without passing through Speechnotes' servers.

Speechnotes offers a distraction-free environment for innovative thinking and provides accurate, fast, and secure speech recognition services for various use cases.