# Home Welcome to Voice In! This quick guide will show you how to use the #1 Speech-To-Text Extension. ### Why Voice In? With over 500 thousand active users worldwide, Voice In is the best affordable speech-to-text solution that lets you use your voice to type on over 10,000 websites. You can use Voice In to type emails in Gmail, type prompts in ChatGPT, enter data into Teladoc, write blogs in WordPress, respond to customer tickets in Salesforce or Zendesk, etc. {% hint style="success" %} 1. **Accurate Real-Time Transcription.** Voice In has off-the-shelf 90%+ accuracy and transcribes your voice to text in real time. 2. **Supports 50+ languages.** Use Voice In to dictate in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Russian, Japanese, Hindi, etc. 3. **Built-In Voice Commands.** Voice In comes built-in with voice commands for common tasks like punctuation, new lines, submitting chat, etc. in 25 languages. 4. **Designed to respect your privacy.** Voice In operates with minimal permissions and doesn't store any of your audio recordings/transcripts. {% endhint %} ### How to use Voice In? Here is a short guide to help you get started with Voice In. {% content-ref url="/pages/HgQbc7aNp88PAEe9vW9p" %} [Getting Started](/introduction/getting-started) {% endcontent-ref %} ### Frequently asked questions If you need help with Voice In, [check the FAQ section](/help/faq) for answers to the most frequently asked questions. Some FAQs: {% content-ref url="/pages/P4AflLe4CHkWUdNHX26g" %} [How to activate Voice In Plus on a new computer/profile?](/help/account/how-to-activate-voice-in-plus-on-a-new-computer-profile) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/zljXgfhagW1F4nhfQHdd" %} [How to enable dictation on local file URLs?](/help/features/how-to-enable-dictation-on-local-file-urls) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/k3zy0JGZ8G70ME9xCSBU" %} [Troubleshooting Guide](/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-guide) {% endcontent-ref %} And if you still can't find what you're looking for? Feel free to contact us. We're here to help. {% content-ref url="/pages/Std38PavHgcvQJ9MAvjE" %} [Contact Us](/help/contact-us) {% endcontent-ref %} Happy Voice Typing :microphone: # Getting Started Welcome to the Voice In getting started guide. Voice In is a Chrome extension that lets you type into text boxes across many different sites. Make sure you are using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser. **Voice In does not work on other browsers,** including Chromium, Firefox, Brave**,** etc. ## Install Install the [Voice In speech-to-text extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/voice-in-speech-to-text-d/pjnefijmagpdjfhhkpljicbbpicelgko) from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/voice-in-speech-to-text-d/pjnefijmagpdjfhhkpljicbbpicelgko). After you install the extension, a [setup page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/setup/) will open. Follow the instructions and complete the setup. You are now ready to voice type. ## Pin Voice In Start/Stop Button Click to the right of the address bar. Then clicknext to Voice In. This will add the Voice In button (microphone icon) to the address bar. {% embed url="" %} Demo showing how to pin {% endembed %} ## How to Use 1. Go to the site you wish to dictate on and place the cursor in the text box. You can try it on: \ [Gmail →](https://mail.google.com)\ [Voice In Notepad →](https://dictanote.co/voicein/notepad/)\ [ChatGPT →](https://chat.openai.com)\ [Youtube →](https://youtube.com)
2. Click on the Voice In button (microphone icon) to start/stop dictation. The icon will turn red once the dictation begins. To stop dictation, click on the Voice In button again. Dictation will stop, and the icon will turn gray. {% embed url="" %} Voice typing in the Voice In Notepad {% endembed %} 3. Speak into the microphone. The text you dictate will get typed at the cursor location. ## Ways to start Voice In In the above section, you learned how to use the Voice In button to start/stop dictation. There are two other ways to start/stop dictation: ### Keyboard Shortcut You can also use the keyboard shortcut `Alt+L (⌥L on Mac)` to start/stop voice dictation. ### Right Click Menu Place the cursor in the text box, right-click, and in the right-click menu, click on Start Dictation. To stop dictation, right-click and select Stop Dictation. {% embed url="" %} \[Demo] Using right click to start Voice In {% endembed %} # Voice Commands Voice In contains built-in voice commands for punctuation, inserting a line break, triggering key presses, and more in 25+ languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, and many more. For example, you can say: 1. `press enter` to press the enter key (useful for submitting message in ChatGPT, etc.) 2. `scroll down` to scroll down 3. `full stop` or `period` to insert a `.` 4. `stop dictation` to stop dictation You can find the complete list on the [Voice Commands page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/voicecommands/). Print out a copy of the voice commands for easy reference. With [Voice In Plus](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/), you can also define your own custom voice commands. Custom voice commands let you automate repetitive text entry, correct errors, do browser actions, etc. [Learn more about custom voice commands.](/plus/custom-voice-commands)
# Dictation Language Voice In supports dictation in 50+ languages. To change the dictation language, start Voice In. Once you start Voice In, a button should pop up on the screen (at the top-right corner). Click on it to open the settings pop-up.
In the setting pop-up, select your desired dictation language in the language selection dropdown.
# Options Page The Voice In options page lets you configure all the extension's options, including voice commands, dictation language, sound on start/stop, show/hide pop-up, dictation case, etc. ### Method #1 To open the options page, right-click the Voice In launch button (microphone icon) in the top right corner of your browser window.
Next, click on Options. This will open the Voice In options page.
### Method #2: You can also go to the Options page by visiting . This redirects to the options page. # Upgrade To Plus Experience the full power of dictation with Voice In Plus Voice In Plus unlocks all the advanced features of the Voice In Chrome extension. With Plus, you get: * **Unlimited Dictation**: Say goodbye to the 60-minute daily limit of the free version. * **Advanced Mode**: Experience unrestricted dictation in 50+ languages on over 10,000 websites, including Salesforce, Slack, Notion, Teladoc, WordPress, Reddit, and more. * **Custom Voice Commands:** Easily correct errors, input technical terms, and control your browser, all by voice. * **Enhanced Editing Tools**: Use voice commands for undo actions and deleting words, minimizing manual edits. * **Extended Dictation & Seamless Tab Switching**: Dictate longer and navigate tabs effortlessly, maintaining your workflow. * **Exclusive Features**: Language switching shortcuts, Dictation Box, and more await you. [Explore all the features →](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/#pricing-included-features) ## Upgrade to Voice In Plus 1. Open the Voice In Plus upgrade page 2. If you are not logged in, the page will prompt you to create an account. Simply click on sign up (it takes < 1 minute). The account is free and only used to ensure you can return to get your activation code - in case you want to activate Voice In Plus on another machine. 3. On the upgrade page, choose your desired plan and click upgrade. You will redirected to a secure checkout page. Complete the payment. After your payment is processed, Voice In Plus will be enabled on your account. We process payments through Stripe (a leader in credit card processing) and do not store any of your credit card information on our servers. Rest assured your payments are processed safely and securely. We also have an alternative upgrade page at . This page supports upgrading using PayPal and using credit/debit cards. Use this page if you are unable to upgrade on the main upgrade page. # Activate Plus When you upgrade to Voice In Plus, it is automatically activated in your browser. You can check if Voice In Plus is activated by going to the [Voice In Options Page ](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) On the page, you should see the message:
This means Voice In Plus is correctly configured. If you don't see Plus Activated, simply visit the activation page at [https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/activate/](http://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/activate/) The activation page automatically detects Voice In and activates Voice In Plus in your browser. You should see:
That's it! Voice In Plus is now activated! # Voice In Plus Guide Welcome to the Voice In Plus guide. The guide assumes that you have already upgraded to Voice In Plus and activated it. If you haven't done these two steps, check out the related articles: {% content-ref url="/pages/4ouY5LNfVQGJpMHdZgz9" %} [Upgrade To Plus](/plus/upgrade-to-plus) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/sThoxjTeDKzApg66UUkk" %} [Activate Plus](/plus/activate-plus) {% endcontent-ref %} The guide focuses on Voice In Plus features and how to use them. Voice In Plus unlocks the following features: 1. [Custom Voice Commands](#h_01ed483a62497genpwsf5q5nf0) 2. [Advanced Mode](#h_01ed48f29a8nmt9zyryzr4j31r) 3. [Dictate Across Multiple Tabs](#id-3.-dictate-across-multiple-tabs) 4. [Dictation Box](#h_01ed484b4jcmjdqpj2b2p7hd5w) 5. [Language Switcher](#id-5.-language-switcher) 6. [Change Case](#h_01ed484xn6rcthz3deqwp68m88) 7. [Remove Censorship/Profanity Filter](#id-7.-remove-censorship-profanity-filter) 8. [Cursor Lock](#id-8.-cursor-lock-beta) ## Getting to the Options Page You can configure/enable the above features on the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). To open the options page: 1. Right-click the Voice In launch button (microphone icon) in the top right corner of your browser window.
2. Click on Options. This will open the Voice In options page.
You can also go to the Options page by visiting . ## 1. Custom Voice Commands Voice In comes built-in with voice commands for everyday tasks like punctuation, quotes, smileys, and special characters. With custom voice commands, you can create your voice commands. You can use custom voice commands to correct errors and automate repetitive text entries. For example, if you are a call center agent, you can map "refund issued text" to a template text that explains to the customer that his payment refund has been issued. To add custom voice commands, go to the [Voice In options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) and scroll down to the Voice Commands section. Then, follow the instructions for Custom Voice Commands.
Check out the **Custom Voice Commands guide** for complete details. {% content-ref url="/pages/YKVETt4ovByqw725zAoU" %} [Custom Voice Commands](/plus/custom-voice-commands) {% endcontent-ref %} Explore custom voice command examples for different work domains: {% content-ref url="/pages/dNwG3Jb0fEkfHkTZJOzw" %} [Voice Commands Examples](/plus/voice-commands-examples) {% endcontent-ref %} ## 2. Advanced Mode Some sites use complicated input handling, making it hard to add text through the extension. For example, on Facebook, your status message text can contain person mentions, hashtags, etc. For this reason, Facebook uses complex logic to handle text input and display. This makes it non-trivial for Voice In to insert transcribed text. On many such sites, you can use advanced mode to dictate. Advanced Mode uses a combination of proprietary text insertion strategies to enable text insertion on sites that use non-trivial input handling. To the user, Advanced Mode behaves just like Default Mode. However, it is more robust and enables dictation on almost all websites. Advanced Mode also triggers browser events like change, keypress, etc. Hence, it will work better on sites that listen to these events, like sites with auto-complete or ones with a submit/send button. **Advanced Mode is enabled by default when you have Voice In Plus.** You can disable Advanced Mode if you wish to (not recommended); check out [How to enable/disable Advanced Mode](/help/features/how-to-enable-or-disable-advanced-mode). ## 3. Dictate Across Multiple Tabs By default, when you switch tabs, dictation stops, and you need to start Voice In manually again. Enabling this feature allows you to change tabs without worrying about dictation stopping. To enable it, go to the [Voice In options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) and select the Dictate Across Multiple Tabs option (this setting is in the Dictation Settings section).
## 4. Dictation Box While we are always adding support to new websites, if you encounter a website where Voice In is not working, you can use Dictation Box to dictate on that webpage. Dictation Box opens a textbox on the page -- you can always dictate into this textbox. Once you are done, copy-paste the text into the target textbox. To enable the Dictation Box, start Voice In on the target page and click on the Voice In pop-up.
A settings modal will open up on the page. Select the enable dictation box for this domain.
The dictation box will appear as shown below. Click inside the box and start dictating. After you are done, click Copy to copy the text in the dictation box and paste it into the desired field.
## 5. Language Switcher Language switcher makes it easy to switch between multiple languages. You don't have to restart Voice In. You can currently switch between three languages. To configure the three languages, go to the language switcher section on the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/).
Select the three languages you wish to be able to switch between. There are two ways you can switch between the languages: 1. **Using Keyboard Shortcuts**: As shown in the image above, each language is mapped to a keyboard shortcut. When Voice In is ON, switch to that language using the keyboard shortcut. 2. **Page Buttons**: In the options page, click on the "Show language switching options in the page pop-up" checkbox to display the language switching buttons right on the page you are dictating. If you enable this option, you should see the language switching buttons on the page like below. Use them to change languages.
## 6. Change Case Change the case of the dictated text to Sentence case, UPPERCASE, lowercase, etc. You can find it in the Dictation Text Transforms section on the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). Sentence-case solves a critical problem. A common issue with the dictated output is that it doesn't understand whether the word in a given context is a proper noun. As a result, you will see words that shouldn't be capitalized get capitalized. Setting case to "Sentence case" lets you disable uppercase except at the start of the sentence.
## 7. Remove Censorship/Profanity Filter By default, the browser's speech-to-text engine will censor curse words. However, for users who prefer or need uncensored transcriptions, you can reverse this by using the disable the profanity filter feature. Refer to the article linked below for instructions. {% content-ref url="/pages/HyT0XpOrOan26pdeg2Hy" %} [Remove Censorship/Profanity Filter](/help/features/remove-censorship-profanity-filter) {% endcontent-ref %} ## 8. Cursor Lock (Beta) Cursor lock lets you pin the dictation to a tab. Once pinned, you can freely switch tabs, and your input will continue in the pinned tab. To enable cursor lock, press and hold the settings icon for four seconds.
The icon will change to a lock icon, and you should see the notice that says cursor lock enabled.
Ensure you dictate at least one word into the target text box in the cursor lock-enabled tab—this will tell the extension which textbox to insert text into. Cursor Lock works on ChatGPT, Gmail, etc. It may not work on all sites. *** Upgrade to Voice In Plus today to support the development of Voice In. If you have a feature in mind that you want us to implement, send us an email at . # Custom Voice Commands Custom voice commands let you map a phrase to another phrase or command. This powerful feature can be used to correct common grammatical errors, avoid repetitive data entry, trigger commands, insert uncommon words, and more. In this document, we will go over how to create custom voice commands, create voice commands that match within words, action commands, and conclude with some popular use cases for custom voice commands. 1. [Creating a Custom Voice Command](#h_01g2j8x6d8cdrm2ztrk2nw741n) 2. [Matching within a Word](#id-2.-matching-within-a-word) 3. [Action Commands](#id-3.-action-commands) 4. [Editing, Deleting, and Alias](#id-4.-editing-deleting-and-alias) 5. [Common Use Cases](#h_01g2jb24r2w421y206295cqdd5)\ a. [Correct common dictation errors](#id-01hedjn5jpn9eyrcnby448f8j2)\ b. [Remove censorship/profanity filter](#id-01hedjng30mp5mezrm0swjq1cj)\ c. [Avoid repetitive text entry using templates](#id-01hedjnr2g1d58zrddrq1hewwd)\ d. [Replace ß with ss](#h_01hepcr5z5hmwvd8765zv3s2sd) If you want to use voice commands to perform an action like changing the dictation language, pressing a keyboard shortcut, opening a webpage, closing the current tab, or simply inserting a line break, go to the [Action Commands](#id-3.-action-commands) section. Once you have read the guide, check out our sample voice commands lists for popular work domains: [Customer Support](/plus/voice-commands-examples/customer-support) [Healthcare](/plus/voice-commands-examples/healthcare) [Legal/Law](/plus/voice-commands-examples/legal-law) ## 1. Creating a Custom Voice Command Step 1: Ensure you have the [Voice In Voice-To-Text](https://dictanote.co/voicein/install/) extension installed and have upgraded to [Voice In Plus](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/). Step 2: Open the [Voice In Options Page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). Step 3: Go to the Custom Commands section and click *Add Command*.
A pop-up on the page asks for the custom voice command details. *Say This -* phrase that will activate this voice command\ \&#xNAN;*To Insert This* - phrase you want to insert For example, say you want to add a voice command for your phone number. You can do something like below:
Fill out the form and click the *Add new command button*. In the example above, saying "insert phone" will insert "217-652-8632". ### **Bulk Add Commands** You can add multiple commands at once using *Bulk Add*.
This will open up a pop-up. You can enter a list of voice commands in CSV format and bulk-add them. ### **Export Commands & Sync** Use the *Export* button to export a copy of your voice commands in CSV format. A backup of your custom voice commands can also be found [here](https://dictanote.co/voicein/commands/view/). Currently, voice commands don't sync across your machines. If you are on a new machine or if you reinstall the Chrome extension, you may have to initialize the voice commands manually. We are working on automating this process. ## 2. Matching within a Word By default, voice commands do whole-word matching. If you have a command for the word "magic", it will only match "magic" but not "magical". To match both "magic" and "magical" using the phrase "magic", you need to check the match within the word option when creating the voice command.
## 3. Action Commands Action commands are commands that accomplish a specific task. They generally do not insert any text. Voice In supports the following action commands: | **Command** | **Action** | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | \ | Insert a line break | | \ | Insert a paragraph break | | \ | Paste text from the clipboard | | \ | Undo the last text insertion | | \ | Delete last word | | \ | Delete last n words. (See section e below) | | \ | Insert text in upper case going forward (behaves as caps lock on) | | \ | Turns off \ | | \ | Capitalize the next word | | \ | Press enter key | | \ | Press tab key | | \ | Delete selection | | \ |

Open a webpage. Example
\](https://help.dictanote.co/plus/https:/google.com>) (See section a below)

| | \ |

Press a keyboard shortcut. Example
\ (See section b below)

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\,\,
\,\

| Scroll on the current page up, down, to the top, and the bottom respectively | | \ | Close the current tab | | | | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | \ | Change language. Example \ to change to Spanish (Spain) (See section c below) | | \ | Change dictation case. Example \ to use uppercase (See section d below) | | \ | Click a link or button with given text. (See section f below) | | \ | Insert current date | | \ | Insert current date and time in a specified format. Example: \. (See section g below) | | \ | Use this to remove a built-in voice command. Example: period => \ will remove the period built-in voice command. | You can add a voice command mapping any phrase to the action commands listed above. For example, a common dictation error when you say "new line" is "uline". To trigger a new line even when it is incorrectly dictated as uline, you can add the voice command:\ uline => \
Some of the action commands are configurable. For example, you can add a voice command\ use spanish => \\ to quickly change the dictation language to Spanish. There are 5 configurable action commands \, \, \, \ and \ ### a. **\: open a new webpage** Use this action command to open a webpage. Example:\ open google => \](https://help.dictanote.co/plus/https:/google.com>) ### b. **\: press keyboard shortcut** Use this action command to trigger a key press.\ For example, in Gmail, the shortcut to send the email is ctrl + enter (cmd + enter on Mac). You can trigger this action using voice commands by adding a voice command "send mail" => \ (or \ on Mac). For more details, check the [Using Action Commands for Keyboard Shortcuts](/plus/action-commands-for-keyboard-shortcuts) article. ### c. **\: change dictation language** Use this action command to change the dictation language. Example:\ use spanish => \\ use english => \\ The command requires the language code of the language. In the example above, en-US in the language code for English (United States). You can look up the language code for your language in [the list of languages supported by Voice In](https://dictanote.co/n/806053/).
### d. **\: change dictation case** Voice In supports transforming dictated text to a specific case. The five supported cases are default, lowercase, UPPERCASE, Sentence case, and Capitalize Each Word. Use this \ action command to switch between them. Example:\ uppercase => \\ \ Possible values are \, \, \, \, \ for default, lowercase, UPPERCASE, Sentence case, and Capitalize Each Word, respectively. ### e. \: delete last n words Use this action command to delete the last n words. Example:\ delete last two words => \ Note that voice commands for delete last <2-20> words are already built-in for English. See the [English Built-In Voice Commands List](https://dictanote.co/voicein/voicecommands/en/). ### f. \: click link Use this action to click a link or button on the page. Example:\ click submit ⇒ \ If there are multiple links/buttons with the given text, the first one with the text will be clicked. ### g. \: insert current date time Use this voice command to insert the current date and time in a specified format. Example:\ insert date ⇒ \ The above command would insert the date as 05/15/2025 02:30 pm The formatting options supported are: ``` yyyy: 4-digit year (e.g., 2023) yy: 2-digit year (e.g., 23) MM: 2-digit month with leading zero (e.g., 05) M: Month without leading zero (e.g., 5) dd: 2-digit day with leading zero (e.g., 09) d: Day without leading zero (e.g., 9) HH: 2-digit hour in 24-hour format with leading zero (e.g., 09) H: Hour in 24-hour format without leading zero (e.g., 9) hh: 2-digit hour in 12-hour format with leading zero (e.g., 09) h: Hour in 12-hour format without leading zero (e.g., 9) mm: 2-digit minutes with leading zero (e.g., 05) m: Minutes without leading zero (e.g., 5) ss: 2-digit seconds with leading zero (e.g., 08) s: Seconds without leading zero (e.g., 8) a: am/pm indicator in lowercase A: AM/PM indicator in uppercase ``` ### Using \ To remove a built-in voice command in Voice In, use the `` action in a custom command. For instance, if you want to remove the built-in voice command **"period"** that inserts a dot (.), you can create a custom voice command like this:\ **period ⇒ ``**
You can find the list of built-in voice commands at [link](https://dictanote.co/voicein/voicecommands/). ## 4. Editing, Deleting and Alias In the voice commands table, you can manage your commands with ease. Click the **edit** button to modify a command, or the **delete** button to remove it.
Sometimes a word may be mispronounced in various ways, or you might want the same action triggered by different phrases. Instead of creating separate commands for each variation, you can use the **Alias** feature. For example, if you say "ChatGPT," it might be interpreted as "check GPT" or "chat GPT." With aliases, create one command and add multiple pronunciation variants to it, ensuring the desired action is executed regardless of how it's spoken.
## 5. Common Use Cases Here are some common use cases for custom voice commands. You can find more examples for various work domains at {% content-ref url="/pages/dNwG3Jb0fEkfHkTZJOzw" %} [Voice Commands Examples](/plus/voice-commands-examples) {% endcontent-ref %} ### a. Correct common dictation errors Voice In might misinterpret spoken words due to accents, inability to disambiguate, an uncommon word, or other factors. For example, a user who works for a company named iPacket reported that when she dictated her company's name, it typed it as "eye packet". To fix this, she can add a custom voice command\ eye packet => iPacket\ This command instructs the software to replace "eye packet" with "iPacket" whenever it encounters the word. Another example: a user said his child's name "Sathyam" always gets dictated as "Satyam". To fix this, he can add a custom voice command "Satyam" => "Sathyam". This command instructs the software to replace "satyam" with "Sathyam" whenever it encounters the word. Two more examples: 1\. The user wants the word god always capitalized. To solve this, they can add a voice command "god" => "God". Now the word will be always be capitalized. 2\. A user wanted "colon" to be inserted as ":". To fix this, they can add a voice command "colon" => ":". ### b. Remove censorship/profanity filter. By default, the browser's speech-to-text engine will censor curse words. You can use voice commands to reverse this. For example, you can add a custom voice command s\*\*\* => suck to remove censorship of that word. See the [Creating a Voice Command](#h_01g2j8x6d8cdrm2ztrk2nw741n) section above for instructions on creating a voice command. **\[NEW]** Voice In now has a built-in feature to disable the profanity filter for six languages. To enable this, go to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/), scroll down to the Dictation Text Transforms section, and enable the "Disable profanity/adult words filter" feature. ![](/files/KcLUZ582MgVzOWqtldB5) Refer the article linked below for more information. {% content-ref url="/pages/HyT0XpOrOan26pdeg2Hy" %} [Remove Censorship/Profanity Filter](/help/features/remove-censorship-profanity-filter) {% endcontent-ref %} ### c. Avoid repetitive text entry using templates For example, a salesperson would add a voice command | thank you message |

Thank you for purchasing from XYZ Store.
Thanks,
ABC

| | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | A doctor who is doing a general checkup of a patient would add | checkup text |

General/Constitutional:
overall health: unchanged
Chills: denies
Fever: denies
Night sweats: denies

Respiratory:
Cough: denies
Hemoptysis: denies
Shortness of breath: denies
Wheezing: denies

| | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | This saves time with having to copy-paste this text block before every consultation. ### d. Replace ß with ss Many German users (mainly users who use Swiss German) would want to use ß instead of ss in all dictated text. To achieve this, add a custom voice command mapping ß to ss. Set the match within a word flag to true.
If you have questions about custom voice commands, post on the [Voice In forum](https://forum.dictanote.co). \\ # Action Commands For Keyboard Shortcuts You can use action commands to trigger keyboard shortcuts. Define a custom voice command *phrase* => *\* For example: 1\) In Gmail, the shortcut to send the email is ctrl + enter (cmd + enter on Mac). You can trigger this action using voice commands by adding a voice command\ *send mail* => *\* (or *\* on Mac)

Adding voice command for send mail

2\) In ChatGPT, you can use *press enter => \* to submit the message 3\) You can trigger a line break in an editor by defining a voice command\ *line break* => *\* ***Note:** Currently, the key presses triggered by this feature cannot be used to activate Chrome browser shortcuts. For example, ctrl+w will not close the tab. If you wish to close the current tab, use the \ voice command.* ***Note:*** Chrome shows a "Voice In started debugging this browser" message when you use an action command to trigger a keyboard shortcut. This is because Voice In needs the debugger to emulate the keyboard. You can ignore this message. You can also configure Chrome to hide the bar if it bothers you by following the instructions in the article linked below: {% content-ref url="/pages/oGeTamsNbu7RTWpyzuZy" %} [Hiding the "Voice In started debugging this browser" Message](/help/general/hiding-the-voice-in-started-debugging-this-browser-message) {% endcontent-ref %} \ You can define a keyboard shortcut consisting of keys a-z, 0-9, symbols like !$#, and any of the special keys listed below ``` backspace tab clear enter shift ctrl alt pause capslock escape esc space pageUp pageDown end home left up right down printscreen insert delete meta cmd f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 audio_next audio_prev audio_stop audio_pause audio_play audio_mute audio_vol_down audio_vol_up ``` # Voice Commands Examples Explore voice command lists for popular work domains. # Customer Support Example set of voice commands when using Voice In for customer support. Use this list for inspiration. Refer to [How To Create a Custom Voice Command](/plus/custom-voice-commands#h_01g2j8x6d8cdrm2ztrk2nw741n) to learn how to create a custom voice command. | Say This | Insert This (Replacement Text) | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | hello 1 |

Hello, you are speaking with Tim. I am thrilled to have the opportunity of helping you today.

I'm sorry to hear all the difficulty you are having with your device. Please don't worry, we are going to solve it one way or another.

| | hello 2 |

Hello, you are speaking with Tim. I am thrilled to have the opportunity of helping you today.

Please kindly stand by while I access your account.

| | hello no first name | Hello Mr/Mrs, you are speaking with Tim. I am thrilled to have the opportunity of helping you today. So that we can pass security, could you please provide us with your complete name including your first name? Thank you | | no warranty | Additionally, since your device is more than 1 year out of warranty, we would like to offer you a 25% discount on any product. | | added notification | We have added your email address to the notification list so that when the part comes back in stock you will be notified. | | back order | I will place a backorder for you. A backorder is simply an out-of-stock order we place for you. | | details for order | Thanks so much for your patience. The part is in stock. Could you please confirm your delivery address and phone number so that I can place the order? Thank you | | order placed |

Thanks so much for your patience.

Your order has been placed, the order number is -

You should receive your order in the next one to three working days.

| | repair booked | Thanks so much for your patience, . We have booked your repair order. Kindly check your email address for the return label. | | wrong address | So that we can pass security, could you please provide us with the address that we have on file. | # Legal/Law Example set of voice commands when using Voice In as legal professionals. Use this list for inspiration. Refer to [How To Create a Custom Voice Command](/plus/custom-voice-commands#h_01g2j8x6d8cdrm2ztrk2nw741n) to learn how to create a custom voice command. | Say This | Insert This (Replacement Text) | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | insert signature | \[Your signature block] | | insert disclaimer | \[Standard legal disclaimer] | | versus | v. | | without | w/o | | invoice deposit |

Hi *,

Attached please find an invoice reflecting legal services rendered in your matter. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
As you know, we agreed to cap my hourly fee amount at $*\_ for your matter, so you do not owe me any additional hourly fee amount (but the contingency fee still applies).

Thank you!

| | template disclaimer | Please note that this communication does not create an attorney-client relationship. The only way to form an attorney-client relationship is through a signed written agreement. Any communication without a signed written agreement will not form an attorney client relationship. Please also be aware that all lawsuits & administrative claims are limited by a period prescribed by statute. If you choose to file suit or a claim, you must do so within the applicable limitations period. If you do not do so, you may lose whatever rights you have to recovery. | | insert email | | | dock it | docket | You can create 100s of voice commands over time to correct dictation errors, insert uncommon words and enter templates. # Healthcare Example set of voice commands when using Voice In as healthcare professionals. Use this list for inspiration. Refer to [How To Create a Custom Voice Command](https://help.dictanote.co/plus/custom-voice-commands#h_01g2j8x6d8cdrm2ztrk2nw741n) to learn how to create a custom voice command. ### Using voice commands for correcting errors | Say This | Insert This (Replacement Text) | | ----------- | ------------------------------ | | the govi | Wegovy | | monjaro | Mounjaro | | parametable | paravertebral | | to be grips | tubi grips | | day today | day-to-day | ### Using voice commands for inserting uncommon words | Say This | Insert This (Replacement Text) | | ------------ | ------------------------------ | | ak | actinic keratosis | | hdr | HDR (Hyperdiluted Radiesse) | | insert name | Dr. Joseph King | | clinic name | Valley Health Clinic | | insert robot | Velys | ### Using voice command to insert templates | Say This | Insert This (Replacement Text) | | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | dictate | Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors as this noted was dictated | | treatment whole spine |

WHOLE SPINE
Ultrasound: 3mhz; 1.8w/Cm2; Continuous; 5min.:Lumbar Erector Spinae. Gluteals. Gluteus Maximus. Gluteus Medius. Gluteus Minimus. Piriformis. Quadratus Lumborum. Psoas Major. Psoas Minor.
Soft-Tissue (ST).:Lumbar Erector Spinae. Multifidus. Gluteals. Gluteus Maximus. Gluteus Medius. Gluteus Minimus.
High Velocity Thrust (HVT).:Cervical Spine Dorsal Spine Lumbar Spine Sacro-Iliac Joint
Atlanto-Occopital. Atlanto-Axial Joint. C1-2. C2-3. C3-4. C4-5. C5-6. C7-D1(Cervico-Dorsal). ...

| | procedure note | \[Insert procedure note template] | | gerp note |

Goal:

Intervention:


Response:


Plan:

| | basic exam | \[Insert exam template] | | signature |

Dr. Doe Stern, MD
(800) 999-8888

| # Introduction & Getting Started AudioScribe is a powerful AI writing assistant integrated directly within Voice In. It's designed to effortlessly transform your spoken thoughts and ideas into polished, written text. Simply record your voice notes, and let AudioScribe's advanced technology handle the rest. **Key Benefits:** * **Improves Writing:** AudioScribe helps you create clear, concise, and well-structured content. * **Hands-Free:** Dictate notes on the go, whether you're walking, driving, or simply prefer not to type. * **Saves Time:** Dramatically reduce the time spent typing by simply speaking your thoughts. ## Getting Started with AudioScribe Getting started with AudioScribe is quick and easy! Here's how: 1. **Access AudioScribe in Voice In:** When you open Voice In extension on your favorite website, you'll find the AudioScribe icon within the Voice In popup.
2. **Activate with a Click or Shortcut:** You can launch AudioScribe in two ways: * Click on the AudioScribe icon. * Use the keyboard shortcut: `Alt + S` (or `Option + S` on Mac). 3. **Start with a Free Trial:** We're confident you'll love AudioScribe, so we're offering **10 free voice notes** to get you started. Try it out and experience the magic for yourself! 4. **Upgrade to Pro:** AudioScribe is a premium add-on to Voice In. After your free trial, you can unlock unlimited usage by upgrading to[ AudioScribe Pro](https://dictanote.co/audioscribe/pro/). ## Dictation Language AudioScribe offers flexible language options to suit your needs: **Dictation Language:** The dictation language is the language you will be speaking in your voice notes. By default, it is set to Auto Detect. For reliability, you should set your dictation language in the settings page. **Writing Language:** The writing language is the language AudioScribe will write your final voice notes in. It can be different from your dictation language! This powerful feature allows you to, for instance, dictate in English and have AudioScribe produce text in French, or vice-versa. To set the dictation and writing language, click on the Settings icon in the AudioScribe interface, and choose your preferred language from the dropdown menu.
# Using AudioScribe ## Recording Your Voice Notes Getting your thoughts down with AudioScribe is simple. Follow these steps: 1. **Activate AudioScribe:** Click the AudioScribe icon in the Voice In popup or use the keyboard shortcut `Alt + S` (`Option + S` on Mac). 2. **Start Recording:** Click the "Start Recording" button. You'll see a visual indicator that recording is active. 3. **Speak Your Mind:** Begin dictating your note. AudioScribe will capture your voice in real time. 4. **Stop Recording:** When you're finished, click the "Stop Recording" button. **Recording Limit:** You can record voice notes up to **15 minutes** in length. **Tips for Clear Recordings:** * **Speak Clearly:** Enunciate your words for optimal transcription accuracy. * **Minimize Background Noise:** Find a quiet environment to reduce interference. * **Use a Good Microphone:** While not required, a quality microphone can enhance audio clarity. ## AudioScribe's Features AudioScribe is packed with intelligent features to make your writing process seamless: * **Superhuman Accuracy:** AudioScribe boasts over **95% accuracy** in transcribing your voice, even with technical or uncommon words. * **Automatic Punctuation and Cleanup:** AudioScribe intelligently adds punctuation (periods, commas, question marks) and removes unnecessary repetitions or filler words ("um," "uh," "like"). * **Multilingual Magic:** Dictate in one language and have AudioScribe write in another! For example, speak in English and get your text output in French. Simply set your desired writing language in the AudioScribe options. * **Summarize audio notes:** Transcribe and summarise unlimited voice notes up to 15 minutes long. * **Write In Any Style:** Write your notes in a custom style. Craft your note as a business memo, write it as a medical note, create a to-do list for the day, or create and save your custom styles. * **Works Everywhere:** Audio Scribe works on all your devices including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and ChromeOS. * **Upload Audio Files:** Say you have a voice memo recorded on your phone or external voice recorder; you can upload the audio file and have Audio Scribe work its magic on it. * **Save Special Words:** If you are frustrated with Audio Scribe misspelling a name or term, add it to Special Words and have it transcribed correctly. * **Restyle Your Existing Notes:** Want to edit the style of a note you saved earlier? Or change the language it is in? You can do it using Restyle. * **Quick Selection:** If you dictate different types of content, you can use quick selection to dynamically select the style to apply at the end of the dictation. * **Variable Output Lengths:** You can adjust the degree of summarization. Choose between three levels of summarization. * **Integration using Zapier/Webhook:** Connect Audio Scribe to your favorite apps directly using Zapier or using a webhook. ## Use Cases AudioScribe is a versatile tool that can streamline your workflow in countless ways. Here are just a few examples: **For Everyone:** * **Note-Taking:** Quickly capture ideas, to-dos, or important information on the go. * **Brainstorming:** Speak your thoughts freely and let AudioScribe organize them into a structured format. * **Journaling:** Record personal reflections or daily events without the need for typing. * **Email:** Dictate emails quickly, whether you are writing to a friend or a business contact. **For Doctors:** * **Clinical Notes:** Dictate patient encounter notes during or after visits. Convert spoken observations and diagnoses into text for efficient EHR (Electronic Health Record) entry. * **SOAP Notes:** Capture notes and generate high-quality, structured SOAP notes. * **Patient Consultations:** Transcribe patient consultations or upload recordings. Generate accurate written records of remote patient interactions for follow-up and documentation. * **Medical Summaries:** Dictate, write, add images, or upload content to generate effective medical summaries, and customize them according to your requirements. * **Treatment Plans:** Create comprehensive treatment plans by dictating detailed protocols. * **Patient Instructions:** Generate clear, detailed patient instructions from your voice notes. Transform complex medical guidance into easy-to-follow care instructions. **For Entrepreneurs:** * **Meeting Minutes:** Capture your meetings or upload recordings and turn them into effective meeting minutes, meeting summaries, action items, and more. * **Task Lists & Instructions:** Turn your thoughts into structured task lists and instructions super fast. * **Notes:** Get searchable, organized notes from voice notes, recordings, text memos, images, and even YouTube videos. * **Brain Dumps:** Capture those billion-dollar ideas anytime and anywhere—just spin up AudioNotes and start speaking. * **Emails:** Use AudioNotes to write emails as per your use case from your voice notes or text memos and save time. * **Plans & Reports:** Generate plans and reports within seconds directly from your voice notes or unstructured text notes. **For Lawyers:** * **Case Note Dictation:** Verbalize case notes and observations. Transform spoken thoughts into organized, searchable text documents for easy case management. * **Client Meeting Summaries:** Record and transcribe client consultations. Create accurate meeting minutes and action items. * **Legal Research Dictation:** Record or write research findings and analysis. Turn your unstructured notes into clear text for efficient integration into briefs or memoranda. **For Students:** * **Lecture Notes:** Record your lecture, upload recordings, or use YouTube videos to generate high-quality, customizable lecture notes. * **Flashcards:** Turn your lectures and study materials into handy flashcards. * **Quizzes:** Test your learning with auto-generated quizzes from your lectures, study materials, or YouTube videos. * **Study Guides:** Get detailed study guides directly from YouTube videos. * **Essays:** Write amazing essays from voice notes, text drafts, or YouTube videos in your own voice. * **Assignments:** Dictate your notes or create custom prompts and get your assignments done in a breeze. **For Writers:** * **Drafting on the Go:** Dictate story ideas or rough drafts while commuting or walking. * **Freewriting Exercise:** Record thoughts or complete timed writing exercises. Transform audio to text for further development or to overcome writer's block. * **Research Notes:** Record notes, add text memos, or even use YouTube videos to generate quality research notes with ease. * **Academic Papers:** Writing long papers can be hard, but AudioNotes makes your life easy by letting you dump your ideas and thoughts while it does the heavy lifting. * **Blogs & Newsletters:** Turn your writing into SEO-optimized blogs and newsletter posts to expand your social media presence and grow your audience. * **Social Media Posts:** Turn your writing into Tweets, LinkedIn posts, Reddit posts, and more to expand your social media presence and grow your audience. ## Advanced Features AudioScribe offers advanced customization to tailor the output to your specific needs: * **Writing Styles:** AudioScribe can generate text in various styles to match your purpose: * **Third Person:** Ideal for formal writing, such as clinical notes or academic papers. * **TODO List:** Create organized task lists directly from your spoken thoughts. * **Custom Styles:** Create and save your own styles for specific types of content. * **Customizing Writing Styles:** * Go to the Settings within the AudioScribe interface. * Go to "**Writing** Styles." * Choose from pre-defined styles or create a new one by providing instructions on your desired formatting, tone, and structure. For example, you can create styles for specific email formats, different writing styles (e.g. narrative, persuasive), or particular types of documents (e.g., lab report, meeting agenda). * **Quick Selection:** If you frequently use different output styles, enable "Quick Selection" in the settings. This will prompt you to choose a style at the end of each dictation, making it easy to switch between different formats on the fly. With these features, you can make AudioScribe truly work for you, no matter what you're writing! # AudioScribe Pro AudioScribe is a powerful addition to Voice In, offered as a **premium add-on**. While you can enjoy 10 free notes to experience its capabilities, **AudioScribe Pro** unlocks the full potential of effortless voice-to-text conversion. **Why Go Premium?** AudioScribe Pro supercharges your productivity with these exclusive benefits: * **Unlimited Voice Notes:** Transcribe and summarize as many voice notes as you need, up to 15 minutes each. No more limits! * **Style Customization:** Write in any style you desire – from formal business memos to casual to-do lists. Create and save custom styles to match your specific needs. * **Audio File Uploads:** Transcribe existing audio files from your phone or other recording devices directly within AudioScribe. * **Special Words Handling:** Ensure accurate transcription of names, technical terms, or any unique words by adding them to your "Special Words" list. * **Note Restyling:** Transform the style or language of previously saved notes with ease using the "Rewrite" feature. * **Quick Style Selection:** Dynamically choose your desired output style at the end of each dictation for maximum flexibility. * **Works Everywhere:** Audio Scribe works on all your devices including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and ChromeOS. * **Variable Output Lengths:** Adjust the degree of summarization. Choose between three levels of summarization. * **Integration using Zapier/Webhook:** Connect Audio Scribe to your favorite apps directly using Zapier or using a webhook. ## **Pricing** You can find the most up-to-date pricing information and purchase AudioScribe Pro directly at: **Don't Forget Your Free Trial!** You can try AudioScribe for free with **10 complimentary voice notes**. It's the perfect way to experience the power of Pro before you commit. [Watch Audio Scribe Demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpvD-P4_xzI) ## Upgrading to Pro Ready to unlock the full power of AudioScribe? Upgrading is easy: 1. **Get AudioScribe:** Go to the [AudioScribe Pro purchase page](https://dictanote.co/audioscribe/pro/). 2. **Choose Your Plan:** Select your preferred plan and click the corresponding purchase button. 3. **Complete Payment:** You'll be guided through a secure checkout process. We offer a variety of payment options for your convenience. ## Feature Usage 1. ### Special Words Handling If AudioScribe does not recognize certain uncommon words, you can add them to the **Special Words** list. This ensures that AudioScribe accurately transcribes these words in your dictation. \ For example, a professional in the weight-loss industry may need to add specialized terms such as:\ **Ozempic, Trulicity, urine microalbumin, Mounjaro, Lisinopril, Glipizide, Wegovy** By adding these terms, AudioScribe will learn to recognize and transcribe them correctly, improving the accuracy of your dictation. ## Managing Your Pro Subscription We want to make managing your AudioScribe Pro subscription as simple as possible. * **Access Your Subscription Details:** You can view your subscription details, including your plan, renewal date, and receipts, by visiting your Account Settings page: * **Update Payment Information:** If you need to update your payment method, you can also do so through your Account Settings page. * **Cancel Your Subscription:** You can cancel your AudioScribe Pro subscription at any time directly from your Account Settings page. Simply follow the cancellation instructions provided there. Your access to premium features will continue until the end of your current billing cycle. We're confident that AudioScribe Premium will revolutionize the way you work with text. If you have any questions about your subscription, please don't hesitate to contact our support team. # Configure Webhook Use webhooks to integrate AudioScribe with your work tools like CRMs. Webhooks are a powerful tool to automate your workflows, integrating various applications to streamline your tasks. Audio Scribe harnesses this capability, enabling you to create notes in Audio Scribe and then dispatch these to your preferred work applications—be it capturing meeting summaries into CRM systems like Salesforce or channeling notes into project management tools like Notion. This guide will delve into two methods to configure a webhook for Audio Scribe: using Zapier and setting up a direct webhook integration. {% hint style="info" %} This feature is only available with AudioScribe Pro {% endhint %} ### Method 1: Utilizing Zapier for Integration [Zapier](https://zapier.com/) acts as a bridge, connecting over 3,000 apps without the need for coding. It enables you to create automated sequences, known as Zaps, which trigger actions in other apps based on events in Audio Scribe. Here's how you can set this up: #### Step 1: Accept the Zapier Invite To start, you'll need to accept an exclusive invitation for Audio Scribe users. Follow this invite link to Zapier: This link grants you access to the pre-configured integration with Audio Scribe within Zapier's ecosystem. #### Step 2: Create a Zap Once you're in Zapier: * Click on "Make a Zap". * In the search bar, type and select "Dictanote" as the trigger app. * Choose the specific trigger event from Audio Scribe, such as "New Note Created". * Follow the prompts to sign in to your Audio Scribe account and authorize Zapier to access it. * Next, select the action app where you want your notes to be sent (e.g., Notion, Salesforce). * Choose the specific action within that app, like creating a new document or adding a new record. * Map the fields from Audio Scribe to the corresponding fields in your chosen app, ensuring the data is transferred correctly. * Test your Zap to make sure it works as expected. #### Step 3: Activate Your Zap After testing, give your Zap a name and turn it on. Now, every time the trigger event occurs in Audio Scribe, the action you configured will automatically happen in your chosen app. ### Method 2: Direct Webhook Configuration For those who prefer a more hands-on approach or need custom integrations not available through Zapier, Audio Scribe supports direct webhook integrations. This method involves sending HTTP POST requests to a specified URL whenever a new note is created or an event occurs. #### Step 1: Consult the Webhook Documentation You can start by reviewing the webhook documentation at . This documentation provides detailed information on the webhook format, expected responses, and security considerations. #### Step 2: Provide Your Webhook URL You'll need to create a webhook URL endpoint on your server that can receive HTTP POST requests. This endpoint should be capable of processing the data sent by Audio Scribe. Once your endpoint is ready, send your webhook URL to Audio Scribe's support team at . #### Step 3: Test and Use Your Webhook After your webhook URL is registered with Audio Scribe, test it by creating a new note. You should receive a POST request with the note data at your webhook URL. Now, you can process this data as needed, integrating it into your systems or workflows. ### Conclusion By configuring a webhook for Audio Scribe, you unlock the potential to automate your note-taking process and seamlessly integrate it with your existing apps and workflows. Whether you choose the ease of Zapier or the customizability of a direct webhook integration, you're steps away from a more efficient and connected digital workspace. *
# Troubleshooting & Support ## Troubleshooting We're here to help you get the most out of AudioScribe. If you encounter any issues, check out these common troubleshooting tips: ### Microphone Access **Problem:** "AudioScribe can't access my microphone." **Solutions:** This issue usually stems from microphone permissions being blocked either in your browser or your operating system settings. * **Browser Permissions:** 1. Go to **Chrome Settings** (three vertical dots in the top right corner). 2. Click on **Privacy and security**. 3. Select **Site Settings** > **Microphone**. 4. Ensure that your browser is allowed to ask for microphone access and that Voice In is not blocked. 5. If you see Voice In in the "Blocked" section, click on it and change the setting to "Allow". * **Operating System Permissions:** * **Windows:** 1. Go to **Settings** > **Privacy** > **Microphone**. 2. Make sure "Allow apps to access your microphone" is turned on. 3. Also, ensure that "Allow desktop apps to access your microphone" is turned on. * **macOS:** 1. Go to **System Preferences** > **Security & Privacy** > **Privacy** > **Microphone**. 2. Make sure the checkbox next to your browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) is ticked. ### Transcription Issues **Problem:** "Transcription is inaccurate or nonsensical." **Solutions:** * **Interfering Audio:** Ensure that no other tabs or applications are playing audio while you're recording. Even if the audio source is temporarily muted, it can still interfere. Pause any music, videos, or other audio sources before starting your AudioScribe recording. * **Audio from the same device:** AudioScribe is not designed to listen to audio coming from the same device that you're recording from. For instance, if you try to play a YouTube video on your laptop, and run AudioScribe on your laptop itself, the result will be a load of gibberish. If you really want AudioScribe to record pre-recorded audio, you can play it from a different device and have AudioScribe listen to it. * **Wireless Headsets:** Sometimes, the microphone on your wireless headset might not be active. In this case, your device (phone or laptop) might be using its built-in microphone, which could be too far away to capture your voice clearly. Try disconnecting and reconnecting your headset, or test with a wired microphone. **Problem:** "AudioScribe only transcribed part of my recording." **Solution:** * **Screen Turning Off (Mobile):** If you're using AudioScribe on a mobile device and your screen turns off during recording, your browser might lose microphone access. To prevent this, adjust your phone's screen timeout settings to keep the screen on while recording. Alternatively, consider using a dedicated app if one becomes available for AudioScribe in the future. **Problem:** "AudioScribe is taking too long to transcribe." **Solutions:** * **Refresh the Page:** If the transcription seems to be stuck or taking an unusually long time, try refreshing the page where you're using AudioScribe. * **Retry Feature:** After refreshing, you might see an option to "Retry Transcription" within the AudioScribe interface. Click this to re-attempt the transcription process. ### Pro Account Issues **Problem:** "I upgraded to AudioScribe Pro, but my account still shows as free." **Solution:** * **Give it a minute:** Sometimes, it can take a few moments for your account to be automatically upgraded after purchase. Please wait for a minute and refresh the page. * **Check your login:** Make sure you were logged into your Voice In account during the upgrade process. If you upgraded while logged out, the Pro features might not have been applied to your account. * **Contact Support:** If it hasn't happened after a minute and you were logged in, get in touch with us. ## Contact Support If you've tried the troubleshooting steps above and are still experiencing issues, or if you have any other questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. **Email:** We're here to help you make the most of your AudioScribe experience! # Troubleshooting Guide This guide covers common issues you might encounter while using Voice In. 1. [Voice In Not Working - No live transcript](#h_01h12cnh08k8var5am19exj974) 2. [Voice In Not Working - Live transcript shows what I speak, but no text is inserted](#live-transcript-shows-what-i-speak-but-commands-don-t-work) 3. [No Voice In Icon](#h_01h12d64a8d8tw8x7w3x05cdc8) 4. [Not Working on Local Files (e.g. local PDFs)](#h_01h12d6hnbx08x2pvvb5znmtdk) 5. [Additional Steps for Dictation in Google Apps](#additional-steps-for-dictation-in-google-apps-gmail-sheets-slides-etc) ## 1. Not Working - No live transcript when I speak ### **Step 1: Internet Check** * Ensure your internet is working properly. * If you are using a VPN or firewall, disable it and check if Voice In starts working. * If the issue persists, continue to **Step 2**. ### **Step 2: Microphone Check** One of the most common reasons Voice In doesn’t work is that no audio input is detected from your microphone. This can happen if: * You have multiple microphones connected, and the wrong microphone is selected. * The microphone is muted. * A wireless headset (e.g., AirPods) is being used on another device. **Check Microphone Settings on Windows:** 1. **Open Sound Settings:** * Click the **Start menu** and select **Settings**. * Navigate to **System → Sound**. 2. **Select the Correct Microphone:** * Under **Input**, ensure the correct microphone is selected. * Check if the microphone is muted: * If you see a microphone icon with a slash, click it to unmute.

Microphone muted example

* Speak into the microphone and check if the input level indicator moves. This means your microphone is working correctly.

Checking microphone on Windows 11

**Check Microphone Settings on macOS:** 1. **Open Sound Preferences:** * Click the **Apple menu** and go to **System Settings**. * Select **Sound.** 2. **Select the Correct Microphone:** * In the **Input** tab, choose your microphone. 3. **Test the Microphone:** * Speak into the microphone. * If the input level indicator moves, your microphone is working. ### **Step 3: Check Voice In Microphone Selection** After verifying the correct microphone is selected at the system level, verify that Voice In is using the same microphone. 1. **Open the Voice In Options page.** 1. Go to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) 2. Under the **General** section, look for the line starting with **“Current Microphone:”**. 3. If no microphone is listed, Voice In cannot access a microphone. 4. Ensure a microphone is plugged in and recheck your system’s sound settings.
2. **Verify Microphone Selection in Chrome:** 1. Open a new Chrome tab and enter: ``` chrome://settings/content/microphone ``` 2. Ensure the correct microphone is selected at the top. 3. **Test Your Microphone Online:** 1. Use an [online mic test](https://www.onlinemictest.com/) to test. 2. The line there should move when you speak. If your microphone is working but Voice In still doesn’t function, proceed to **Step 4**. ### **Step 4: Speech To Text Check** Go to the [standalone dictation test page](https://dictanote.co/simple/). Click on the microphone icon at the top-right corner of the text area and dictate.\ \ If the speech recognition doesn't work on the standalone page, the issue is with the browser's speech-to-text API. This might be a temporary issue, try again in a few hours. If it still doesn't work, look at the [Hard Reset section](#last-case-scenario-hard-reset).
If you can dictate on the standalone page, Voice In should work. Open the[ Voice In Notepad.](https://dictanote.co/voicein/notepad/) Start Voice In. Make sure Voice In is activated.
![](/files/spMrdYjVUvSxhpS7ehDe)\ Activated \ ![](/files/IaXwkiChAr0iWrYe97ip)\ Deactivated
The extension icon should be red. If you don't see the icon, see the No Icon section below. Try dictating into the notepad. If Voice In doesn't work on this page, please [contact us](https://forum.dictanote.co). **Note:** Voice In doesn't work on some pages like Chrome Web Store, the default new tab page, and other extensions pages for security reasons. ## 2. Not Working - Live transcript shows what I speak, but no text is inserted Make sure you have placed the cursor in the textbox. Voice In requires an active cursor to insert text. Some sites like Salesforce, Zendesk, SimplePractice, etc. require the Voice In Plus upgrade in order to work. You can check the list of sites that need the Plus upgrade at Upgrade to Voice In Plus at ### Last case scenario - hard reset Sometimes, you want to start from scratch. Here are a few things to try in order of increasing destructiveness. If you have no problem losing all your settings, and being logged out you can skip right ahead to "B". A. Restart Google Chrome. There is usually no need to reboot your computer unless you have a microphone driver issue. B. Uninstall and reinstall Voice In. Consider this a last resort. ## 3. No Voice In Icon Extension icons start out hidden. You need to Pin the extension icon to see it in the toolbar. Here's how you can have the Voice In microphone icon show in the toolbar again: 1. Click to the right of the address bar. 2. Click next to Voice In. This will add the Voice In button (microphone icon) to the address bar. See the [Getting Started page's Pin Voice In](https://dictanote.co/voicein/getting-started/#pin) section for a demo video. ## 4. Not Working on Local Files (e.g. locally saved PDFs) To use Voice In on a locally saved file (PDF or HTML), you first must grant an additional permission. **Steps** 1. Go to `chrome://extensions` 2. Click "details" under Voice In. 3. Enable "Allow access to file URLs".
## 5. Additional Steps for Dictation in Google Apps (Gmail, Sheets, Slides, etc.) Due to a [bug in Chrome](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=885025), dictation might not fully work on Google Apps such as Gmail, Sheets, Slides, and Docs. **Steps** 1. Go to `chrome://apps` in your address bar. 2. Right-click and click "Remove from Chrome" for the following apps: * Gmail * Slides * Docs * Sheets * Drive # Enable Microphone Access Before we begin, ensure that you are using **Google Chrome** or **Microsoft Edge**. **Voice In does not work on other browsers** such as Firefox or Brave. If your microphone access is blocked to Voice In, follow one of the two methods below to grant microphone access. ## Method 1: Grant Microphone Access In Options Page ### **Step 1: Open the Voice In Options Page** * Go to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). ### Step 2: Click on Microphone Blocked Icon * Look at the **left side of the address bar** for a **microphone icon with a slash** (as shown below). * This icon appears **only for about 10 seconds** after the page loads. * If you don’t see it, **refresh the page** and check again.
### Step 3: Allow Microphone Access Change the setting to allow access to your microphone:
### Step 4: Click on the "Allow microphone access button"
If you did everything correctly, it should change to
🎉 **That’s it! Voice In is now ready to use.** ### Continue in Setup Page If you are on the Setup Page, click on **Allow Microphone Access**. Then click on **Next**.
## Method 2: Grant Microphone Access In Chrome Settings You can also grant microphone access directly from the Chrome settings page. ### Step 1: Open the Chrome settings page Each site/extension has a settings page. Open the below URL in a new tab ``` chrome://settings/content/siteDetails?site=chrome-extension://pjnefijmagpdjfhhkpljicbbpicelgko ``` If you are using Edge and installed the extension from the Edge store, open ``` edge://settings/content/siteDetails?site=extension://kcflpifkhnpaikpneeilcaoimgdodikg ``` ### Step 2: Allow Microphone Access Change the Microphone setting in Permissions to **Allow** as shown below.
🎉 **That’s it! Voice In is now ready to use.** You can check/verify the microphone being used [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). # Fix Microphone Access Denied By System Microphone access denied by the system means that your operating system has blocked access to the microphone for Chrome/Edge. To use Voice In, you must grant microphone access to the browser in your Windows/Mac system settings. Follow the instructions below. [For Mac instructions, see below.](#h_01hh8jnz6a3e54va35p7m6gc91) ### For Windows **Step 1:** Open Settings and go to Privacy & Security **Step 2**: Click on Microphone
**Step 3**: Scroll down to the Let desktop apps access your microphone section. Grant access to the microphone. It should look like below.
That's it. ### For Mac **Step 1:** Open Settings and go to Privacy & Security **Step 2**: Click on Microphone
**Step 3**: Grant microphone access to the Chrome browser (and/or Edge browser, whichever you use).
That's it. This will likely restart your browser. To go back to setup, [click here](https://dictanote.co/voicein/setup/).
# FAQ Frequently asked questions about Voice In. ### What's your question about? Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions: {% content-ref url="/pages/v7LDPZP3yww5YmSpCpCd" %} [Account & Billing](/help/account) {% endcontent-ref %} * [How to activate Voice In Plus on a new computer/profile?](/help/account/how-to-activate-voice-in-plus-on-a-new-computer-profile) * [How to manage my subscription?](/help/account#how-to-manage-my-subscription) * [Can I change my email address?](/help/account#can-i-change-my-email-address) * [Where to download my invoices?](/help/account#how-to-download-your-invoices) {% content-ref url="/pages/zT2hsLWo5LlxhQui0PPX" %} [Features](/help/features) {% endcontent-ref %} * [How to enable dictation on local file URLs?](/help/features/how-to-enable-dictation-on-local-file-urls) * [How to enable voice typing in Incognito Mode?](/help/features/how-to-enable-voice-typing-in-incognito-mode) * [How to enable or disable Advanced Mode?](/help/features/how-to-enable-or-disable-advanced-mode) * [How to enable and disable Dictation Box?](/help/features/how-to-enable-and-disable-dictation-box) * [How to hide the Voice In page pop-up?](/help/features/how-to-hide-show-the-voice-in-page-pop-up) {% content-ref url="/pages/YVOViEAQOpQAQxnJ3BlI" %} [General](/help/general) {% endcontent-ref %} * [Why is Voice In disabled on certain websites?](/help/general/why-is-voice-in-disabled-on-certain-websites) * [Is Voice In HIPAA compliant?](/help/general/is-voice-in-hipaa-compliant) * [Make your web app Voice In compatible](/help/general/make-your-web-app-voice-in-compatible) * [How to use Voice In in a popup window? ](/help/general/how-to-use-voice-in-in-a-popup-window) * [What permissions does Voice In extension require? ](/help/general/what-permissions-does-voice-in-extension-require) * [Using Voice In for voice typing in incognito mode? ](/help/features/how-to-enable-voice-typing-in-incognito-mode) * [What sites does Voice In Chrome Extension work on?](/help/general/what-sites-does-voice-in-chrome-extension-work-on) # Account & Billing Frequently asked questions about Voice In account. ### How to activate Voice In Plus on a new computer/profile? Refer to {% content-ref url="/pages/P4AflLe4CHkWUdNHX26g" %} [How to activate Voice In Plus on a new computer/profile?](/help/account/how-to-activate-voice-in-plus-on-a-new-computer-profile) {% endcontent-ref %} ### How to manage my subscription? You can manage your subscription anytime by going to the [Account Settings page](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/). ### Can I change my email address? To change the email associated with your Voice In account, go to the [Account Settings page](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/) and click on **Edit** against your email address. ### I'd like to update my credit card details To manage your billing method, follow these steps: 1. Open the [Account Settings page](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/). 2. In your account, click on "**Update card details**" ### How to download your invoices All the invoices associated with your account are accessible by following these steps: 1. Open the [Account Settings page](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/). 2. Go to the Billing History section. 3. Click on ↓ button on the purchase you want an invoice for. The invoice/receipt will be emailed to your email address on file. ### I have been charged twice In case you notice a duplicate payment, it might be due to a payment processing issue or your account might have multiple subscriptions associated with it. Please email us at and we will take care of it. # How to activate Voice In Plus on a new computer/profile? Voice In Plus is licensed per user, so you can use it on multiple devices and browser profiles. However, you need to manually activate Voice In Plus once for each unique browser (a unique browser refers to a new browser instance on a different machine or profile). ### To activate Voice In Plus on a new computer or profile: **Step 1:** Ensure you have [Voice In Chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voice-in-voice-typing/pjnefijmagpdjfhhkpljicbbpicelgko?hl=en) installed on the new machine/profile. Voice In works on both the Chrome and Edge browsers on PC/Mac/Linux/ChromeOS. **Step 2:** Open the [Voice In Plus activation page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/activate/) in the new machine/profile.\ \ If this is your first time visiting the activation page on this browser, you’ll be redirected to log in. Use the same account you used to upgrade to Voice In Plus (typically your Google account, click **"Continue with Google"** and sign in).
**Step 3:** After logging in, you should automatically be redirected to the Voice In Plus activation page (). Your should see a page like below:
That’s it! Voice In Plus is now activated on your browser. You can verify this by visiting the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). You should see a message saying, "You have **Voice In Plus** activated." ### No Voice In Plus Upgrade Found? If you see a message saying **"No Voice In Plus upgrade found"** but you do have an active subscription, it usually means you're logged into the wrong account. To fix this: 1. Click on **My Account > Sign Out** 2. You’ll be redirected to the login page. Log in using the correct account—the one you used to purchase Voice In Plus. 3. Revisit the [Voice In Plus activation page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/activate)
# How to transfer Voice In license to a different account? If you need to transfer your Dictanote or Voice In license to a different email address, you can do so by updating the email associated with your account. Here's how. ### Steps to Update Your Email 1. [Log in to your account ](http://dictanote.co/accounts/login/)and go to the [**Account Settings** page](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/). 2. Click on **Edit** next to your email address. 3. Enter your new email address and save. You can have both your old and new email addresses point to the same account.
### If Your New Email Is Already Associated with Another Account Each email can only be associated with one account. If the new email you want to use is already linked to a different account, you'll need to free it up first: 1. [**Log in** with the account](http://dictanote.co/accounts/login/) that has the new email. 2. Go to [**Account Settings**](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/) > **Delete Account**. This will free up that email address. 3. **Log back in** with your original account (the one with the license). 4. Go to [**Account Settings**](https://dictanote.co/accounts/me/) and click **Edit** next to your email address. 5. Enter the now-available email address and save. Your license will now be accessible under the new email. *** **Need help?** Contact us at if you run into any issues during the process. # Features # How to enable dictation on local file URLs? By default, Chrome does not allow extensions to interact with file URLs for security reasons. To enable Voice In extension to work with local files (files stored on your computer), you can manually permit the extension to do so. Here's how you can enable this feature: 1. Open the Chrome browser on your computer. 2. Right-click on the Voice In button and click on "Manage Extension"
3. Scroll down to find the “Allow access to file URLs” toggle switch.
4. Click the toggle switch to enable it. If the toggle turns blue, it means Voice In is now allowed to interact with local files.
# How to use Voice In on the new tab page? By design, the browser does not allow Chrome extensions to interact with the default new tab page. As a result, Voice In does not work on the default new tab page in Chrome and Edge. **There is a simple fix for this: Change the new tab page** The challenge is that Chrome doesn't let you change the new tab page. It lets you change the page that opens on startup but not the new tab page. To solve this problem, we have introduced a new free extension called [Custom New Tab](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/custom-new-tab/lfjnnkckddkopjfgmbcpdiolnmfobflj?hl=en) Custom New Tab is a Chrome extension that lets you configure the new tab page to a custom URL. You can set it to to open Google ([https://google.com](https://google.com/)), Bing ([https://bing.com](https://google.com/)), or better yet set it to the Voice In Testpad (). It is a tiny 50kb extension, 100% free and without tracking. ### Instructions to set up a custom new tab **Step 1**: Install the Custom New Tab extension from the Chrome Web Store: [Web Store Link](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/custom-new-tab/lfjnnkckddkopjfgmbcpdiolnmfobflj?hl=en)
Click on "Add to Chrome" to install it. **Step 2**: After installation, a page will open up, asking you to configure the new tab URL. Enter your desired new tab page URL. Enter [https://google.com](https://google.com/) to set it to Google, [https://bing.com](https://google.com/) for Bing, or better yet to set it to Voice In Testpad. Click Save to save this setting.
That's it. Your new tab page will now point to this new URL, and you can use Voice In on it! ### Set the new tab URL to a local file URL You can point the new tab to a local file URL too. A local file URL looks like `file:///C:/Documents/test.html` on Windows `file:///Users/anil/test.html` on Mac. To get the local file URL of a file on your system, open the file in a new tab in your browser. Then copy the URL shown in the address bar. The first time you set the custom new tab URL to a local file URL, you will be see a prompt to grant permission like below. Click on **Grant Permission**.
This will open the extension's settings page. Scroll down to "Allow access to file URLs" setting and enable it.
The extension should now be able to set the new tab page to your local file. ### Disable Custom New Tab If you ever want to revert back to built-in Chrome new tab page, you can do so by disabling the Custom New Tab extension. To disable the custom new tab extension 1. Open the URL chrome://extensions in a new tab. 2. Disable the Custom New Tab extension

# How to enable voice typing in Incognito Mode? To enable Voice In Speech-To-Text in Incognito Mode, follow these steps: 1. Go to chrome://extensions 2. Find Voice In & click on Details 3. Check 'Allow In Incognito'
# How to enable or disable Advanced Mode? In this article, we show how to enable or disable Advanced Mode. Advanced Mode is used to dictate on certain websites, such as Facebook, Google Classroom, Reddit, etc., where Voice In does not work by default. Note that Advanced Mode is enabled by default when you have Voice In Plus. ### Enabling/Disabling Advanced Mode Before you begin, ensure you have not hidden the Voice In page pop-up. If you have hidden it, follow the instructions on the page below to unhide it. {% content-ref url="/pages/puGTHg1JLn1IKWbRp5Iz" %} [How to hide/show the Voice In page pop-up?](/help/features/how-to-hide-show-the-voice-in-page-pop-up) {% endcontent-ref %} Click on the Voice In icon on the address bar to start dictation.
That should show a Voice In settings button on the page. Click on the button, and a settings window will open on the page.
Select the Enable Advanced Mode checkbox to enable Advanced Mode. Advanced mode is now enabled for that domain. To disable it, uncheck the checkbox. That should disable Advanced Mode for that domain. **NOTE: enable/disable advanced mode is a per-domain setting. If you disable advanced mode while in Gmail, it only disables for Gmail and not for other websites.** ### Using Advanced Mode You do not have to do anything special to use advanced mode. Once enabled, just use Voice In like you normally would.
# How to enable and disable Dictation Box? This article discusses how to enable and disable the Dictation Box. Use the Dictation Box to type on sites where Voice In doesn't work by default. Dictate into the dictation box and copy the text to the target box at the end without leaving the site. ### Enabling Dictation Box 1\) Click the Voice In button (microphone icon) to start dictation.
That should show a Voice In page pop-up on the page. **Note:** If you do not see the page pop-up, go to [Voice In Options Page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) and uncheck the "Hide Voice In page pop-up" checkbox. 2\) Click on the pop-up button, and a page settings window will open on the page like below.
3\) select the enable dictation box checkbox in the page settings window. Once you do that, the Dictation Box should appear.
### Disabling Dictation Box Follow the instructions above, except unselect the enable dictation box checkbox. ### Using the Dictation Box You can use the dictation box by simply placing the cursor within the box and dictating. The dictation box is an ordinary textbox; all voice commands work within it. Once you are done, you can click Copy to copy it to the clipboard and then paste it into the appropriate textbox. There are two voice commands to make this easier: *copy box* - Copies the contents of the Dictation Box to the clipboard \ *paste that* - Pastes the content in the clipboard at the cursor location # How to hide/show the Voice In page pop-up? When you visit a webpage and activate Voice In, you will see a page pop-up.
Click the **Settings** icon or the language (e.g., **English (US)** above) in the pop-up to open the Voice In page settings. ## Enable/Disable Pop-Up 1. Go to [Voice In options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) 2. Go to the UI Settings section. \ To hide the pop-up, check the box for **Hide Voice In page pop-up**. To show the pop-up again, uncheck this box.
3. Final Step: Refresh the target webpage and restart Voice In. Your changes will now take effect. # Languages Supported ## Full List of languages supported by Voice In: Afrikaans (Suid-Afrika)\ አማርኛ (ኢትዮጵያ)\ Հայ (Հայաստան)\ Azərbaycan (Azərbaycan)\ Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia)\ Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia)\ বাংলা (বাংলাদেশ)\ বাংলা (ভারত)\ Català (Espanya)\ Čeština (Česká republika)\ Dansk (Danmark)\ Deutsch (Deutschland)\ English (Australia)\ English (Canada)\ English (Ghana)\ English (Great Britain)\ English (India)\ English (Ireland)\ English (Kenya)\ English (New Zealand)\ English (Nigeria)\ English (Philippines)\ English (South Africa)\ English (Tanzania)\ English (United States)\ Español (Argentina)\ Español (Bolivia)\ Español (Chile)\ Español (Colombia)\ Español (Costa Rica)\ Español (Ecuador)\ Español (El Salvador)\ Español (España)\ Español (Estados Unidos)\ Español (Guatemala)\ Español (Honduras)\ Español (México)\ Español (Nicaragua)\ Español (Panamá)\ Español (Paraguay)\ Español (Perú)\ Español (Puerto Rico)\ Español (República Dominicana)\ Español (Uruguay)\ Español (Venezuela)\ Euskara (Espainia)\ Filipino (Pilipinas)\ Français (Canada)\ Français (France)\ Galego (España)\ ქართული (საქართველო)\ ગુજરાતી (ભારત)\ Hrvatski (Hrvatska)\ IsiZulu (Ningizimu Afrika)\ Íslenska (Ísland)\ Italiano (Italia)\ Jawa (Indonesia)\ ಕನ್ನಡ (ಭಾರತ)\ ភាសាខ្មែរ (កម្ពុជា)\ ລາວ (ລາວ)\ Latviešu (latviešu)\ Lietuvių (Lietuva)\ Magyar (Magyarország)\ മലയാളം (ഇന്ത്യ)\ मराठी (भारत)\ Nederlands (Nederland)\ नेपाली (नेपाल)\ Norsk bokmål (Norge)\ Polski (Polska)\ Português (Brasil)\ Português (Portugal)\ Română (România)\ සිංහල (ශ්රී ලංකාව)\ Slovenčina (Slovensko)\ Slovenščina (Slovenija)\ Urang (Indonesia)\ Swahili (Tanzania)\ Swahili (Kenya)\ Suomi (Suomi)\ Svenska (Sverige)\ தமிழ் (இந்தியா)\ தமிழ் (சிங்கப்பூர்)\ தமிழ் (இலங்கை)\ தமிழ் (மலேசியா)\ తెలుగు (భారతదేశం)\ Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam)\ Türkçe (Türkiye)\ اردو (پاکستان)\ اردو (بھارت)\ Ελληνικά (Ελλάδα)\ Български (България)\ Русский (Россия)\ Српски (Србија)\ Українська (Україна)\ עברית (ישראל)\ العربية (إسرائيل)\ العربية (الأردن)\ العربية (الإمارات)\ العربية (البحرين)\ العربية (الجزائر)\ العربية (السعودية)\ العربية (العراق)\ العربية (الكويت)\ العربية (المغرب)\ العربية (تونس)\ العربية (عُمان)\ العربية (فلسطين)\ العربية (قطر)\ العربية (لبنان)\ العربية (مصر)\ فارسی (ایران)\ हिन्दी (भारत)\ ไทย (ประเทศไทย)\ 한국어 (대한민국)\ 國語 (台灣)\ 廣東話 (香港)\ 日本語（日本）\ 普通話 (香港)\ 普通话 (中国大陆) # What is Advanced Mode? Voice In takes the user's audio input, converts it into text, and then inserts it into the web page. By default, Voice In uses the **Default Mode** to insert text into the web page. Default mode works on sites with a simple textbox, like Gmail. However, the default mode does not work on some sites like Facebook. On Facebook, your status message text can contain person mentions, hashtags, etc. For this reason, Facebook uses complex logic to handle text input and display. This makes it non-trivial for Voice In to insert transcribed text. To work around this issue, we developed **Advanced Mode**. Advanced Mode is only available with [Voice In Plus](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/). Advanced mode uses a more robust text insertion strategy that lets you use Voice In on a significantly larger number of sites. Advanced mode is used by default when you have Voice In Plus. Advanced mode enables dictation on many popular sites like Twitter, Skype, Facebook, Google Keep, Hubspot, Google Meet, Notion, etc. Check out the [list of sites on which advanced mode](https://dictanote.co/voicein/apps/) enables dictation. To see the difference Advanced Mode makes, check out the video below that shows dictation on Facebook using Voice In without and with Advanced Mode: {% embed url="" %} Using Advanced Mode to Type in Facebook {% endembed %} # Keyboard Shortcuts Voice In supports the following keyboard shortcuts. | Start / Stop Dictation | ALT+L | | ---------------------- | ------------ | | Switch to Language 1 | CTRL+SHIFT+1 | | Switch to Language 2 | CTRL+SHIFT+2 | | Switch to Language 3 | CTRL+SHIFT+7 | You can change these shortcuts by going to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) and scrolling down to the keyboard shortcuts section. # Dictating numbers Voice In intelligently discerns whether to transcribe numbers as digits or text based on the context of your dictation. For instance, saying "one" might result in either "1" or "one" being typed out, depending on the surrounding text. ## Forcing Digits in Dictation The adaptive feature may not always align with your needs, especially if your dictation involves significant numerical dictation. Voice In offers a solution through its "Force numbers to be spoken as digits" option (only available in English). This ensures that numbers 0-9 are always transcribed as digits. ### How to Enable 1\. Open the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). 2\. Navigate to the **Dictation Text Transforms** section. 3\. Check the **Force numbers to be spoken as digits** option to activate. ## Dictating Larger Numbers When it comes to dictating longer numerical sequences such as "forty thousand two hundred," Voice In typically defaults to spelling out the numbers. To circumvent this and ensure numerical dictation: \- Break down the number into its individual digits. \- For example, instead of saying "forty thousand two hundred," dictate "four zero two zero zero." By following these guidelines, Voice In will accurately capture and transcribe lengthy numbers in your preferred format. ### Voice Commands You can also add voice commands to transcribe certain numbers to digits. For example, you can add the voice command `ten` => `10`. This ensures that everytime you say `ten`, it inserts `10`. Refer to the custom voice commands guide for instructions on how to add a custom voice command. {% content-ref url="/pages/YKVETt4ovByqw725zAoU" %} [Custom Voice Commands](/plus/custom-voice-commands) {% endcontent-ref %}

# Remove Censorship/Profanity Filter By default, the browser's speech-to-text engine will censor curse words. However, for users who prefer or need uncensored transcriptions, there is a way to reverse this filtering. ### Disabling the Profanity Filter Voice In now offers a built-in feature to disable the profanity filter for seven different languages. This enhancement allows users to have more control over the text generated by the speech-to-text engine, ensuring that no words are unnecessarily censored. This feature is built on-top of custom voice commands. To enable the feature that disables the profanity filter, follow these steps: 1. Open the [Voice In Options Page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) 2. Once on the Options page, scroll down until you find the "Dictation Text Transforms" section. 3. Within the Dictation Text Transforms section, look for the option labeled "Disable profanity/adult words filter." Toggle this feature to enable it.
Languages supported: ```vue English, German, Tamil, Greek, Danish, Czech and Spanish ``` You can find the full list of words that this feature removes censorship on at ### Using Voice Commands to Reverse Censorship The disable profanity filter is built using custom voice commands. It contains a pre-built list of words that it removes censorship on. In addition to disabling the profanity filter, you can use custom voice commands to reverse censorship of more words that the profanity filter doesn't handle. For example, you can create a custom voice command: * `s*** => shit` This command ensures that when you say the word `shit`, it will be transcribed as the intended uncensored word instead of `s***` You can create any number of voice commands. It is a one-time activity and To learn how to create a voice command, refer to the "Creating a Voice Command" in the custom voice commands guide. {% content-ref url="/pages/YKVETt4ovByqw725zAoU" %} [Custom Voice Commands](/plus/custom-voice-commands) {% endcontent-ref %} # How to disable built-in voice commands? Voice In comes with built-in voice commands for common tasks like punctuation and performing actions like inserting a new line in 25+ languages. To disable built-in voice commands, you can use one of the two options below: ## Option 1: Disable all built-in commands To disable all built-in voice commands 1. Go to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) 2. Scroll down to the Voice Commands section and check "Disable built-in voice commands" checkbox
## Option 2: Disable individual voice commands You can use the `` command to delete individual built-in voice commands. For example, say you want to delete the built-in voice command `question mark => ?`, i.e., when you say `question mark`, you don't want it to insert `?`. You can add a custom voice command `question mark => ` . This will remove the built-in voice command.
Refer to the Custom Voice Commands guide below to learn how to add a custom voice command. {% content-ref url="/pages/YKVETt4ovByqw725zAoU" %} [Custom Voice Commands](/plus/custom-voice-commands) {% endcontent-ref %} # How to spell an uncommon word? Sometimes, Voice In may struggle to transcribe uncommon words, such as a company's name. In these cases, you can dictate the word by spelling it out, one letter at a time. For example, to type "candy," say each letter quickly: "C-A-N-D-Y." To capitalize the first letter, say: "Capitalize next C-A-N-D-Y," and it will type "Candy." Note: Capitalize next is a [voice command in English](https://dictanote.co/voicein/voicecommands/en/). If you are not dictating in English, use the equivalent in voice command for that language. If you use this uncommon word frequently, create a voice command for it. Refer to the Custom Voice Commands linked below for how to create a custom voice command. {% content-ref url="/pages/YKVETt4ovByqw725zAoU" %} [Custom Voice Commands](/plus/custom-voice-commands) {% endcontent-ref %} # How to enable Direct Insert? In this article, you’ll learn how to enable and disable **Direct Insert** in Voice In. Some websites automatically remove or alter spaces that Voice In adds before your dictated text, causing phrases to run together—e.g., turning “Hello world” and “how are you” into “Hello worldhow are you.” **Direct Insert** bypasses this interference by placing text directly at your cursor’s location. We recommend only enabling Direct Insert if you notice spaces disappearing between separately dictated phrases. Otherwise, leave it turned off. ## Enabling Direct Insert Before you begin, ensure you have not hidden the Voice In page pop-up. If you have hidden it, follow the instructions on the page below to unhide it. {% content-ref url="/pages/puGTHg1JLn1IKWbRp5Iz" %} [How to hide/show the Voice In page pop-up?](/help/features/how-to-hide-show-the-voice-in-page-pop-up) {% endcontent-ref %} Click on the Voice In icon on the address bar to start dictation.
The page should display a Voice In settings button. Click on the button, and a settings window will open.
Under Advanced, you will find the Enable Direct Insert setting. Select the checkbox to enable Direct Insert on the current website, or uncheck it to disable it. Once you enable/disable, refresh the page to apply the setting. # General # Why is Voice In disabled on certain websites ? For security reasons, the Chrome and Edge browsers do not allow Chrome extensions (including Voice In) to work on a small number of pages: * Chrome Webstore (/) * Edge Extension Store () * Internal pages like new tab (chrome://newtab). These pages have URLs starting with chrome:// or edge://. You can use Voice In on all other sites, including [Google](https://www.google.com/),[ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/),[ Gmail](https://mail.google.com/), or [any other site](https://dictanote.co/voicein/apps/). To use Voice In on the new tab page, check out the how to use Voice In on the new tab page guide. {% content-ref url="/pages/AW4UyM8bX3XbG9N6E8s3" %} [How to use Voice In on the new tab page?](/help/features/how-to-use-voice-in-on-the-new-tab-page) {% endcontent-ref %} # Is Voice In HIPAA compliant? Voice In is built with privacy in mind. Modern browsers provide speech-to-text APIs. These APIs take in raw audio and returns raw transcribed text. Voice In uses the browser's speech-to-text API to transcribe text. On Chrome it uses Chrome's speech-to-text API, on Edge it uses Edge's API. By design, all of your audio is transcribed by your browser. **No audio data or the resulting transcripts are sent to Dictanote's server.** Here’s all the data we need in order to make Voice In work: * Your email address to identify your account (optional) * If you are a paying customer, a payment\_token from Stripe/Paypal linking to your subscription payment details and voice commands (stored so you can access them from other machines). Many 1000s of medical professional use Voice In every day to voice type in sites like Teladoc, Athena Health, many EHRs and EMRs, clinical note taking apps, etc. We have never offered HIPAA business associates agreement before as we do not control the core speech-to-text function which the browser (Chrome/Edge) provides.
# How to use Voice In in a popup window? A common question we get is how to use Voice In inside a popup window. Popup windows are unique as they are outside the context of the main browser window and do not see the Voice In extension button. As a result, you cannot click on the microphone icon or use the keyboard shortcut to start Voice In.
However, there is a very simple way to use Voice inside a popup window. Simply right-click in the text box and click on "Start Recording," as shown above. That should start speech recognition. # What permissions does Voice In extension require? Voice In extension is built with privacy in mind. Its only purpose is to let users type using their voice across their favorite websites within the browser. Below are all the permissions that the extension uses: 1\) **Host permission** The extension injects a single content script page.js that enters the user-dictated text into the input text field or content editable div in the page. The content script also adds option buttons to help with dictation that are only displayed on browser action or click-in context menu. There are three buttons: The settings button - which lets the user change the dictation language and change language shortcuts; the dictation box, which is a text area; and a help message displayed on some sites where the extension doesn't work. It uses GA to track the success or failure of dictation on any particular website. 2\) **Debugger permission** Users can configure custom voice commands to do key presses. For example, \ command => press enter key. The debugger is used only to simulate keypress and only when the user configures one. 3\) **Clipboard read/write permission** Voice In lets users dictate text using their voice. We use the clipboard in two places:\ 1\) We have a mode called paste mode where dictated text is copied to the clipboard and then paste is used to add it to the cursor location\ 2\) We provide a box called a dictation box. The dictation box is a textarea used to type on sites where Voice In doesn't work by default. You can dictate all the content into the dictation box and copy the text out to the target box in the end without having to leave the site. We have voice commands that let users copy the contents of the dictation box to the clipboard and then paste them. Note: the extension does not send any user information to any external server 4\) **Context menu permission** On content editable divs and text areas, Voice In adds a shortcut to start/stop audio recording in the right-click menu (referred to as the context menu). It is simply a shortcut to trigger the extension. # Using Voice In for voice typing in Google Docs Google Docs rendering is unique in that it doesn't use HTML-based rendering. It uses a canvas-based rendering method. This makes it impossible for Chrome extensions like Voice In to see what text exists before the cursor location. Google Docs blog post on this You can place your cursor in your Google Doc and dictate using Voice In. However, as Google Docs uses an opaque document structure, Voice In cannot see where your cursor is on the page. As a result, it may get the text formatting, such as capitalization or word spacing, wrong. Also, commands like `delete word` won't work on Google Docs. **Note that this issue happens only on Google Docs / Slides. Voice In works perfectly well on other sites.** Here are three workarounds you can use for voice typing: ### 1. Use Dictation Box
To use all the features of Voice In, type your text into the dictation box. Enable the dictation box. Then, place the cursor in the dictation box and dictate normally. Once you are done, you can copy/cut the content into Google Docs. For more information, refer to: {% content-ref url="/pages/F3YElfDDfWIk3TMm57sH" %} [How to enable and disable Dictation Box?](/help/features/how-to-enable-and-disable-dictation-box) {% endcontent-ref %} ### 2. Use the Voice In Notepad You can use the [Voice In Notepad](https://dictanote.co/voicein/notepad/) at to type and format text. The Voice In notepad is a Word-like editor that supports all the basic formatting options. Once you have voice typed your note in the notepad, then copy paste it into Google Docs or any other site/external application. ### 3. Use the built-in voice typing tool Use Google Docs' built-in voice typing tool. Go to Tools > Voice Typing to enable it. This feature is built into Google Docs. Note that you cannot use your custom voice commands with this tool.
# What sites does Voice In Chrome Extension work on? ### UPDATE: For the latest list, go to Use speech-to-text to type on most websites using Voice In. Here is a list of websites that we have tested on. We have broken them into three categories based on the degree of support. **Category 1: Sites Voice In works with the default mode** * Gmail (mail.google.com) * Outlook (outlook.live.com) * Outlook Office365 (outlook.office365.com) * Google Classroom (classroom.google.com) * Facebook (facebook.com) * Discord (discord.com) * Reddit (reddit.com) * Whatsapp (whatsapp.com) * Linkedin ([www.linkedin.com](http://www.linkedin.com)) * Yahoo Mail (mail.yahoo.com) * Twitter (twitter.com) * Quizlet (quizlet.com) * Instagram ([www.instagram.com](http://www.instagram.com)) * Facebook Messenger (messenger.com) * Wordpress (wordpress.com) * Zoho Mail (mail.zoho.com) * Microsoft Teams (teams.microsoft.com) * Google Search (google.com) * Amazon ([www.amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com), [www.amazon.co.jp](http://www.amazon.co.jp)) * Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) * Ebay ([www.ebay.com](http://www.ebay.com), [www.ebay.co.uk](http://www.ebay.co.uk)) * Zoom (zoom.us) * DuckDuckGo (duckduckgo.com) * Seesaw (app.seesaw\.me) * Google Translate (translate.google.com) * Google Calendar (calendar.google.com) * Evernote (evernote.com) * moderatie.messagecontrol.net * pannellooperatore.com * bigbuckchat.com * chatinterface.net * booking.com * admin-usa.com * Youtube (youtube.com) * Most sites with simple textbox/input box **Category 2: Sites Voice In works on with Advanced Mode (needs** [**Voice In Plus**](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/) **upgrade):** * Skype (web.skype.com) * Google Keep (keep.google.com) * Salesforce (force.com) * Teladoc (teladoc.com) * Superhuman (mail.superhuman.com) * Zendesk (zendesk.com) * Carousell ([www.carousell.com.hk](http://www.carousell.com.hk)) * Hangout (hangouts.google.com) * Teamwork ([www.teamwork.com](http://www.teamwork.com)) * Ebility ([www.ebillity.com](http://www.ebillity.com)) * Notion ([www.notion.so](http://www.notion.so)) * Google Sheets (docs.google.com/spreadsheets/) * Google Forms (forms.google.com) * Google Messages (messages.google.com) * Google Meet (meet.google.com) * Google Voice (voice.google.com) * Twitch.tv ([www.twitch.tv](http://www.twitch.tv)) * Hubspot (app.hubspot.com) * Xodo (xodo.com) * Redtail CRM (redtailtechnology.com) * Quora (quora.com) * Helpscout (helpscout.net) * DrChrono (drchrono.com) * FollowUpBoss (followupboss.com) * Kapture CRM * Monday.com * SugarCRM * Iterco Note that Advanced Mode also works on Category 1 websites. In addition, you also unlock \ and \ voice commands. Advanced Mode is robust and works on 1000s of other websites. **Category 3: Sites Voice In on which you need to use the** [**Dictation Box**](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/) **to dictate (needs** [**Voice In Plus**](https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/) **upgrade):** * Onedrive (onedrive.live.com) The reason it does not work on these is because of custom text handling, which makes it hard to insert text into these text boxes. Is there a site you wish Voice In supported? Email us at # How to change the default microphone used by Voice In? You can update the microphone setting at the browser or operating system levels. **NOTE:** Sometimes, the browser may be unable to update the microphone used. In this case, you need to update the microphone being used at the OS level. ## Update in Browser To check or change the microphone Voice In uses, go to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/). You should see the current microphone being used. Click on the **Change** button at the end of the line.
This will open the browser's microphone settings page. The circled value below shows the browser's current microphone. To change the microphone used by Voice In, click on the dropdown and select the microphone you wish to use.
Now, go back to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/) and verify that it uses the correct microphone. If this method doesn't work, update the OS level's default microphone as described below. ## Update at OS Level **For Windows:** 1. **Open Sound Settings:** * Click the Start menu and select 'Settings'. * Go to 'System' and then 'Sound'. 2. **Select the Correct Microphone:** * Under 'Input', ensure the correct microphone is selected. * Speak into the microphone and check if the input level indicator moves. This means your microphone is working correctly. Checking the microphone on Windows 11
**For macOS:** 1. **Open Sound Preferences:** * Click the Apple menu and select 'System Settings'. * Click on 'Sound'. 2. **Select the Correct Microphone:** * Go to the 'Input' tab and select your microphone. * Speak into the microphone and check if the input level indicator moves. This means your microphone is working correctly. # Make your web app Voice In compatible *Note: This is a technical guide meant for developers* The Voice In Chrome extension lets users use their voice to type on a website. Voice In can be used to dictate into the following HTML elements: 1. input fields \ 2. content editable e.g. \
3. textarea \