Help & Frequently Asked Questions

Any text field in your browser. If you can type in it, Voxtyper can dictate into it, from Gmail and Google Docs to Notion, Slack, and ChatGPT. It handles plain text boxes, rich text editors, and even canvas-based editors like Google Docs. It cannot type into the address bar or browser pages like the new tab page, because browsers do not let extensions run there.

Yes. The default is Ctrl+Space to start and stop, Esc to cancel. You can rebind both from the Voxtyper settings page to any combination that fits your workflow. Map it to a single mouse button, foot pedal input, or any custom key.

Yes. Voxtyper is designed for one-handed operation. The keyboard shortcut can be remapped to a single mouse button, foot pedal input, or any custom key. The on-page indicator can also be clicked to start and stop. There is no typing required during normal use beyond the shortcut press.

Yes. Voxtyper listens to the rhythm of your speech and inserts commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points where they belong. You speak naturally, with normal pauses, and Voxtyper handles the punctuation. You never say "comma" or "period" out loud.

Yes. The start of every sentence is capitalized. The pronoun "I" is capitalized. Names of people, places, and most proper nouns are capitalized based on context. You do not need to say "capital" before a word.

Voxtyper's speech-to-text engine performs strongly on conversational English, technical vocabulary, and accented speech. It infers the punctuation and capitalization that the built-in dictation in Google Docs and the macOS or Windows system tools leave to you. The free tier and the Unlimited tier use the same engine.

The underlying speech recognition is trained on a broad range of English accents and handles most of them well. Heavy regional accents may need slightly clearer enunciation, but Voxtyper is meaningfully more accurate on accented speech than Google Docs dictation in our testing.

Yes. Medical terminology, legal language, software and product names, scientific vocabulary, and proper nouns are handled directly. Spell-out names and very recent product names may need a quick review.

You can choose from more than 50 languages in Voxtyper's settings. Choosing yours gives the best punctuation and capitalization. If you leave the setting on Unknown, the speech-to-text engine accepts any of the 99 languages it knows.

Three differences. First, Voxtyper inserts punctuation automatically. Google Docs requires you to say "comma" or "period" out loud. Second, Voxtyper capitalizes properly across sentences, names, and titles. Google Docs is inconsistent past sentence starts. Third, Voxtyper works in every web text field. Google Docs dictation only works in Google Docs and Slides. Here is the full comparison.

No. Voxtyper transcribes what you said and adds punctuation and capitalization. It does not rewrite sentences, polish your phrasing, or "improve" your wording. Your voice stays yours. If you wanted a rewriter, you would buy a different product.

Yes. The free tier gives you 20 minutes a month without an account, or 60 minutes a month signed in, no credit card required. If you need more than that, there is a plan for unlimited usage.

Unlimited dictation is $9 per month, billed through Stripe. Cancel anytime from inside the extension. You keep Unlimited access until the end of your billing cycle, then automatically revert to the free tier.

No. Audio is sent to the transcription service, the text comes back, and the audio is discarded. We do not write audio to disk and do not retain it. The transcribed text is not stored on our servers either. It is returned to your browser and inserted into the field you focused. We keep only what quotas and abuse prevention need: an anonymous device identifier, the seconds you dictated, your IP address, and your email address if you sign in. The privacy policy has the full list.