Dictation is useful for capturing a thought while you speak, but the transcript still needs editing. ERITHRA’s Speech to Text uses the browser’s native recognition API. It listens through your microphone rather than uploading a prerecorded audio file for batch transcription.
Prepare the browser and language
Choose the recognition language before starting. The available choices include US and UK English, Hindi, Spanish, French, and German. Selecting the language closest to your speech gives the recognition service the intended context, without guaranteeing accurate names, punctuation, or technical vocabulary.
Select Start dictation and grant microphone permission when the browser asks. Use a quiet location and speak in short, clear phrases. The tool adds finalized recognition results to the transcript; it does not display every uncertain interim guess as live text.
Recognition can use your browser vendor’s service and may send audio to that provider. Browser, device, language, account settings, and network conditions can affect availability. Consider the service behavior before dictating confidential information, and avoid capturing another person’s speech without an appropriate reason and consent.
Work through a short-note example
Choose English (US), start dictation, and say “Meet at the station at four.” After the service finalizes its result, inspect what appears. A possible transcript is Meet at the station at four, but capitalization and punctuation depend on recognition behavior and should not be assumed.
Select Stop dictation before copying. Compare every meaningful detail with your intent, especially the location, time, and whether “four” became a word or a numeral. Correct errors in your destination editor after copying if necessary.
Use Copy transcript to transfer the finalized text. If clipboard permission blocks that action, select and copy the transcript manually. Starting a new recognition session creates a fresh transcript, so save useful text before beginning again.
Respond to support and permission errors
Some browsers do not expose the required recognition API. The tool reports an unsupported-browser message rather than providing a simulated transcript. A supported Chrome or Edge desktop browser may help, but support still varies by device and language.
For permission or microphone errors, inspect the site’s microphone access and your selected input device. A browser may also end a session on its own; the status message indicates that dictation stopped. There is no claim of continuous reliable transcription for long meetings.
Use Remove Extra Spaces if a copied transcript needs simple spacing cleanup. Text to Speech can help you listen to a revised note, though it uses a different browser capability with its own voice and network behavior.