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Best alternatives to Speech to Text & Dictation - DictationDaddy (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Speech to Text & Dictation, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Speech to Text & Dictation - DictationDaddy today

≈1K users4.2★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions

Speech to Text & Dictation alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Speech to Text

    Convert speech to text instantly with this voice dictation extension. Transcribe audio,voice memos files to text with high accuracy

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago27 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (27 vs 4)
  2. 2

    Text to Speech (TTS)

    A text to speech tool with natural sounding voices.

    ≈50K users3.1★ from 38 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions
    • About 50× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Rated 1.2 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
  3. 3

    Text to Speech Google Docs

    Read your Google Docs and web pages aloud in a natural voice using Text to Speech Google Docs, hands-free while you work.

    ≈40K users3.3★ from 56 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 40× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Rated 0.9 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
  4. 4

    PDF Text to Speech

    Convert PDF text to speech and listen to documents in Chrome with natural, easy playback.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago11 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 4)
  5. 5

    Speech to Text (Voice Recognition)

    An easy to use speech synthesis and recognition tool for your browser!

    ≈300K users3.4★ from 124 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions
    • About 300× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Rated 0.8 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
  6. 6

    Text to Speech (Dubbing) - SpeakText

    Converts text to speech

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Updated less recently
  7. 7

    Voice Master: Voice Recognition and Speech-to-Text Converter

    Enables speech (voice) recognition and its conversion into text, with the insertion of this text into the page's text elements

    ≈2K users3.3★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
  8. 8

    text to speech ai

    Best text to speech ai tool revolutionizes reading online content. Try our free ai voice generator. Tts tool, text to mp3 software

    ≈2K users2.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
  9. 9

    AI Voice — Text to Speech

    AI Voice text to speech any content. Read aloud with natural voices, adjustable speed and multiple ai characters.

    ≈4K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
  10. 10

    AI speaker - Text to speech

    Text can be converted into voice audio, and can be downloaded as audio. It supports configuration voice speed, pitch, volume, etc

    ≈2K users4.9★ from 73 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago12 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Speech to Text & Dictation
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (12 vs 4)

Speech to Text & Dictation alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Speech to Text & Dictation?

By users, the most popular alternative is Speech to Text (Voice Recognition) with ≈300K users and a 3.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Speech to Text.

Which Speech to Text & Dictation alternative has the best rating?

AI speaker - Text to speech has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 73 ratings.

Is there a Speech to Text & Dictation alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Text to Speech (TTS) asks for 2 permissions, against 4 for Speech to Text & Dictation.

How many alternatives to Speech to Text & Dictation are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Speech to Text & Dictation on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.

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