echnology has advanced and developers have made available to people different applications to make their lives easier. Reminder applications that can be set to remind you of an event, or home bank applications that can give you the opportunity to make transfers at any time of the day or night, or those that measure your pulse or monitor your health. Many others have been produced and developed over time, and speech-to-text ones are widely used. What are these apps and which are the best to use?
What is a speech-to-text app?
There are people for whom using the keyboard of a mobile phone or the touch screen of a smartphone can be difficult because of its size or because they have different conditions that make it difficult for them to use them. They can fully enjoy a number of applications that turn spoken words into text, the so-called “speech-to-text” applications.
A speech-to-text application is a specialized voice recognition tool that is able to digitally read the words and phrases you speak and then convert them into text to be read. On average, such an application is faster at generating texts than a person using a keyboard to write a text. It is used by people of all ages and categories, from children and adults to students, employees, etc.
If you have a job that requires you to take notes, send quick messages or translate certain conversations on the fly, these online applications will help you and make your work and effort easier.
What are the best speech-to-text apps?
Google Docs
If you have a Google account, with the Google text editor you have the possibility to dictate text for not very long transcriptions, but which will help you. It’s free and available in almost any language, but it lacks a function to upload audio files to be able to convert them to text, as well as punctuation.
Speechnotes
The interface of this application is minimalist, and for its use you do not need to log in or register in any way, but just press the dedicated button and start dictating. In addition, it is free and offers the possibility to install a widget on the phone screen for easier access.
Voice Assistant
This application helps you post the text on social networks or send it to email. You can use the automatic copy feature to send your transcripts to apps like Google Search or Youtube, or even to a wireless printer. The app offers intelligent speech recognition and editing and grammar correction option. It costs 0.99 cents and is available for iOS devices.
Evernote
Initially, the application could only be used for recording audio notes, but now it also offers the function of converting these files into text format. Evernote saves audio and text files, and you can use the quick search option to find a recorded note. It’s free, but you need to be connected to the internet to use it.
verb
This app uses artificial intelligence (AI) for transcription and subtitling. The service is specifically aimed at businesses and educational institutions. Verbit uses a combination of speech models, using neural networks and algorithms to reduce background noise, focus on terms and differentiate speakers regardless of accent.
