Microsoft Dictate

Microsoft Dictate is a utility for the Windows platform that allows real-time conversion of speech to standard text. It can be used for voice dialing control using commands. Supports integration with office suites including Microsoft Office.

Voice input

After installing the program, you need to activate it and specify the conversion parameters. To work, it is absolutely necessary to connect and configure the microphone. Next, you need to specify the language and use the Start button to start the recognition. Further work will take place in automatic mode, the result will be displayed as text in a separate window. The program correctly recognizes more than 20 languages, including Spanish, Italian, Russian and English. The main functionality is based on the API of Microsoft Translator and Bing Speech services, which provides high recognition accuracy. The program also provides the function of translating text into another language.

Control

A separate panel allows you to customize the voice control mode. You can add punctuation marks, delete characters and words, format the text and much more. It is worth considering that at the moment the developer has stopped official support for the application.

Features

• the program is in add-in format, which provides voice recognition;
• a large number of languages are supported;
• use of voice commands for control;
• external infrastructure and APIs are used, which ensures high quality of work;
• the program is available for free;
• official support is discontinued.