Speech to Text for Essays
Speech to text for essays is fast with WriteVoice. You speak the draft out loud, and it comes back as clean, formatted text you can keep working on.
So instead of staring at a blank page, you talk through your argument and watch the essay fill in.
It is free to start, and speaking is up to 4x faster than typing.
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The perfect writing tool for students and writers
You think faster than you type, so writing by voice lets you get the whole argument down before you lose it.
WriteVoice turns your spoken words into proper paragraphs, not a wall of run-on text, so the draft already looks like an essay.
Then you polish, cut, and tighten from a real draft instead of a blank screen.
Ideal for students and writers who think out loud
Use it for:
- Talking through a first draft when the blank page is stuck
- Getting your argument down before you forget the thread
- College essays, term papers, and assignments
- Personal statements and application essays
- Long-form pieces, blog posts, and articles
- Dictating notes and quotes into your draft as you read
- Writing when typing hurts your hands or wrists
- Beating a deadline by drafting at speaking speed
- And so much more...

See WriteVoice in action
Talk, and watch your words come out clean. The same way on your phone and on your Mac, with no typing and no messy transcript to fix.

Rewrite anything with one tap
A clean transcript is just the start, because WriteVoice can also reshape what you said.
Open Rewrite Options and pick how to transform the text, from a quick polish to a full rewrite.
The same words can become an email, a tidy list, or a short post in seconds.
- Auto-Enhance picks the best improvements for you
- Quick Polish fixes the small stuff and cleans it up
- Make Concise shortens it while keeping your meaning
- Create List turns a ramble into clear, actionable items
Use your voice everywhere you write
WriteVoice runs as a keyboard on your phone, so you can dictate into:
- Email and messages
- Notes and to-do lists
- Docs and reports
- Chat and social apps
- Search bars
- Anywhere you can type

A simple tool that does the typing for you
Good voice to text tools are hard to find.
WriteVoice is built to be fast, accurate, and easy for anyone.

Every dictation is saved in Notes
Nothing you say gets lost, since every dictation and recording is saved as a note.
Your notes are organized by date, so the one you need is easy to find.
Search any word, tap to edit or retitle, and pick up right where you left off.
- A searchable library of everything you dictate
- Recordings and imported audio transcribed into notes
- Edit, retitle, and organize with a tap
- Translate a note into dozens of languages
Your notes follow you across devices
Sign in once and your notes sync everywhere, so you can start on one device and finish on another:
- Start a note on your iPhone or iPad
- Pick it up in the Mac desktop app
- Open it in any browser on the web
- Everything stays in sync, automatically

Speak it instead of typing it
Typing slows you down, and speaking is up to 4x faster. Open any app, talk, and WriteVoice gives you finished text. Start Creating for free and let your voice do the writing.
Start CreatingFrequently asked questions
How does WriteVoice work?
You speak, and WriteVoice turns your voice into text. The AI removes filler words, fixes grammar and punctuation, and formats the result for you.
Do I need to clean up the text after?
Usually not. WriteVoice returns clean, formatted text with up to 99% accuracy, so most of the time it is ready to use as is.
Which apps does it work in?
It works in any app on your phone through the WriteVoice keyboard. Dictate into email, messages, notes, docs, and chat.
How accurate is it?
WriteVoice reaches up to 99% accuracy. It handles accents and natural speech, and custom vocabulary keeps names and jargon spelled right.
What languages are supported?
WriteVoice supports dozens of languages. It can transcribe and translate between them.
Is it free?
Yes, WriteVoice is free to start. You can begin dictating right away on iPhone and iPad.