Speech to text, translated live
Voice to text translator that keeps up with you.
Our free voice to text translator turns what you say into written text and a translation at the same time. Press the button, speak, and read it in any of 60 languages.
Start translating freeDemo: a traveller dictates a message out loud in English. The voice to text translator writes each word as it is spoken, detects English automatically, translates the message into Japanese, and the text is copied to send in a chat.
Voice to Text Translator
What is a voice to text translator?
- languages
- 60
- pairs
- 3,500+
- to start
- Free
A voice to text translator listens to speech, writes it down as text, and translates that text into another language. Instead of typing a sentence into a translation box, you simply talk. The words appear on screen as you say them, with the translation right beside them.
TransLive does all of this live, in your browser. It understands 60 languages and can translate between any two of them, which makes more than 3,500 language combinations. You do not have to tell it which language you are speaking: it works that out by itself, and it keeps up even if you switch languages in the middle of a sentence.
That makes it useful far beyond quick phrases. Dictate a message to a friend abroad, practise a language you are learning, write notes from a conversation, or capture what someone said in their own words and understand it in yours. When you finish, you can save the transcript, copy it, or download it as a document or subtitle file.
Getting started takes seconds. There is nothing to install and no credit card needed. Every account gets free minutes each month, so you can try it with your own voice before deciding whether you need more.
See every option on the features page, the full language list, or compare plans and pricing.
How it works
How to translate your voice to text
- 1
Choose your language
Pick the language you want to read. The language you speak is detected automatically.
- 2
Press record and talk
Allow the microphone, then speak naturally. Your words appear as text with the translation beside them.
- 3
Save, copy or export
Keep the transcript in your history, copy it, or download it as Word, PDF, text or subtitles.
Use cases
What people use the voice translator for
Anywhere typing is slow or you need words in another language, speaking is faster.
Messages to friends and family
Say what you want to tell someone who speaks another language, then copy the translated text into your chat.
Learning a language
Speak a sentence in the language you are learning and check what it means, or say it in yours and see how it is written.
Notes and ideas
Talk through an idea and get it written down, in your own language or translated, without touching the keyboard.
Travel and everyday errands
At a pharmacy, a shop or a hotel desk, speak and show the screen so the other person can read it.
Work emails and documents
Dictate a first draft in your own language and get a translation you can paste into an email or document.
Accessibility
For anyone who finds typing hard, speaking is a quicker way to write and translate text.
Why TransLive
Why use TransLive to translate speech to text
Text appears while you talk
You see each word as you say it, not after you stop. Sentences settle into clean text when you pause.
60 languages, any direction
Speak one language and read another, from English to Japanese, Arabic to French, Hindi to Spanish and more.
Detects your language
No need to pick what you are speaking. You can even mix languages in one sentence.
Gets names and terms right
Add names, product words or jargon so they are recognised and written correctly every time.
Nine ways to export
Download as PDF, Word, plain text, Markdown, web page, SRT or VTT subtitles, spreadsheet or JSON.
Private by default
Your audio is not stored, and nothing is kept unless you choose to save it.
Tips
Tips for the most accurate voice translation
- 01Speak at a natural pace. You do not need to slow down, but clear speech helps.
- 02Keep the microphone close and away from fans, traffic or music.
- 03Pause briefly at the end of a sentence so it can settle into clean text.
- 04Add names and special words to your vocabulary before you start.
- 05Use a headset in noisy places. Most phone and laptop headsets work well.
Language pairs
Popular voice to text translations
- English to Spanish
- Spanish to English
- English to French
- English to Chinese
- English to Japanese
- English to Arabic
- Hindi to English
- English to Korean
- Portuguese to English
- English to German
- Russian to English
- Vietnamese to English
Any two of the 60 languages below work the same way, in either direction.
Languages you can speak and translate
See all languages- Afrikaans
- Albanian
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
- Basque
- Belarusian
- Bengali
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Catalan
- Chinese
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French
- Galician
- German
- Greek
- Gujarati
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Kazakh
- Korean
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Malay
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Norwegian
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Punjabi
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Swedish
- Tagalog
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
- Welsh
FAQ
Voice to Text Translator: questions, answered.
Is the voice to text translator free?
Yes. You can start free with no credit card, and every account gets free minutes each month. Paid plans add more minutes and longer sessions when you need them.
How do I translate my voice to text?
Press Start translating, choose the language you want to read, allow your microphone and start speaking. Your words appear as text with the translation next to them.
Which languages does it support?
60 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese and Russian. You can translate between any two of them.
Do I have to choose the language I am speaking?
No. Your spoken language is detected automatically, and it can change mid-sentence. You only choose the language you want to read.
Can I get only the text, without a translation?
Yes. Choose Transcribe and you get speech to text in the language being spoken, with no translation.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. It works in the browser on iPhone, Android, tablets and computers. There is no app to download.
Can I download what I said?
Yes. Save the transcript to your history, copy it, or export it as PDF, Word, text, Markdown, web page, subtitles, spreadsheet or JSON.
Is my voice recorded or stored?
No. Your audio is translated as you speak and is not kept. Transcripts are saved only if you choose to save them, and you can delete them at any time.
How accurate is the translation?
Very accurate for clear speech. It understands and translates whole sentences, not word by word, so meaning carries through. Adding names and terms you use makes it even better.
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