Best dictation software: how to actually choose
No star ratings and no top-10 theatre. Just the four things that separate the best dictation app you keep from the one you uninstall in a week, and an honest look at where blablaType stands.
| Typical dictation apps | blablaType | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy in your language | Trained mostly on English, other languages get leftover quality | Tuned for Russian and Ukrainian alongside English, with server-side recognition |
| Where you can dictate | Often locked to their own editor or a browser tab | Types at your cursor in any Windows app: Word, messengers, email, browser |
| Learning from corrections | You fix the same word again and again | Fix a word once, the dictionary remembers it for good |
| Editing by voice | Dictation only, every edit puts you back on the keyboard | Say what to change: fix it, make it shorter, drop a paragraph |
| Hands-free | A hotkey at best | Push-to-talk on F9, plus say Okay Safi and dictation starts without the keyboard |
| Pricing | Free tiers with tight caps or pricey pro plans | Base $6.99 or Premium $9.99 a month, 7-day full trial, no card |
Who blablaType fits best
If you write a lot in Russian or Ukrainian, most lists of top rated dictation software quietly assume you speak English all day. blablaType was built for the opposite case: accurate speech in your language, typed straight into the app you are working in. If you only dictate short English notes now and then, your system's built-in dictation may be enough. Test both with your own voice and keep what wins.
Where blablaType is strong
Accuracy where it is rare
Most speech to text engines treat non-English speech as an afterthought. blablaType is tuned for live Russian and Ukrainian, with fast talk, names and slang, and handles English as well.
One tool for live speech and recordings
Dictate into any app with F9, translate on the fly with F8, and transcribe audio or video files: mp3, wav, m4a, ogg, mp4, mov. The first minutes of transcription are free.
Honest trial and simple price
7 days of Premium for free, no card required. After that it is Base at $6.99 or Premium at $9.99 a month, which adds voice editing and a transcription quota.
How to start
- Try the free web widget on our home page first: no sign-up, basic browser quality in Chrome or Edge. It shows you in seconds whether dictation suits how you work.
- Download the Windows app and start the 7-day full trial without a card. A macOS version is in development.
- Hold F9 to dictate in any app, F8 to translate as you speak, and correct a word once so the dictionary learns it. After a few days the text needs almost no cleanup.
Frequently asked questions
There is no single best for everyone, and anyone who claims otherwise is selling you something. The right pick depends on your language, the apps you work in and your budget. If your language is Russian or Ukrainian and you want text typed at your cursor in any program, blablaType is built precisely for that and lets you test it free for 7 days.
For quick notes, often yes: our own free widget runs on browser recognition with no sign-up. For daily work the gaps show fast: basic accuracy, no dictation inside other apps, no memory of your corrections. That is what the best software for dictation is supposed to solve.
Not all of it. Many tools keep you in their own editor and you paste the result around. blablaType types where your cursor is, so the text appears directly in Word, Telegram, email or the browser.
In the desktop app and file transcription, audio goes to our servers only for the moment of recognition and is not stored. The free web widget uses your browser's recognition, which sends audio to Google's speech service. We say this plainly because the best speech to text app should be honest about where your voice goes.