Grammarly Speech to Text: Dictate Your Draft

How to Use Speech to Text in Grammarly

Grammarly checks your writing but does not take dictation. Voice In fills the gap: speak your draft into the Grammarly editor, then let Grammarly polish it. Voice In is speech to text, not text to speech.

Needs Voice In Plus. Grammarly uses a custom text editor, so dictation here requires Voice In Plus Advanced Mode. The free version covers standard text fields on most other sites.

Chrome & Edge Real-time speech to text 50+ languages

Last updated September 22, 2026

Does speech to text work in Grammarly?

Yes, with Voice In Plus. Grammarly uses a custom editor, and Plus Advanced Mode lets Voice In type into it. Your words appear in the field you selected and stay editable until you save or send.

Where it works in Grammarly

The Grammarly editor at app.grammarly.com

Any web page text field where the Grammarly browser extension is active

Known limitations

Voice In is speech to text; it does not read your text aloud

What you can do with Voice In

Draft longer text with less keyboard use, switch between more than 50 languages, and add punctuation and line breaks with voice commands. Voice In transcribes speech inside your browser, so nothing you dictate in Grammarly is sent to or stored on Voice In servers.

The free version works in standard text fields. Voice In Plus adds Advanced Mode for custom editors, custom voice commands and text replacements, and unlimited dictation.

How to use speech to text in Grammarly

Install Voice In

Add the free Voice In extension to Chrome or Edge and activate Plus Advanced Mode.

Open Grammarly

Go to the grammarly editor at app.grammarly.com or any other place where you would normally type.

Click a text field

Click where you would normally type so the text cursor is active.

Start dictating

Click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut, then speak. Say “period” or “new line” for punctuation.

Review and send

Check names and specialized terms, make any edits, and submit the finished text.

Why use Voice In with Grammarly?

Works in place

Speech to text goes straight into Grammarly fields without copying between tools.

Private by design

Speech is transcribed in your browser. Voice In never stores your audio or text.

Multilingual

Dictate in more than 50 languages and 100 dialects, and switch with one click.

Voice commands

Add punctuation, line breaks and custom snippets with built-in commands.

Grammarly dictation FAQ

Do I need Voice In Plus to dictate in Grammarly?

Yes. Grammarly uses a custom text editor, so it needs Voice In Plus Advanced Mode. Plus also adds custom voice commands, text replacements and unlimited dictation time.

Does Grammarly have voice typing or dictation?

No. Grammarly checks and rewrites text but does not transcribe speech. Use Voice In to dictate your draft, then let Grammarly fix grammar and tone.

Can I use Voice In and the Grammarly extension on the same page?

Yes. Voice In types the text and Grammarly underlines suggestions as usual.

How do I turn on speech to text in Grammarly?

Install Voice In from the Chrome Web Store, open Grammarly, click a text field, then click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut and start speaking. The text appears as you talk.

Does Voice In read text aloud?

No. Voice In is speech to text: it types what you say. It does not convert text to speech.

Can I dictate in a language and translate it?

Dictate in any of the 50+ supported languages, then use the site's own translation or editing features on the resulting text.

Which browsers and computers support Voice In?

Voice In works in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chromebooks.