QuickBooks Online Dictation: Voice to Text

How to Dictate in QuickBooks Online

Dictate memos, invoice notes and customer messages in QuickBooks Online. Voice In types into the standard text fields of the web app in Chrome and Edge.

Needs Voice In Plus. Intuit Quickbooks Online 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 dictation work in Intuit Quickbooks Online?

Yes, with Voice In Plus. Intuit Quickbooks Online 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 Intuit Quickbooks Online

Invoice and estimate messages and memos

Customer and vendor notes

Transaction descriptions and memo fields

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 Intuit Quickbooks Online 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 dictation in Intuit Quickbooks Online

Install Voice In

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

Open Intuit Quickbooks Online

Go to invoice and estimate messages and memos 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 Intuit Quickbooks Online?

Works in place

Speech to text goes straight into Intuit Quickbooks Online 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.

Intuit Quickbooks Online dictation FAQ

Do I need Voice In Plus to dictate in Intuit Quickbooks Online?

Yes. Intuit Quickbooks Online 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.

Can I dictate invoice notes in QuickBooks Online?

Yes. Click the message or memo field on the invoice, start Voice In and speak. Amounts, dates and dropdowns still need the keyboard.

How do I turn on dictation in Intuit Quickbooks Online?

Install Voice In from the Chrome Web Store, open Intuit Quickbooks Online, 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 work behind single sign-on?

Yes. Voice In runs on the page after you have signed in and does not interact with login.

Can my company deploy Voice In to a team?

Yes. Voice In Plus offers organisation billing, and the extension can be deployed through Chrome or Edge enterprise policies.

Which browsers and computers support Voice In?

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