Do I need Voice In Plus to dictate in Quillbot?
Yes. Quillbot 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.
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How to Use Speech to Text in QuillBot
Speak your first draft directly into QuillBot, then use its paraphrasing and grammar tools to revise it. Voice In provides real-time voice-to-text in QuillBot text fields.
Needs Voice In Plus. Quillbot 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 Quillbot?
Yes, with Voice In Plus. Quillbot 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 Quillbot
- The paraphraser and grammar checker input boxes
- QuillBot Flow and the summarizer input
Known limitations
- Voice In converts speech to text; QuillBot's read-aloud feature is a separate text-to-speech tool
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 Quillbot 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 Quillbot
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Install Voice In
Add the free Voice In extension to Chrome or Edge and activate Plus Advanced Mode.
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Open Quillbot
Go to the paraphraser and grammar checker input boxes or any other place where you would normally type.
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Click a text field
Click where you would normally type so the text cursor is active.
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Start dictating
Click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut, then speak. Say “period” or “new line” for punctuation.
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Review and send
Check names and specialized terms, make any edits, and submit the finished text.
Why use Voice In with Quillbot?
Works in place
Speech to text goes straight into Quillbot 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.
Quillbot dictation FAQ
Does QuillBot have speech to text?
QuillBot has no dictation feature. Voice In adds it in Chrome and Edge so you can speak a draft into the paraphraser or grammar checker.
How do I turn on speech to text in Quillbot?
Install Voice In from the Chrome Web Store, open Quillbot, 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.