How to Dictate in Zoho: Voice to Text

Does dictation work in Zoho?

Yes, with Voice In Plus. Zoho 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 Zoho

Zoho CRM notes, descriptions and email composer
Zoho Desk ticket replies
Zoho Mail compose window and Zoho Writer documents

Known limitations

Zoho's rich text editors require Voice In Plus Advanced Mode

Voice In in Zoho

Zoho, acclaimed for its comprehensive suite of online productivity tools and SaaS applications, allows you to enhance your business efficiency in various domains such as CRM, mail, office suite, and more. With Voice In, you can now augment your Zoho experience by using your voice to manage tasks, write emails, and navigate through different Zoho apps.

Imagine dictating emails in Zoho Mail, adding notes in Zoho CRM, or drafting documents in Zoho Writer — all hands-free and in real-time in more than 50 languages. Voice In seamlessly transcribes your speech to text, making it easier than ever to streamline your workflow and productivity.

How to use dictation in Zoho

Install Voice In

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

Go to zoho crm notes, descriptions and email composer 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 Zoho?

Works in place

Speech to text goes straight into Zoho 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.

Zoho dictation FAQ

Do I need Voice In Plus to dictate in Zoho?

Yes. Zoho 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 Voice In work across all Zoho apps?

Voice In Plus works in the text fields of Zoho CRM, Desk, Mail, Writer and most other Zoho web apps in Chrome and Edge.

How do I turn on dictation in Zoho?

Install Voice In from the Chrome Web Store, open Zoho, 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 update CRM fields automatically?

No. It types what you say into the field you have selected. You choose the record and field, dictate, review and save as normal.

Is dictated CRM data sent to Voice In servers?

No. Speech is transcribed by the browser and inserted into the page. Voice In does not store your audio or the transcribed text.

Which browsers and computers support Voice In?

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

How to Dictate in Zoho