Google Docs has voice typing in its Tools menu. For one hold-to-talk hotkey that works in Docs and every other Windows app, Whisper Dictator types at the cursor and transcribes on your PC.
Installed from the Microsoft Store: the app passed Microsoft's review and comes signed by Microsoft, with no Windows warnings.
Available for Windows 10 and 11.
Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · Free tier: 7 transcriptions/day
Google's help page puts it in the Tools menu (Tools, then Voice typing) and describes it for Google Docs and Slides.
Google's help page says your web browser controls the speech-to-text service, and lists the latest Chrome, Edge and Safari.
A system-wide tool types at the cursor, so the same key works in your Google Doc, your email and your code editor.
Click into your Google Doc, hold the hotkey, speak, and release. The text is typed at the cursor. Transcription runs on your PC, with a Whisper model you download once.
How it fits a document workflow on Windows.
Text goes into whichever field has focus, the document body included.
After the model download, dictation needs no connection.
Dictate in the language of the document, and switch from the system tray.
Docs, email, Word, chat: one key, no menu to open.
Smaller models for speed on older laptops, larger ones for accuracy.
Your audio is processed on your PC and never uploaded.
Get it free from the Microsoft Store. The package is signed by Microsoft, so Windows shows no warning. The setup wizard then offers to download a Whisper model (Large-v3 Turbo recommended for most users) while you confirm your email.
Default hotkey is right-Alt (AltGr). Open your Google Doc, click where you want the text, hold the key, and speak.
Let go of the key. Whisper Dictator transcribes on your PC and types the text into the active field. No paste, no clipboard, no switching windows.
Using Google's Docs Editors Help page.
| Capability | Whisper Dictator | Google Docs voice typing |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | ✓ Any Windows app | Google Docs and Slides |
| Who does the speech-to-text | ✓ A Whisper model on your PC | Your web browser's service |
| Browser needed | ✓ None, it types into the active field | Latest Chrome, Edge or Safari |
| How you start | Hold a hotkey | Tools, then Voice typing, then click the microphone |
Whisper Dictator gives you one hotkey in every Windows app, with transcription on your PC. Facts about Google Docs as described on Google's help page on Nov 5, 2026.
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The free tier covers casual use. Paid plans are a yearly or one-time purchase.
Enough to find out if voice dictation fits your workflow
Installed from the Microsoft Store: the app passed Microsoft's review and comes signed by Microsoft, with no Windows warnings.
Available for Windows 10 and 11.
~$3.33/month, billed annually
Pay once, own forever. No renewals.
Click into the document, hold the Whisper Dictator hotkey (default AltGr), speak, and release. The text is typed at the cursor.
Docs voice typing starts from Tools, then Voice typing, and per Google's help page your web browser controls the speech-to-text service. Whisper Dictator is a Windows app that types at the cursor and transcribes on your PC.
No. Transcription runs on your PC with Whisper models you download once.
99 languages, switchable from the system tray.
Yes. It types into whichever field has focus, so the same hotkey works in email, Word, chat and code editors.
Install Whisper Dictator from the Microsoft Store, click into your Google Doc, hold the key, and speak.
Installed from the Microsoft Store: the app passed Microsoft's review and comes signed by Microsoft, with no Windows warnings.
Available for Windows 10 and 11.
Windows 10/11 · Free tier · Works offline