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Best AI tools for dictation

5 tools for voice typing into any app (recordings go to transcription), compared side by side.

The ranked list

  1. 1

    Aqua Voice

    Dictation

    DictationDesktopMobilePlugin or MCP

    Aqua Voice transcribes speech and pastes the text at your cursor across Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android.

  2. 2

    Superwhisper

    Dictation

    DictationDesktopMobile

    Superwhisper turns spoken words into text that can be dictated into any app, offline or in the cloud.

  3. 3

    Willow

    Dictation

    DictationDesktopMobile

    Willow is a voice dictation app that turns speech into text in any app on Mac, Windows and iPhone.

  4. 4

    Wispr Flow

    Dictation

    DictationWeb appMobileDesktop

    Wispr Flow turns speech into written text in any app, helping people draft messages, emails and notes by voice.

  5. 5

    Speechifyalso does this

    Reads text aloud and takes notes

    Text to speechWeb appMobileDesktop

    Free plan

    Speechify reads text aloud, offers voice typing and AI podcast creation, with a free plan and a Premium plan at USD 29 per month.

List updated 24 Oct 2026