People to ditch their keyboards for microphones.

The Best Speech-to-Text Apps and Tools for 2026 With speech-to-text software, you don't need to use your fingers to create digital text. The top dictation software is fast, accessible, and helpful for ...

As someone who spends hours writing, I've found Word's dictation tool an absolute game-changer. I can write with fewer distractions and focus flowing ideas instead of getting caught up in the ...

I’m a big fan of dictation and voice commands. The latter are the most common way for me to control my smart home, and I dictate a lot of my messages and other short pieces of text. Apple’s built-in ...

Fluid Dictation is a new feature for Copilot+ PCs that makes speaking to your computer smoother and smarter. As you talk, it automatically fixes grammar, adds punctuation, and removes filler words ...

The way books are created is evolving rapidly, especially as audio formats and digital workflows become more closely connected. Writers are no longer limited to typing every draft from scratch or ...

Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer is the Tech Tip columnist ...