Voice recognition technology has continued to improve over the years. Now, smart speakers and various apps are able to correctly recognize the terms we say out loud.
Would it then be possible to find a solution to dictating words in a word processor? There are a few however Lily letter It is a free program that works for Windows owners. It uses the voice-to-text technology that Google uses with its Chrome browser.
Easily dictate in all word processors
Once the program is downloaded, it will be possible to select the recognition language (including French, English, Spanish and Portuguese with local variants) and set options, among other things, so that the dictated text is displayed first in a small window or at the end of the mouse cursor. You will also be asked to choose a shortcut to start voice recognition. By default, it is set to the “Ctrl” and “D” key but it can be modified. Then say it out loud and at a newsreader-like speed and let the program enter the sentence(s) into any word processor.
It is possible to enter specific words into the program lexicon, whether a proper noun, an expression, or a rare technical term, so that they can be recognized if expressed orally.
The app uses cloud computing for voice chat. Thus, the program is very light on computer resources but then takes a certain time (about 20 to 30 seconds) before transcribing what is dictated. To offer its software for free, the latter may display a few ads from time to time. The paid premium version allows you to remove advertisers. However, the free version is already a good solution for oral expression of texts, ideas, etc.
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