Why is Voice typing missing from the Tools menu?

You are probably not using Chrome, or you are in a mobile browser.

Can I dictate in Google Docs on a phone?

Use the microphone on your phone keyboard in the Docs app.

Does voice typing work offline?

No, it needs an internet connection.

Voice Typing in Google Docs – Tools

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Google Docs has voice typing built in, but only in the Chrome browser on a computer. Open the document, choose Tools › Voice typing or press Ctrl + Shift + S (Cmd + Shift + S on Mac), pick your language on the microphone box and click it to start. Speak normally; in English and some other languages you can say "comma", "period" or "new line". Click the microphone again to stop. In Safari, Firefox or other browsers, dictate here and paste the text into Docs.

Do it now, right here

Language

Click Start, allow the microphone and speak. Say “comma”, “period” or “new line” for punctuation.

Spoken punctuation: comma, period, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, new line, new paragraph.

Speech recognition is done by your browser’s service (Google in Chrome and Edge, Apple in Safari). Utilorca does not receive or store your voice or text.

Step by step

Open the document in Chrome.
Tools › Voice typing, or Ctrl + Shift + S.
Pick the language, click the mic and speak.

At a glance

Need	Google Docs voice typing	This page
Browser	Chrome only	Chrome, Edge, Safari
Types into	The document directly	A box you copy from
Phone	Use the keyboard mic	Works in mobile browsers

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