Speak naturally with Dictate

Give a sentence room to land. Take a breath. Dictate follows the words you say in your prepared script and waits when you stop speaking, so your attention can stay on your delivery.

Dictate is included with Plus. Active trial accounts can try approximately one hour across the entire ten-day trial, shared across tabs, devices, and recognition methods.

Get ready to speak

1. Open OBS Teleprompter in a supported desktop browser.
2. Paste or import your script. Dictate follows existing text; it does not transcribe a new script.
3. Open Edit and choose the language you will speak.
4. Select Dictate and allow microphone access. Let any required language-pack preparation finish.
5. Press Play. After the countdown and access check, speak from your selected starting point.

Recognized words fade as you progress. You do not need to choose a fixed scrolling speed for Dictate.

Pause, reposition, and try another take

Press Pause when you want a break. Your position stays in place. To start from a different word, select it while paused and press Play again.

Silence while Dictate remains active counts toward your trial allowance. Preparation, countdowns, and paused time do not, so pause the app between takes. The allowance is approximate and does not renew when you reload the page, change devices, or start another reading session.

When using the built-in webcam recorder, an explicit Pause also pauses the recording. If Dictate stops because of a recognition problem or the trial limit, your independent recording keeps running. Use Stop and save recording when you finish.

Use it with OBS Studio

You can connect the app directly to OBS Studio, but starting an OBS recording does not start Dictate for you. Prepare the microphone and press Play in the app when you are ready. The app’s Pause button does not pause OBS Studio’s recording.

Browser, language, and audio

Dictate uses on-device recognition where the browser and language support it. Otherwise, the app can use Soniox streaming recognition. On-device recognition keeps recognition audio on your device; streaming sends microphone audio to Soniox. Dictate does not save recognition transcripts or audio in the app; any video you choose to record is a separate action.

If Play is unavailable, let microphone and language preparation finish. Check microphone permissions and your browser’s input settings. Dictate requires a supported desktop browser; use Autoscroll or Manual on unsupported devices. If you have just changed to Plus, reload the app to refresh access.

Want a steady reading pace rather than voice-following? Try Autoscroll or Follow. Compare the four modes.