Dictation is the start. Here is the full list, in the order you are likely to meet it.
Talk2Type types exactly like a keyboard, so it works anywhere there is a cursor. Scroll down and the window on the PC changes.
Reply to Mom from the PC without typing a word. Say “send”, and it's sent.
hold the bubble · talk · let goA whole email with commas and new lines, hands off the keyboard. “Comma” is a comma. “New line” is a new line.
commands in the middle of a sentenceUse two languages? Double-tap the bubble and it flips. Family in one, work in the other, same minute.
only the languages on your keyboardA long, detailed prompt in ten seconds. When you don't have to type, you explain properly, and get a better answer.
live dictation, word by wordWith the remote turned on, you say “Computer, volume 20”, “Computer, pause” or “Computer, lock”, and “Computer, peek” sends a screenshot to your phone.
off by default, turn it on in settingsEdit the text by voice. Want the word itself typed? Say “literally” before it.
One rule to remember: dictation commands and click-by-number are said as they are. Only remote-control commands start with the word “computer”, so the PC never locks itself mid-sentence. The remote is off by default; turn it on in settings, and shutdown or restart always ask for confirmation on the phone first.
Away from the desk? Four more tools on the phone stand in for the keyboard and mouse, without getting off the couch.
Say “numbers” (no “computer” first), or press Ctrl+Alt+N on the PC, and every button in the active window gets a number, dialogs like “Save changes?” included. Then say “three”, “click 3” or “click Send”, or tap the number in the list on your phone. “Hide numbers” clears them.
See your PC screen on your phone. Pinch to zoom, tap to click, hold for a right-click, and the typing bar sends text, Backspace and Enter.
One finger moves the pointer, tap to click, two fingers scroll, tap-and-hold drags. Just like a laptop.
Arrows, Backspace and Enter that act directly on the PC (hold a key to repeat it), plus a text field that uses your phone's own keyboard, mic button included.
Phone in your pocket? Press Ctrl+Alt+D on the PC. The phone buzzes once and starts listening.
Talk2Type's notification is there even when the phone is locked: one tap, talk, and the text shows up on the PC.
In hands-free mode, 30 seconds of silence and the mic closes by itself. Nothing stays open by accident.
Words are typed on the PC as you speak. Or, if you prefer, they wait in a small bubble until you confirm.
Talk2Type offers only the languages already set up on your phone's keyboard, not a list of 80. Double-tap the bubble to switch.
Text goes straight from phone to PC over your home network, encrypted, with no server of ours along the way. The speech itself is recognized by Google's engine on the phone, exactly like the keyboard does it. No account, no tracking.
Turn on “Type on this phone” and the same bubble types into any app on the phone, with the same commands and languages. Off by default.
A free Windows app with a standard installer, for Windows 10 and 11. Connect several phones to one PC, or several PCs to one phone.
Don't want a bubble on screen? Pick “Notification”, or drag the bubble onto the X and choose “Keep in notifications”. The notification mic and the PC hotkey keep working.
No common network, or a router that blocks devices? Talk2Type switches to Bluetooth on its own, and pairing takes one tap.
Hold the bubble and slide sideways onto the PC you want, or down to change language. Desktop and laptop, from one phone.
Windows plays its own mic sound when recording starts and stops (you can turn it off). And if the link drops mid-sentence, what you said waits on the phone's clipboard.
The first 24 hours are free, no credit card. Enough time to find out you don't want to go back to the keyboard.