From voice to text in 3 easy steps
How it works
1 Record or upload
Record audio directly in the web recorder or with our smartphone app, or upload existing recordings from a voice recorder.
2 Convert to text
Convert your voice to text in real time while you speak or send a recorded file to automated speech recognition.
3 Share and export
Share the transcript with your team or export the text.


Affordable and accurate
Features
Philips SpeechLive speech to text is our most affordable speech recognition option without compromising on quality.
On-screen speech to text
Web recorder displays your transcripts for editing in real-time.
Up to 95% accuracy
Our speech recognition software achieves highly accurate results.
We speak your language
SpeechLive can recognize and transcribe up to 17 languages and variants.
Fast turnaround time
Convert your voice to text either in real time or within minutes when you use pre-recorded audio files.
Custom vocabulary
Add up to 4,500 words or phrases that are likely to be spoken such as company-specific terminology.
Voice command
Use voice commands to insert paragraphs, punctuation marks and special characters.
Affordable and accurate
Features
Philips SpeechLive speech to text is our most affordable speech recognition option without compromising on quality.
On-screen speech to text
Edit transcripts in real-time using our Web recorder.
Up to 95% accuracy
Get highly accurate results through our advanced speech recognition software.
Multilingual capabilities
Transcribe text in up to 17 languages and variants with SpeechLive's recognition technology.
Fast turnaround time
Convert your voice to text either in real time or within minutes when you use pre-recorded audio files.
Custom vocabulary
Add up to 4,500 words or phrases that are likely to be spoken such as company-specific terminology.
Voice command
Use voice commands to insert paragraphs, punctuation marks and special characters.
Speech-to-text pricing
Simply make a payment for the desired amount in your SpeechLive account. Every time you use the speech-to-text service, the corresponding amount will automatically be deducted from your balance.
Real time
Convert your voice to text in real time while you speak in our web recorder
$0.00/min
excl. taxes
- Free during beta phase
- Available for SpeechLive Pro
- English (US, UK and Australia), French (France and Canada), German, Spanish, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Automated
Convert recorded audio files to text almost immediately
$0.06/min
excl. taxes
- 10 free minutes per user/month
- Available for SpeechLive Basic and Pro
- English (US, UK, Australia and India), French (France and Canada), German, Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
See the detailed terms and conditions for our speech-to-text service.
See our prices for a SpeechLive subscription and all services.
Choose the best option for your audio quality
Accuracy of speech recognition depends heavily on audio quality. For poor audio quality, choose manual transcription to get optimal results.
Speech to text
Best used for
Low ambient noise
Clear voices
Minimal accents
Single speaker
Accuracy: 80–95%