Speak wherever you normally type
Put the cursor in a standard Windows text input, start dictation with your preferred shortcut, mouse control, or voice phrase, and speak naturally. VTA Dictate turns your speech into editable text for documents, email, browser forms, chat apps, AI prompts, and other everyday writing.
A visible listening state keeps the interaction easy to understand. When a program blocks direct text insertion, clipboard paste provides a practical fallback instead of leaving your words stranded inside a separate editor.
Turn recordings into something useful
Record permitted system and microphone audio or open an existing WAV, MP3, or M4A file. Local transcription produces editable text with timestamps and optional positional speaker labels, so a long conversation becomes much easier to search and review.
From the same transcript, create a concise summary, pull out action items, suggest a useful title, or export timed SRT and VTT subtitle files. The original recording and editable transcript remain available when you need to check the wording.
Fit the controls to your routine
Use a keyboard shortcut when your hands are already near the keys, map a mouse button for push-to-talk, or use a voice phrase for a more hands-free workflow. Always Listening mode keeps pending speech in a temporary memory buffer until you choose to send or discard it.
Core recognition and analysis happen on your Windows computer. Internet access can still be used for initial setup, model downloads, license activation, software updates, support links, and any optional website analytics you accept.
VTA Dictate at a glance
The essentials, in one place.
| Capability | What you get | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11 | VTA Dictate is built for Windows PCs. |
| Voice typing | Text in most standard Windows inputs | Use direct insertion where supported, with clipboard paste as a practical fallback. |
| Speech recognition | Runs locally on your computer | Setup, model downloads, activation, updates, and optional website analytics can use the internet. |
| Activation controls | Keyboard, mouse, or voice phrase | Choose the trigger that fits the way you work. |
| Always Listening | Hands-free phrase-to-send mode | Pending speech stays in a temporary memory buffer until you send or discard it. |
| File transcription | Audio and video files | Drop in a supported recording — for example WAV, MP3, M4A, MP4, MKV, or MOV — and turn it into an editable transcript locally. |
| Subtitle translation | Foreign-language speech to English subtitles | When a recording includes other languages, it can add an English translation to the subtitle file for those parts, for you to review. |
| Meeting and call capture | Windows system and microphone audio | Record only when you have the permission required for the conversation. |
| Speaker labels | Optional Speaker 1, Speaker 2 labels | Labels separate voices by position; they do not identify people or build voice profiles. |
| Meeting notes | Summary, action items, and suggested title | Review generated notes before sharing or treating them as a final record. |
| Subtitle export | SRT and VTT | Create timed subtitle files from transcripts that contain timing information. |
| License | $49 one time for up to three PCs | A personal license without a monthly subscription. |
| Trial | Seven days, full app | No signup or payment card required. |
| Updates | VTA Dictate 1.x updates included | A separate future product or major version line may be an optional purchase. |