Your voice, put to work

VTA Dictate product overview

VTA Dictate is a Windows workspace for voice typing, recording, transcription, meeting notes, and subtitles—without a monthly subscription.

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A person using a desktop microphone for hands-free writing at a Windows computer

One voice can have several useful endings

Sometimes you want the words to appear at the cursor. Sometimes you need to keep permitted audio, turn an existing recording into text, pull the decisions from a meeting, or make a subtitle file. VTA Dictate keeps those closely related jobs together in one Windows desktop app.

The workflow stays familiar: speak, review, and use the result. Dictate into a document or conversation, capture audio when you have permission, correct the transcript, turn it into a short summary or action list, and export the format that fits the next step.

  • Voice typing for most standard Windows text inputs.
  • Keyboard, mouse, push-to-talk, toggle, and voice-phrase controls.
  • Windows system and microphone audio capture.
  • Local transcription with timestamps and optional positional speaker labels.
  • Meeting summaries, action items, suggested titles, SRT, and VTT export.

Controls that fit the way you work

A global keyboard shortcut works well for quick replies. A mapped mouse button makes push-to-talk feel immediate. Toggle mode suits longer passages, while a configured voice phrase can support a more hands-free setup.

Always Listening mode holds pending speech in a temporary memory buffer until you use your send phrase or discard it. It is separate from meeting recording and gives you a way to compose by voice without repeatedly reaching for a control.

Speech work stays close to the source

Recognition, file transcription, positional speaker labeling, and note analysis run on your Windows computer. That keeps the core voice workflow local and avoids sending each recording to a browser service for processing.

Initial setup, model downloads, license activation, updates, support links, and optional diagnostics can still use an internet connection. Local processing also creates local files, so Windows account security, backups, shared folders, and deletion habits remain important.

One payment, room to try it properly

VTA Dictate costs $49 once for one person to use on up to three personal computers. Updates in the VTA Dictate 1.x line are included. A separate future product or major version line may be offered as an optional purchase; your existing license remains yours.

The full app includes a seven-day trial without a signup or payment card, followed by a 30-day money-back window after purchase. That gives you time to use your own microphone, applications, recordings, and computer before deciding whether it fits.

VTA Dictate at a glance

The essentials, in one place.

CapabilityWhat you getGood to know
Platform64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11VTA Dictate is built for Windows PCs.
Voice typingText in most standard Windows inputsUse direct insertion where supported, with clipboard paste as a practical fallback.
Speech recognitionRuns locally on your computerSetup, model downloads, activation, updates, and optional website analytics can use the internet.
Activation controlsKeyboard, mouse, or voice phraseChoose the trigger that fits the way you work.
Always ListeningHands-free phrase-to-send modePending speech stays in a temporary memory buffer until you send or discard it.
File transcriptionAudio and video filesDrop in a supported recording — for example WAV, MP3, M4A, MP4, MKV, or MOV — and turn it into an editable transcript locally.
Subtitle translationForeign-language speech to English subtitlesWhen 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 captureWindows system and microphone audioRecord only when you have the permission required for the conversation.
Speaker labelsOptional Speaker 1, Speaker 2 labelsLabels separate voices by position; they do not identify people or build voice profiles.
Meeting notesSummary, action items, and suggested titleReview generated notes before sharing or treating them as a final record.
Subtitle exportSRT and VTTCreate timed subtitle files from transcripts that contain timing information.
License$49 one time for up to three PCsA personal license without a monthly subscription.
TrialSeven days, full appNo signup or payment card required.
UpdatesVTA Dictate 1.x updates includedA separate future product or major version line may be an optional purchase.

Meet VTA Dictate

Turn more of what you say into work you can use.

Voice type across Windows, record conversations with permission, transcribe audio, shape meeting notes, and export subtitles from one desktop workspace.