"vx" is a Chrome extension that harnesses the power of Google's Web Speech API to listen to you speak and transcribes what you say directly to your clipboard. It supports at least 60 languages and 101 dialects, making it useful to bilingual users. Moreover, it can also display the transcript in a webpage or a popup window and notify you when the text is copied to the clipboard. This tool is free to use and doesn’t require invasive permissions.
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An extension that listens to you and copies what you said to the clipboard.
Copy to Clipboard
・ Unlike other “voice typing” extensions, vx only copies what you said to the clipboard.
・ Therefore, it works with all apps that lets you paste text; not just Google Chrome.
・ If the speech recognizer did not get it right, just say the phrase again (more slowly and clearly).
・ This makes it convenient for non-native speakers, not having to press the undo every time.
・ Some early users reported having 2x productivity over conventional voice typing solutions (such as the built-in Dictation that comes with macOS).
Language Support
・ Uses Google’s Web Speech API to do the speech recognition.
・ It supports at least 60 language and 101 dialects.
Bilingual Users Friendly
・ You can set up your “primary language” and “secondary language” and assign hotkeys to each language.
This extension provides a convenient function for speech recognition and copying what is said to the clipboard.
Main Features:
Precise copying: Unlike other voice input extensions, vx copies only what is said to the clipboard.
Universal compatibility: Works with any application that allows you to insert text, not limited to Google Chrome.
Multilingual support: Uses the Google Web Speech API and supports over 60 languages and 101 dialects.
Convenience for native speakers of a foreign language: The ability to repeat a phrase if recognition was not successful.
Settings and display:
Language settings: The ability to set the primary and secondary languages with the assignment of hotkeys.
Text output: Displays recognized text on a web page or in a pop-up window.
Sound and notification effects:
Beeps: Beeps at the beginning and end of the recognition session, as well as when copying text to the clipboard.
Security and free of charge:
Permissions: Does not require wide permissions, only access to the microphone, clipboard and notifications.
Free use: The extension is completely free, with no paid versions.
Additional features for developers:
JavaScript functions: The ability to use your own JavaScript code to process text before copying and sending it to other places.
MIT License:
Open source: The source code is available on GitHub.
The general conclusion:
The "vx" extension provides convenient and accurate voice input with support for many languages. Rating: 4 out of 5.
Петр Ш, 2024-06-27
руслан холявко, 2024-01-26
Grzegorz Majkowski, 2023-03-01
