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Dictation for Gmail
Hands-free, mistake-free email writing straight inside Gmail.
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10,000+ Productive users
How to Dictate in Gmail
1. Add the BlabbyAI extension here
Install BlabbyAI from the Chrome Web Store
BlabbyAI is the most advanced speech-to-text extension with AI-powered email formatting. Unlike basic voice typing, BlabbyAI understands context and transforms your casual speech into professional emails with proper greetings, tone, and structure.
2. Open Gmail & Look for the • Dot
Click into any Compose, Reply, or Forward box. A discreet • dot toolbar will appear on the right edge.
3. Click Mic & Start Talking
Choose Email Mode or create Custom Modes. Speak naturally, AI handles punctuation and formatting.
See the Magic in Action
Create a mode, speak casually, get professional emails
Above: The Custom Mode Editor where you define how BlabbyAI transforms your speech. Simply describe what you want in plain English, like "Transform my speech into a formal email, ensuring proper grammar and structure", and BlabbyAI's AI will follow those instructions perfectly.
Then when you speak...
What you say
"Hey john please send me that report"
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Gmail Compose
Subject:
Request for Report
Hi John,
I hope this email finds you well. Could you please send me the report when you have a chance?
Thank you for your time.
Best regards
Why Choose BlabbyAI for Gmail?
Experience the perfect combination of AI accuracy, instant professionalism, and seamless integration.
AI Accuracy
State-of-the-art speech recognition with smart auto-punctuation for perfect transcription.
Email Mode
Built-in mode that transforms your speech into perfectly formatted, professional business emails.
Custom Modes
Create personalized modes like "friendly tone" or "bullet summary" powered by the same AI engine.
Automatic Punctuation
BlabbyAI automatically adds punctuation to your speech, so you never have to go back and fix errors. This saves massive amounts of time because there's nothing to correct.
With Blabby Speech to Text
Hi Sarah, I hope you're doing well. Can we schedule a meeting for Thursday at 3:00 PM?
Google Speech to Text
hi Sarah I hope your doing well can we schedule a meeting for thursday at 3 PM
Works everywhere you type
Not just for Gmail
The dot toolbar appears in Google Docs, Notion, Help Scout, and virtually any website with text boxes. One extension, unlimited possibilities.
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Trung Thinh
A phenomenon product to increase your productivity. With another way of Voice typing, you will have to double check or check or supervise before send it. But with BlabbyAI, it trying to understand context that you say. So most of the time the output is correct and you just need to send it
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Dr. David Ramos Barbón
I had been long time waiting for a speech-to-text dictation tool that would free me from Dragon Naturally Speaking with its very high cost and, still, significant limitations. Moreover, a cross-platform tool that would allow me to work on any OS including Linux. It finally came with amazing super-accuracy, even if you dictate specialized scientific or technical text. It has a tool to add your own custom words (really few to add in the biomedical field!). The direct English translation tool yields top quality English and you can enable grammar correction modes. The future of cross-platform speech-to-text dictation has arrived!!!
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Felipe Ramos
Incredible!! I use this feature a lot because it's much easier to say than type
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Sam "Anselme" Levan
This tool is extraordinary. I usually don't spend time writing reviews, but it's such a game changer. I've tried a lot of different tools to do the voice-to-text, but none of those have the simplicity and the level of integration like this one. I'm happily paying for a paid plan. It's been a game changer in the way I do my emails, or write for work, or even journal.
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Sean Stahursky
It is the best option for voice typing, as it allows for forming sentences with proper conventions. I would like to see Safari support added. Good job so far!
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Nod Ulus
This plugin is a top-tier tool that shines in both design and functionality. Interface: Simply Stunning The UI/UX is sleek and intuitive, making it a pleasure to use. The design is clearly well-thought-out and user-friendly. Two-Step Processing: A Game Changer Voice Recognition: Precision at Its Best The voice recognition is highly accurate, converting speech to text with impressive precision, even with accents or unclear speech. LLM Processing: Polished Perfection The text undergoes LLM processing, where it CAN be refined like this or translating or whatever you want!!!!:
Looking for voice to email software?
There is no separate category of software for speaking your emails. What you need is dictation that works inside the email client you already use. BlabbyAI types what you say directly into Gmail, Outlook, and any other Windows app with a text field, so a reply that would take five minutes to type gets spoken in one.
Email Mode handles the parts raw speech recognition gets wrong: greetings on their own line, sentences punctuated, paragraphs where they belong. You talk through what you want to say, and what lands in the compose window reads like you wrote it carefully. Using Outlook instead of Gmail? The same setup works there, covered in our guide to dictation in Outlook.
Why most voice email tools disappoint
Tools that advertise voice email usually fall into one of two traps. Browser extensions that only work on one webmail domain stop working the moment you open the desktop client, and generic speech-to-text drops a single unpunctuated block into the compose window that you then have to spend two minutes reformatting. Both leave you editing instead of sending.
The fix is not a dedicated email product. It is dictation that runs at the operating system level, so it follows your cursor into whichever client you happen to be in, plus a mode that knows email has a shape: a greeting, body paragraphs, and a sign-off.
What to look for in voice activated email software
Works in every client, not one. If it only supports Gmail in Chrome, it breaks when you switch to the Outlook desktop app or a webmail your employer hosts. Anything that types into the focused text field avoids this entirely.
Punctuation you do not have to speak. Saying “comma” and “period” out loud is slower than typing for most people. Punctuation should come from context.
Email structure, not a wall of text. A greeting on its own line and paragraph breaks where you paused are the difference between sending immediately and rewriting.
A tone you control. The same spoken sentence should be able to land as a short internal note or a formal reply to a client, without you dictating it twice.
One honest limitation worth stating: BlabbyAI dictates into the compose window, it does not press send. It writes the email, you stay in control of when it goes out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about BlabbyAI
How does BlabbyAI work?
You press a shortcut (Ctrl+Space by default), speak, and press it again to stop. The recording goes through OpenAI's Whisper v3 Turbo model, and the text is typed into whatever field your cursor was in. That works in any app on Windows with a text field.
Is BlabbyAI free to use?
Yes. Every account gets 60 free credits per week, roughly 2,000 words of dictation, and no credit card is required to start. If you need more than that, unlimited use is $8.49 per month.
Is BlabbyAI available in multiple languages?
Yes! BlabbyAI supports 90+ languages and can accurately transcribe speech in various languages and accents.
Is my data secure?
Yes! Your voice data is processed securely and is not stored after transcription. All communication is encrypted, and we adhere to strict privacy standards to protect your information. Learn more about our data handling practices in our Privacy Policy.
Can I customize the transcription output?
Absolutely! BlabbyAI offers custom modes that allow you to format your text, add punctuation automatically, and even adjust the writing style. You can create different modes for different purposes, like emails, documents, or casual messages.
Speak your next email instead of typing it
Transform your email workflow with BlabbyAI's advanced dictation technology. Install BlabbyAI for Gmail and start writing professionally formatted emails with just your voice.