Best dictation plugins for WordPress
The most popular dictation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Dictation (Speech Recognition) leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Chrissy (fewer than 10) and Speak Input (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “dictation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 dictation plugins
- 1.
Dictation (Speech Recognition)The most installed dictation plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 2.
ChrissyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 3.
Speak InputFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Vocalect Audio InputFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Dictate ButtonFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 5 plugins tagged “dictation”
Dictation (Speech Recognition)
Up in the last 7 days:2,033#41,626by gearinvent13 years ago
Dictation (Speech Recognition) is the most popular and easiest way to Write a POST with your voice, converting voice on text with any language.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chrissy
Up in the last 7 days:9,304#56,331by Gero Nikolov6 years ago
This plugin will add a speech recognition navigation to your front-end website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Speak Input
Up in the last 7 days:1,054#56,432by Clemente Moraleda1 month ago
Dictate straight into Advanced Custom Fields text and textarea fields -- WYSIWYG with Pro. Review and edit the transcript as usual.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vocalect Audio Input
Up in the last 7 days:5,802#62,062by Hamid Reza Sepehr3 months ago
Add voice-to-text input to WordPress forms. Visitors click a mic icon and speak to dictate text using the browser Web Speech API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dictate Button
#72,611by Dictate Button9 months ago
Adds speech-to-text dictation functionality to WordPress forms via dictate-button.io, making your site more accessible with voice input capabilities.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day