# Speak directly into your notes. Say the next thought while it is fresh. Dictate adds your spoken phrases at the caret, so you can read, correct and continue writing in the same note. Pro · Included with Pro. Needs a microphone and an internet connection. ## At a glance - **Capture:** Spoken phrases as editable text. - **Recording:** Dictate does not keep an audio recording. - **Plan:** Pro. Sync can stay off. - **Allowance:** 10 hours a month, shared with transcription. ## Capture what you want to say Open the thread for the work you are doing. Put the caret where the words belong and press **Dictate**, the microphone beside **+**. Speak a phrase and pause. The text appears where you are writing. A longer pause starts a new paragraph. Press **Dictate** again or **Esc** to stop, then check the words before sending or finishing your note. ## A thought after a client call **Illustrative example** · Thread: Client website **Spoken example** The client approved the page order. I still need the product photos. Tomorrow, ask Maya which images we can use. **Text to review** The client approved the page order. I still need the product photos. Tomorrow, ask Maya which images we can use. Check Maya’s name, then add any detail you want to type. The next time you open this thread, the decision and the follow-up are beside the rest of the work. ## Choose text or a recording **Dictate** turns your speech into editable text without keeping an audio recording. Use it when you want to write by speaking. **Record audio** keeps sound in the note and works on every plan. Use it when you want to listen again. With Pro and Sync on, a saved recording can also be transcribed later. [Read about recordings](https://thread.page/help/writing.md#recordings) ## One allowance for speech turned into text Pro includes **10 hours each calendar month (UTC), shared between dictation and transcription**. The 14-day trial includes **2 shared hours in total**. Unused time does not carry over; extra hours are not sold. **Settings → Plan & billing** shows your usage. Dictate needs Pro, but it does not require Sync to be on. Your text follows the storage mode you use in ThreadPage. ## Questions ### Does Dictate save my voice? Dictate sends each phrase for speech recognition and adds the resulting text to your note. It does not keep an audio recording. Use **Record audio** when you want to keep the sound. ### Do I choose a language first? The language is detected from your speech. Review the text, especially names and specialist terms. ### What if my microphone is blocked? Allow microphone access for thread.page, then press **Dictate** again. The [microphone guide](https://thread.page/help/writing.md#microphone) covers browser and device settings. ### Can I use my keyboard’s microphone on Free? If your keyboard offers dictation, you can use it to type into ThreadPage on Free. **Dictate** is ThreadPage’s Pro speech input. ## Put the next thought where you will find it Dictate into the thread you are already working in. Read the text, make your corrections and keep the work moving. [Start free trial](https://thread.page/auth/sign-up?returnTo=%2Fapp%2Fsettings%2Fbilling%23trial) 14 days of Pro. No card needed. Ends automatically. Choose to continue with Pro for $99.99 a year ($8.33 a month). [See monthly pricing](https://thread.page/pricing.md) [Start writing](https://thread.page/app) [See plans](https://thread.page/pricing.md) Read next ### [Project notes: one running log per project](https://thread.page/use-cases/project-notes.md) Keep notes, tables and screenshots with each project. Before you switch, leave the next step in its thread. When you return, the context is there. Free · nothing to set up [How dictation works](https://thread.page/help/writing.md#dictation) [Edit a note with AI](https://thread.page/use-cases/ai-editing.md) [Transcribe an audio file](https://thread.page/use-cases/audio-transcription.md)