How this works, and what it is not
You dictate first and transcribe afterwards. Upload a finished recording, or use the microphone button in the upload box to record in the browser; the text appears once the recording has been processed.
It is not live dictation. Words do not appear as you speak, and RocketScribe does not type into Word, email or other apps. For that, your operating system's built-in dictation is the right tool. Recorded dictation suits longer pieces you speak in one go, on a walk, in the car or between appointments, and correct later.
Dictation devices and files
Phone voice recorder apps save M4A, MP3 or AAC, and all upload as they are. Many digital voice recorders save MP3 or WAV. Some professional dictation recorders use their own formats, such as DSS or DS2, which are not supported; export or convert them to MP3 or WAV in the recorder's software first.
If you dictate several short items, such as letters or notes, record each as a separate file and upload them together. Each gets its own transcript, which is easier than splitting one long file.
Dictating for a clean result
A few habits save editing time:
- Speak in full sentences at a normal pace; you do not need to slow down to a crawl.
- Do not say punctuation aloud. Punctuation and paragraph breaks are added from your speech and pauses. Spoken commands such as "comma" or "new paragraph" are not interpreted and may appear as words you then delete.
- Spell unusual names once, then say them normally; you can fix the spelling everywhere while editing.
- Keep the phone a hand's width from your mouth and away from wind and road noise.
- Pause instead of saying "um" while you think. Fillers are often dropped, but long hesitations can split sentences oddly.
Editing and exporting
The text arrives next to a player that highlights the current line. Click a sentence to hear it and correct names, numbers and technical terms in place; changes save automatically.
Press Copy to paste everything into an email or document. Export DOCX to keep working in Word or Google Docs, TXT for plain notes, or PDF for a fixed copy. Turn timestamps off for a clean letter or report. If you want the dictation reshaped, for example into a formal letter, the AI prompt export copies it with a prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
Professional dictation
Doctors, lawyers and other professionals who dictate notes should check their organisation's rules before uploading. RocketScribe does not offer HIPAA compliance or a business associate agreement, and the transcript is a machine draft with no human review. Files are never used to train AI models, and you can delete them whenever you like. For everyday memos, see the voice memo to text page.