Pithflow

Cleaner than Google's voice typing

Google's built-in voice typing is OK for short dictations but loses punctuation, doesn't fix filler, and doesn't apply tone. Pithflow handles all three with AI cleanup.

How to use Pithflow in Google Docs

  1. 1 Open Google Docs in your browser
  2. 2 Click into the doc where you want text
  3. 3 Hold Ctrl + Space, dictate
  4. 4 Release — cleaned text appears with punctuation, capitalization, filler removed
  5. 5 Google's own formatting toolbar (headings, lists, indent) works on top

Pro tips

Recommended tone
Casual
Recommended intent
Speak

Frequently asked questions

Doesn't Google Docs already have voice typing?

Yes — Tools → Voice typing. Google documents it as working in the latest Chrome, Edge and Safari (it was expanded beyond Chrome in May 2024), and Google notes the browser itself runs the speech recognition, so accuracy varies between them. It's free but verbatim: you speak the punctuation yourself and clean filler manually. Pithflow adds AI cleanup and works beyond Docs, in every app.

How do I dictate into Google Docs with Pithflow?

Click into the document, hold Ctrl + Space, speak, release. The cleaned text lands at the cursor — punctuation and paragraph breaks included.

Do I need a particular browser for Pithflow to work in Docs?

No — Pithflow types into whatever field has focus, so the browser is irrelevant to it. Google's own voice typing is the one with a browser dependency: it is documented for the latest Chrome, Edge and Safari, and Google says the browser performs the speech recognition, so results differ between them. Firefox is not on that list.

Which is better for long documents?

For long-form drafting, Pithflow's hands-free mode (up to 20-minute sessions) plus AI cleanup beats stop-start verbatim dictation. Use Google's tool if free matters more than cleanup.

Free for casual use

2,000 words/week, forever. Upgrade when you need unlimited.

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