Features
Say it, and it's written.
Press your shortcut, talk, press it again. Your words appear wherever your cursor is. Here's what Marks does, and what it leaves alone.
Works where you already write
No new app to learn
Dictate straight into Word, Outlook, your browser, chat apps and most other places you can type. You don't copy anything across.
Start from anywhere
Press Ctrl + Alt + Space, or set your middle or side mouse button. Press once to start and again to stop, or hold to talk.
Your words land in one go
When you stop, the whole passage appears at once. When Marks pastes, it puts back whatever you had copied. Prefer to watch it type? Switch to letter by letter.
See your words as you speak
Turn on one setting and a small preview shows your words while you talk. They settle into place when you stop.
Less fixing afterwards
Your words, not a rewrite
Marks never rewords or summarises what you say. It only leaves out “um” and “uh” and writes numbers like 25, $40 and dates as digits. You can turn both off.
Fix mistakes without the mouse
Say “scratch that” to remove what you just said, “delete last word” for one word, or “new paragraph” to start a new one.
Teach it your names
Add the names and terms you use at work, or pull them from a Word or text file. Marks leans toward your words when they sound like what you said.
Fix it once
Correct a word, choose Remember correction, and Marks fixes it for you next time. Undo is always there.
Stays out of your way
Works offline
Speech is turned into text on your own PC, so dictation works on a train, on a plane or with the Wi-Fi down.
Runs in the background
If you like, Marks can keep running by the clock when you close its window, and start with Windows so it's ready when you are.
Plays nicely with games
When a game or full-screen app is in front, Marks never types into it. It copies your words instead, ready to paste with Ctrl + V.
Private by design
Nothing you say is uploaded, and there's no tracking. See how privacy works.
Why speak instead of type
About three times faster.
150
Words a minute, speaking
A typical conversational pace.
52
Words a minute, typing
The average across 168,960 people.
3 min
To say a 500-word report
About 10 minutes to type it.
Typing speed: Dhakal et al., CHI 2018. Speaking speed: National Center for Voice and Speech. Your own speed will vary.
Before you try it
Will it run on my PC?
You need 64-bit Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, at least 4 GB of memory and 3 GB of free disk space.
Do I need an account or a card for the trial?
No. Download it and use every feature free for 14 days.
What happens when the trial ends?
You can subscribe for $8 a month or $90 a year. If you don't, dictation stops, but your text and vocabulary stay on your PC.
Can I use it on more than one computer?
Yes. One subscription covers 2 computers, and you can move it to a new one at any time.
No card needed. Windows 10 and 11.