Several languages at once
Speechy can transcribe English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hindi, Japanese and Chinese on your Mac. Pick a language in Settings, Dictation, Language, or choose Auto-detect. Turn on Multiple languages in one dictation, add two or more languages, and Speechy switches between them as you talk.
How to use Several languages at once
Choose Auto-detect
In Settings, Dictation, set Language to Auto-detect.
Turn on switching
Switch on Multiple languages in one dictation.
Add your languages
Add at least two, like English and Spanish.
Talk, with a pause
Speechy switches between them at natural pauses.
What you say, what it types
WhatsApp
You say
“running ten minutes late … llego en diez minutos”
It types
Running ten minutes late. Llego en diez minutos.
Notion
You say
“Language set to French: on se voit demain à midi”
It types
On se voit demain à midi.
Wide pill
You say
“Click the language chip beside Cancel and pick Hindi”
It types
The dictation you're in is transcribed as Hindi when you stop.
Speak your languages.
In Speechy, Settings, Dictation, Language & Audio.
- LanguageWhat you speakAuto-detectEnglishSpanishFrenchGermanHindiJapaneseChinese
- Multiple languages in one dictationWith Auto-detect, switch only between the languages you addOffOn
Questions
Switching in one dictation needs Auto-detect and a Parakeet model that isn't English only, like Parakeet Multilanguage.
It works best at a pause. Switching inside one unbroken phrase depends on how well the model hears it.
Yes. On the Wide pill, click the language chip beside Cancel and pick one. It applies to the dictation you're in.