Web platform features explorer - Speech recognition

The SpeechRecognition API converts audio into text using the device's speech recognition service.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

Web Speech API

Specifications

Web Speech API (#speechreco-section), from Audio Community Group (W3C).

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

Chrome 139 Released on 2025-08-05
Chrome Android 139 Released on 2025-08-05
Edge 139 Released on 2025-08-07
Firefox ❌ Vendor position : unknown
Firefox for Android ❌ Vendor position : unknown
Safari ❌
Safari on iOS ❌

Developer signals

State of HTML 2025: system_capabilities/system_capabilities_features question
State of HTML 2025: features/all_features question

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.041% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

View the latest WPT test results for this feature

Developer signals

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