How to use voice typing on Windows 11 (Win+H and beyond)
Windows 11 ships a decent ear behind Win+H. Here is how to use it well, and what to add when you need writing rather than words.
- Win+H works in any text field
- Turn on auto-punctuation, it's off by default
- Ctrl+Alt+C for the finished version
ugh tell maya i can't make saturday dinner work blew up and i feel terrible but can we do next week instead
Hey Maya, I can't make Saturday dinner, work blew up. Really sorry. Can we do next week instead?
Tap a style. Same thought, a different landing.
Start voice typing with Win+H
Click into any text field, press the Windows key + H, and a small listening bar appears. Talk, and words land where your cursor is. In the bar's settings gear, turn on automatic punctuation, it is off by default and makes a big difference. A microphone that sits close to you beats a laptop mic across the desk.
What Win+H cannot do
Voice typing transcribes; it does not write. You get the words you said, in the order you said them, false starts included. There is no tone control, no paragraphs, no "actually make this an email". For anything longer than a sentence or two, you end up editing the transcript into shape by hand.
Voice typing that formats: Speechy for Windows
Speechy sits in the system tray with two global hotkeys. Ctrl+Alt+D types what you said, cleaned up. Ctrl+Alt+C reads the situation and pastes the finished, sendable version: a Slack reply, an email, a tidy note, into whatever window you are in.
Free to start with no account and no API key, and the same engine runs on your phone and your Mac.
More than transcription, it frames the message.
Speak or type the messy version, and Speechy hands back the sendable one: the right tone, structure and context, in whatever app you're already in.
The message, not the transcript
Most voice apps stop at words on a page. Speechy gives you the message: the right tone, length and language, ready to send.
24 styles, one tap
Flirty, Firm, Diplomatic, Professional, Gen Z and 19 more. Keep your 5 on the keyboard and switch mid-conversation.
A real keyboard on iPhone and iPad
Every layout you use, with autocorrect and suggestions, plus the mic. On Mac, one shortcut in any app. Windows and Android are on the way.
Think in one language, send in another
Speak the way you think and send it in your keyboard's language, or any of 12.
Good questions, straight answers.
What is the shortcut for voice typing in Windows 11?
Windows key + H, with your cursor in a text field. Turn on auto-punctuation in the voice typing settings for much better output.
Why does my Windows voice typing have no punctuation?
Auto-punctuation is off by default. Open the settings gear on the Win+H bar and enable it. For real formatting (paragraphs, tone, structure), you need an AI layer like Speechy.
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Stop rewriting your thoughts.
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