Voice to text in Notion and Obsidian
Short answer
To dictate into Notion or Obsidian, click into the page, press F5, speak, and press it again. F5Type puts clean text at your cursor. Pick the Summary style to turn a long ramble into a few lines, or Action Items to get a to-do list you can drop straight into a task page.
Key facts
- Styles
- Clean, Email, Message, Summary, Action Items, Command, Custom
- Platforms
- Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
- Shortcut
- F5 on Mac and Windows (Ctrl+Shift+Space when F5 is taken on Windows); changeable in Settings
- Works in
- Notion, Obsidian, Apple Notes, Evernote, Bear, Logseq
Which style fits note-taking?
- Clean — your words, tidied, for journal entries and drafts.
- Summary — the point of a long thought in a few lines.
- Action Items — a checklist after a meeting or a brain dump.
- Custom — your own format, for example a meeting-notes template.
Can I capture ideas away from my desk?
Yes. Dictate a note in the F5Type phone app or with the F5Type keyboard, and it syncs to your computer when you are signed in.
Frequently asked questions
Does F5Type work in the Notion desktop app?
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Yes, and in Notion in the browser and on your phone with the F5Type keyboard.
Can it create a to-do list?
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Yes. The Action Items style turns what you say into a checklist.
Is it free?
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There is a free plan with 60 minutes a month. Pro is $14.99 a month or $107.99 a year on the web.
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