LipSurf is a voice control extension for Google Chrome that enables hands-free web browsing and dictation. It leverages Google's AI-powered speech recognition to let users write text up to three times faster than typing, and navigate websites using simple voice commands for clicking, scrolling, and media control.
Who It’s For
The tool is designed for a broad range of users: people with motor disabilities (Parkinson's, arthritis, RSI), productivity-focused professionals, computer-based workers, and neurodiverse individuals (dyslexia, ADHD).
Key Features
- Dictation: Dictate into any editable text field across the web with high accuracy, reducing typos.
- Navigation: Use voice to click links, scroll pages, play/pause videos on platforms like YouTube and more.
- Wide Compatibility: Works on popular sites including Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Slack, Discord, and many others.
- Personalization: Create custom voice shortcuts for specific actions, text templates, or jargon.
- Open-Source Plugins: Extend functionality by building or using community plugins; fully extensible.
- Multi-lingual: Supports English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Japanese.
- Privacy: No tracking, ads, or data selling; revenue comes from subscriptions.
- No Special Hardware: Works with any standard microphone on Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebooks.