Talk to Gemini. Hear it talk back.

Voice Control for Gemini is a free browser extension for gemini.google.com. Speak your prompts instead of typing, have replies read aloud and teach it the words you use.

Free for desktop Chrome and Edge. From the maker of Voice Control for ChatGPT.

The Voice Control bar sits in Gemini's top bar. While you talk it shows the language, a live sound level and a timer, and your words appear in Gemini's prompt box.

Talk in over 70 languages

Press Talk, or hold Space when you're not in a text field. Your words appear in Gemini's prompt box as you speak. Press Send to send right away, or Done to edit the text first.

Search every speech recognition language. Your recent languages stay at the top, and labels show which ones have a voice on your device.

The language picker with recent languages at the top and labels showing which languages have a voice on your device

Hear every reply

  • Play any reply with the button next to it.
  • Turn on Read replies automatically to hear new replies as they arrive.
  • Choose a voice on your device or Gemini's own voice, and set the reading speed.
A Gemini reply with the Voice Control menu open, showing read aloud and speed settings

Hands-free mode

Have a back-and-forth conversation without clicking. Turn on Hands-free mode in the Voice Control menu under More settings, then press Talk or Space to start.

When you pause for about two seconds, your message is sent. When Gemini has replied, and read the reply aloud if that's on, Voice Control starts listening again. Press Space or the close button in the bar to stop.

Your own Dictionary

  • Say a short phrase and get a full prompt, like prompt summarize this.
  • Fix words speech recognition keeps getting wrong, like eye phone to iPhone.
  • Turn entries on or off, and import or export your Dictionary.
The Dictionary, with phrases that expand into prompts and word corrections

Keep your hands on the keyboard

Every voice action has a shortcut while Gemini is open.

Space
Hold to talk, release to send. In hands-free mode, press to start or stop.
Esc
Stop talking and keep the text without sending
Enter
Send the current message
Ctrl+Shift+S
Read the latest reply aloud, or stop
Ctrl+Shift+A
Turn automatic read aloud on or off

Get started

  1. Add Voice Control for Gemini to your browser.
  2. Open gemini.google.com and sign in.
  3. A short tour shows you the Voice Control bar in the top bar.
  4. Press Talk, or hold Space, and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
  5. Speak, then press Send.