# Voice input for chat and manuscripts

> Speak instead of type - use your microphone to ask questions in AI chat or dictate directly into the manuscript editor.

Source: https://www.alfredscholar.com/changelog/voice-input/
Published: 2026-04-27

Talk instead of type - voice input is coming to Alfred Scholar.

## What's new

- **Voice input for AI chat** - click the microphone button next to the chat input to ask questions by speaking instead of typing.
- **Voice dictation for manuscripts** - dictate your writing directly into the manuscript editor. Your speech is transcribed and inserted at the cursor position.
- **Fast and accurate** - powered by Bolo, our speech-to-text engine. Supports English.
- **Clean mode** - optionally clean up your transcription to remove filler words and fix punctuation, perfect for manuscript writing.