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Speech Recognition Plugin

The Speech Recognition plugin provides comprehensive on-device speech recognition capabilities for your Capacitor apps. It offers natural, low-latency transcription with streaming partial results, permission helpers, and consistent behavior across iOS and Android platforms.

Features

  • Real-time transcription: Get instant partial results as users speak
  • Cross-platform parity: Consistent API and behavior across iOS and Android
  • Segmented sessions: Split recognition into segments based on silence (Android)
  • Punctuation support: Automatic punctuation on supported platforms (iOS 16+)
  • Permission helpers: Built-in permission request and status checking
  • Language support: Access to device’s supported recognition languages
  • Event listeners: Track listening state and receive results via events

Why this plugin?

This package builds on the excellent capacitor-community/speech-recognition plugin, incorporating the most requested community pull requests:

  • Punctuation toggles on iOS (PR #74)
  • Segmented results & silence handling on Android (PR #104)
  • recognitionRequest safety fix (PR #105)

Plus additional Capgo features:

  • Configurable silence windows
  • Streaming segment listeners
  • Consistent permission helpers
  • Active maintenance tracking Capacitor major versions
  • Same conventions as all Capgo plugins (SPM, Podspec, workflows)

Installation

Get started with the Getting Started guide.

Use Cases

  • Voice commands and control
  • Dictation and note-taking apps
  • Voice search functionality
  • Accessibility features
  • Language learning applications
  • Transcription services
  • Voice-activated assistants

Platform Support

PlatformSupportedNotes
iOS✅iOS 10.0+, supports punctuation on iOS 16+
Android✅API 23+, supports segmented sessions
Web⚠️Limited support via Web Speech API

Next Steps