Google Cloud Speech-to-Text for macOS

About

Google Cloud Speech-to-Text adds a cloud transcription engine backed by Google’s speech recognition models. The plugin authenticates with a Google Cloud service-account JSON key instead of a simple API key and stores credentials securely in the macOS Keychain. Long recordings are automatically split into overlapping chunks so they stay within Google’s per-request size limit.

Features

• 30+ languages including Arabic, Bengali, German, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and more
• Automatic punctuation and capitalization
• Word-level time offsets for precise alignment
• Speech context boosting for domain-specific vocabulary
• Automatic audio chunking with overlap for long recordings
• Built-in credential validation against the live API
• Secure service-account storage in the macOS Keychain
• Configurable default language code

Transcription Models

Model	ID
Default	default
Command and Search	command_and_search
Latest Short	latest_short
Latest Long	latest_long
Phone Call	phone_call
Video	video

Configuration

• Service Account JSON - Create a service account in Google Cloud Console, generate a JSON key, and paste the full contents into the plugin settings. Simple API keys are not supported.
• Model - Select a recognition model. Use default or command_and_search for the broadest language coverage.
• Default Language - A BCP-47 language code (e.g. en-US, de-DE) used when TypeWhisper does not pass a spoken language.

Setup

1. Enable the Cloud Speech-to-Text API in your Google Cloud project.
2. Create a service account and download the JSON key file.
3. In TypeWhisper, open Settings > Discover plugins and install Google Cloud Speech-to-Text. The add-on then appears in the Settings sidebar, and its page opens.
4. Paste the full JSON key contents and save.
5. Select Google Cloud Speech-to-Text as your transcription engine in Settings or in a profile.