Speech-to-Text Microphone Solution (Free or low cost)

Need help
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Hi Bubble community,

I’m building a mobile app where users speak their responses out loud and the text gets sent to OpenAI. I need a free or low-cost speech-to-text (microphone) solution that works in Bubble’s mobile editor.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

  1. Toolbox plugin (Run Javascript) — “Run Javascript” does not appear under Plugins in the workflow action menu when using the mobile editor. The plugin is installed and shows all its actions in the plugin page, but they don’t appear in workflows.

  2. Native Mobile actions — no speech/microphone option exists there.

  3. Ionic Elements plugin — installed but only has Toggle, Checkbox, Range, and Icon — no microphone.

  4. Paid speech plugins — I’d prefer to avoid these if possible as I’m bootstrapping.

My questions:

  • Is there a free way to access the browser’s built-in Web Speech API in Bubble’s mobile editor?
  • Has anyone successfully used speech-to-text in a Bubble mobile app without a paid plugin?
  • Is there a way to get Toolbox’s “Run Javascript” to appear in mobile workflows?
  • Would a Web View element work for this, and if so does anyone have an example?

Any help or creative solutions would be hugely appreciated!

Thank you!

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Hey :blush:

Have you considered creating your own plugin? With the help of the LLMs it’s actually not that scary these days and then you can tailor exactly to your needs.