A Chrome extension that provides voice-to-text input via a global hotkey using the Web Speech Recognition API.

• Global Hotkey: Press Ctrl+Shift+U (or Cmd+Shift+U on Mac) to toggle voice input in any text field
• Push-to-Talk Mode: Hold a custom key combination to speak, release to stop
• Microphone Selection: Choose which audio input device to use
• Voice Input History: Side panel showing all previous transcriptions with timestamps and source URLs

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/user/utter.git
   cd utter

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build the extension:

   npm run build

4. Load in Chrome:

   • Navigate to chrome://extensions
   • Enable "Developer mode"
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select the dist/ directory

1. Focus on any text input field on a webpage
2. Press the hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+U / Cmd+Shift+U) to start listening
3. Speak - your words will be transcribed in real-time
4. Press the hotkey again to stop, or switch to Push-to-Talk mode in options

1. Right-click the extension icon and select "Options"
2. Select "Push-to-Talk" mode
3. Click "Record" and press your preferred key combination
4. Hold the key combination while speaking, release to stop

Click the extension icon to open the side panel with your transcription history.

# Build the extension
npm run build

# Package for Chrome Web Store
npm run package

# Run linting
npm run lint

# Generate placeholder icons
npm run generate-icons

src/
├── background.js      # Service worker
├── content.js         # Content script for voice input
├── ptt-listener.js    # Push-to-talk content script
├── manifest.json      # Extension manifest (Manifest V3)
├── icons/             # Extension icons
├── options/           # Options page
├── popup/             # Browser action popup
└── sidepanel/         # Side panel UI

• activeTab - Access the focused element for text input
• scripting - Execute content scripts
• storage - Persist user preferences and history
• sidePanel - Enable the voice history side panel

Apache-2.0