---
title: "Gmail Dictation - GDictate – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "34 users, rated 5.00 by 3 people. Version 0.6.2, updated 2026-10-23. Requests 7 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja"
---

# Gmail Dictation - GDictate

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 34
- Rating: 5.00 from 3 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-07 09:42 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: +25
- Users gained in 30 days: +30 (+750.0%)
- Rank by users: #100,231 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Communication: #1,998 of 7,818

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Dictation for Gmail with voice commands, correct punctuation, polishing and formatting. Commas appear as marks, not words!

- Extension ID: `hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja`
- Developer: [dreambuilder.first](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u6b374bd3c6cefad888ccd752a423ff06)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Communication](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/communication)
- First published: 2026-10-08
- Last updated: 2026-10-23
- Version: `0.6.2`
- Size: 1.32 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (51): Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `gdictate.com`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gmail-dictation-gdictate/hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-07 | 34 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 2026-10-24 | 9 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 2026-10-22 | 11 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 2026-10-20 | 8 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 2026-10-17 | 8 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 2026-10-15 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 2026-10-11 | 4 | – | – |
| 2026-10-10 | 2 | – | – |
| 2026-10-09 | – | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-10-24: New version `0.6.2`, replacing `0.6.1`.
- 2026-10-22: New version `0.6.1`, replacing `0.6.0`.
- 2026-10-20: New version `0.6.0`, replacing `0.5.1`.
- 2026-10-17: New version `0.5.1`, replacing `0.5.0`.
- 2026-10-15: New version `0.5.0`, replacing `0.3.0`.
- 2026-10-15: Now listed in 51 languages, from 1.
- 2026-10-12: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.
- 2026-10-11: New version `0.3.0`, replacing `0.2.0`.
- 2026-10-11: Added the permission `offscreen`.
- 2026-10-11: The developer's website link changed.
- 2026-10-10: New version `0.2.0`, replacing `0.1.0`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-10-09.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://*.gdictate.com/*`: gdictate.com and its subdomains
- `https://gdictate.com/*`: gdictate.com
- `https://mail.google.com/*`: mail.google.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://mail.google.com/*`: mail.google.com

### Browser features

- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Image Resizer](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fcnojididbadljkpolmpkjckmahfljpb) | 5,000 | 4.82 | 28 | Art & Design |
| [Html2Email: HTML editor and Inserter for Gmail & Yahoo Mail](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pgdmhodlebnljmmknpicldhgdnllonmd) | 5,000 | 5.00 | 38 | Communication |
| [WEBM to MP4 converter: WebCodecs and FFmpeg support](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mfjlolbldcokknaeaaphebndgeicolfm) | 4,000 | 4.32 | 22 | Tools |
| [Full Screen Tabs](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jkimepglppimjfkagodhndbbphijfdme) | 3,000 | 4.30 | 50 | Functionality & UI |
| [Image Splitter](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/khkhfdckilojgneleiifofcaihjjohpi) | 3,000 | 4.94 | 16 | Art & Design |
| [Html2Email: Send HTML emails from Yandex Mail & Mail.ru](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/abmkpjgehldaifignjmkkclconobcjma) | 1,000 | 4.75 | 12 | Communication |
| [Shortcut Tab Switcher](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ginpnicoedlafjjkbegdbjaepemklnge) | 1,000 | 4.71 | 17 | Functionality & UI |
| [Favorite Emojis Copy Popup](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mdcdbchlplajhidmkjlojbhpmlileodo) | 498 | 4.50 | 8 | Functionality & UI |
| [Homepage Quick Access](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/miicgjocaihoikopcjpdnifedigojhog) | 338 | 4.33 | 6 | Tools |
| [Blur Rabbit – Blur screen PII for privacy](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aocbmafnmbcpoapldickjlmicnammjod) | 70 | 5.00 | 2 | Privacy & Security |

All 13 extensions by [dreambuilder.first](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u6b374bd3c6cefad888ccd752a423ff06).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-07 09:42 UTC; next check around 2026-12-06.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Gmail Dictation - GDictate” (hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja,
  title   = {Gmail Dictation - GDictate (hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hfgnhknjemdkilkeakcblplmecbnpfja},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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