---
title: "Voice Type (Speech to Text) – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "6,000 users, rated 2.98 by 53 people. Version 1.0.5, updated 2026-06-15. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp"
---

# Voice Type (Speech to Text)

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 6,000
- Rating: 2.98 from 53 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-06 23:04 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #9,309 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #554 of 8,374

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Voice Type lets you easily and accurately type into text boxes using your voice - completely free.

- Extension ID: `mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp`
- Developer: [David Heaney](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8409779a9c7f6d3bbb650c3103bf255d)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2016-11-04
- Last updated: 2026-06-15
- Version: `1.0.5`
- Size: 36.8 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 133
- Languages (4): English, español, español (Latinoamérica), 日本語
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/voice-type-speech-to-text/mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-06 | 6,000 | 2.98 | 53 |
| 2026-10-30 | 5,000 | 2.98 | 53 |
| 2026-10-01 | – | 2.98 | 53 |
| 2026-09-27 | 5,000 | 2.98 | 53 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## 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 2026-09-27.

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.

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Selection Reader (Text to Speech)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fdffijlhedcdiblbingmagmdnokokgbi) | 200,000 | 4.23 | 730 | Accessibility |

All 2 extensions by [David Heaney](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8409779a9c7f6d3bbb650c3103bf255d).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-06 23:04 UTC; next check around 2026-11-14.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Voice Type (Speech to Text)” (mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp,
  title   = {Voice Type (Speech to Text) (mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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