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Speech to Text lets you dictate instead of typing on Jira issues — comments, descriptions and replies in the Jira Service Management portal, in over 60 languages. Edit the text in a rich editor, then post it with a click or by voice.
Speak, edit, post
Click the round microphone and talk; the text appears in a rich editor. Fix it, @-mention people, link issues, paste screenshots — then add a comment or update the description. Unsent text survives a reload.
Hands-free with voice commands
Say “comma”, “new paragraph”, “scratch that”, “bold that”, “bullet point” or “add comment” — in 10 languages including English, German, French, Spanish and Russian.
Templates and a signature, one click away
The Library beside the editor keeps your Templates, Words, Signature and Commands. Insert a template at the cursor, type / and its name, or say “insert template bug report”; your last two templates sit as one-click buttons. Project admins share project templates, Jira admins site-wide ones. A signature with your name and today’s date goes in with a click or “insert signature” — and, if you want, under every comment and portal reply.
For agents and customers alike
The JSM customer portal gets a Reply by voice card: customers describe their problem by voice and attach files and phone photos. The team’s words keep names and terms right for everyone.
Also included
- 60+ languages, 101 regional variants, your profile’s language by default.
- Templates for texts you repeat (personal, project and site) and words for names and terms — personal and for the whole team.
- Files and screenshots — uploaded as attachments; a comment with an image shows the image.
- Keyboard shortcut Alt + Shift + R, Stop after a pause, drafts kept for two weeks.
Runs on Atlassian
Built on Atlassian Forge: everything is done with your Jira permissions, templates, words and signatures are stored inside your Atlassian site, and the app’s code talks only to Jira. Speech is recognised by your browser’s own speech service. See the privacy policy.
Related apps
- Speech to Text & Voice Typing for Confluence — the same dictation in Confluence pages.
- Portal Banners & Announcements for JSM — notices and help content in your portal.
Making your help center easier to use? Read Jira help center accessibility.
Frequently asked questions
Which browsers can dictate?
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on desktop, and recent Safari. Firefox has no speech recognition, so the microphone is disabled there; you can still type.
Does the app hear or store my audio?
No. Your browser's own speech service recognises the speech — Chrome sends audio to Google, Edge to Microsoft. The app never receives, sends or stores audio.
Can I dictate straight into Jira's description editor?
Atlassian does not let apps add a microphone to Jira's own editor. Dictate in the Speech to Text panel on the issue, then Overwrite description, Append to description or Add a comment.
Does it work in the Jira Service Management portal?
Yes. Customers and agents can dictate a comment on a request in the portal and attach files; the comment is posted by them.
Which voice commands are there?
In ten languages, including English, German, French, Spanish and Russian — punctuation, new line and paragraph, scratch that, undo, bold that, bullet points, insert template, insert signature, and add comment or update the description after a 3-second countdown.
Which Jira permissions does the app ask for, and why?
Read and write Jira work, to add your comment or update the description as you; read and write service desk requests, so customers and agents can comment with files in the portal; read Jira users, for the name in a signature; and app storage, for templates, words and signatures. Every change is made with your own permissions.
Where is my data stored?
Templates, words and signatures are stored by Atlassian in the app's Forge storage for your site; your language, settings and unsent drafts stay in your browser. The app has no outside connections and Simplify has no server. Only the audio leaves, sent by your browser to its own speech service.
How much does it cost?
It is free for sites with up to 10 users. Larger sites pay per user through the Atlassian Marketplace, after a free 30-day trial.
Get Speech to Text & Voice Dictation for Jira
Free up to 10 users. Install it from the Atlassian Marketplace.