Key features
Supports Gmail: allows users to select and mark emails, compose, and dictate email content; supports video sites like YouTube: enables voice-controlled playback, pausing, fast-forwarding, and other operations.
Supports Duolingo and WaniKani: provides full voice-based answering throughout the entire learning process, enabling truly hands-free operation; supports Reddit: lets users perform interactions such as liking posts, accessing threads, and leaving comments—all via voice.
Use cases and audience
Suitable for users with disabilities requiring accessibility, multitaskers, language learners (such as Duolingo users), and frequent web users.
- Allows users to control web browsing with voice—perfect for situations like operating while eating, multitasking, or giving your hands a break.
- Used as assistive technology, enabling individuals with disabilities to interact with web pages entirely through voice.
- Perform specific voice actions on websites like Gmail, YouTube, Duolingo, Reddit, etc., such as selecting emails, playing videos, answering language questions, and voting or posting.
Voice commands (supported languages include English, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Finnish, and Dutch), featuring natural sentences, keywords, and customizable phrases.
Performs corresponding actions within the browser (e.g., clicking, scrolling, navigating, entering text), provides real-time speech-to-text captions, and offers voice feedback via TTS.
Frequently asked questions
Which websites and features does LipSurf support?
Supports voice control on websites such as Gmail, YouTube, Duolingo, Reddit, and more; includes functions like scrolling, video playback control, tab clicking, multi-tab navigation, and multilingual recognition (including English, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, and others).
Which features require a Premium subscription?
Wake-up word (“hey LipSurf”), Google Sheets operations, voice-based email and form creation, Spell mode, opening URLs, and more are Premium features.
How to use
- 01
After installing the Chrome extension, click the icon or press the default shortcut key (e.g., Ctrl+Shift+L) to launch LipSurf.
- 02
Say “help” to view the available voice commands for the current page.
- 03
For web page elements, say “click [text]” or first say “tag” and then select the yellow-highlighted item to click it.
- 04
Enable hands-free mode by using the wake word “hey LipSurf” (requires a Premium subscription).
Benefits and limitations
Benefits
- Enable hands-free web browsing
- High-performance speech recognition
- Customizable commands and keyboard shortcuts
- Integration with popular websites
- Multilingual support
- Assistive technologies for users with disabilities
Limitations
- Some features require a premium subscription
- Limited commands available on PDF files
- Initial setup and learning the commands may be required
Official website & sources
Updated on 2026-10-30
