> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.babbily.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Voice conversations > Talk with Babbily out loud, hear it answer, and keep the conversation as a chat. Voice Mode lets you have a spoken conversation with Babbily. You talk, Babbily answers out loud, and it can look things up for you while you talk. When you end the call, the conversation is a regular chat you can keep going by typing. > [!NOTE] > > Voice Mode is available on paid plans. It needs a browser that allows microphone access. To speak a message instead of typing it, use [voice dictation](https://docs.babbily.com/features/voice-dictation.md). ## Start a voice conversation **1. Select Use Voice Mode** In the composer, select **Use Voice Mode**, the sound-wave button next to the microphone. You can start from a new chat or from a chat you already have. **2. Choose a voice** The call bar replaces the composer. Select the voice name to choose a different voice before you start. **3. Select Start conversation** Select **Start conversation**. If your browser asks for permission, allow microphone access. **4. Start talking** When the bar says **Ready when you are** or **Listening**, speak normally. ## Talk naturally * **Babbily lets you finish.** It waits until you're done speaking before it answers. * **Cut in any time.** Start talking while Babbily is speaking, and it stops and listens. * **Mute when you need to.** Select **Mute microphone** in the call bar. The bar shows **Microphone muted** until you turn it back on. * **Follow the status.** The call bar tells you what's happening: **Connecting…**, **Listening**, **Thinking…**, or **Speaking**. ## Get answers that need a lookup Ask about the weather, the news, a stock price, or anything that needs a search. Babbily hands lookups and detailed questions to your chat model, then tells you the answer. * **With a named model,** the model you chose handles the lookups. * **With Auto,** Auto picks one model when the call starts and keeps it for the whole call. Until you speak, the call shows **Auto picks the model behind this call**, then names the model it picked. After the call, Auto works as usual. If the model or setting you chose isn't available for voice, Babbily tells you to choose another and start again. ## Follow the transcript * **In a new chat,** the transcript fills the page above the call bar as you talk. Before anyone speaks, it shows **Let's talk**. * **In an existing chat,** the conversation is added to that chat as you talk. * **See what's being said.** Spoken replies carry a **Voice** label, and the word Babbily is saying right now is highlighted. * **Catch up quickly.** If you scroll back, select **Jump to latest** to return to the newest words. ## End the call Select **End** in the call bar, or press **Esc** when you're not typing in a field. The conversation opens as a regular chat with everything that was said, so you can keep going by typing. If playback is interrupted during a call, Babbily says so, and the answer is still in your transcript. ## Choose a voice Babbily offers 31 voices, grouped in the voice picker: * **North American English** voices. * **English accents**: Australian, British, Irish, Filipino, and Southern US English. * **Other languages**: native voices for German, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Hindi, Japanese, and Korean. Your choice is used for the next call you start. A call keeps its voice until it ends, so to change voices, end the call and start a new one. ## Ask about a News article or Finance page Start Voice Mode from the composer on a News article or a Finance page to ask about what you're reading. The call keeps the page's context, so you can ask "what does this mean for the company?" without explaining what you're looking at. * The page stays in view during the call. Instead of a transcript, Babbily shows only requests that need your answer, above the call bar. * When you end the call, the conversation opens as a chat. If nothing was said, you stay on the page. See [News](https://docs.babbily.com/features/news.md#ask-about-an-article-by-voice) and [Finance](https://docs.babbily.com/features/finance.md#ask-about-a-finance-page-by-voice). ## Approve requests during a call Some actions, such as a [Plugin](https://docs.babbily.com/features/plugins.md) action, need your approval. During a call, an approval card appears in the transcript, or above the call bar on a News or Finance page, and the bar says **Review the request in your transcript** or **Review the request above**. Answer the card before you end the call. Ending the call cancels a request that is still waiting. ## When a call is interrupted * **The connection drops.** Babbily shows **The connection dropped. Tap to continue.** Select **Continue** to pick up where you left off. * **Babbily is reconnecting.** The bar shows **Reconnecting…** while it tries to restore the call on its own. * **Nobody is talking.** After three minutes of silence, Babbily asks **Are you still there?** Speak, or select **I'm here**, to keep the call going. Otherwise the call ends 30 seconds later with **Voice ended after a few minutes of silence.** * **Your chat or voice settings change.** The call ends with **Voice ended because your chat or voice settings changed.** Open Voice Mode again to use the new settings. Leaving the page also ends the call. ## Plans and usage Voice Mode is part of the paid plans. On the Free plan, the voice button shows a lock and links to plans. Voice calls use your [API usage budget](https://docs.babbily.com/features/usage-budget.md): * If there isn't enough budget to start, Babbily shows **There isn't enough AI allowance to start this voice conversation.** * If your budget runs out during a call, the call stops and shows **There isn't enough available AI allowance to continue voice.** Select **End voice** to return to your chat. You can have one voice conversation at a time. ## Troubleshooting > [accordion] Voice won't start because of the microphone > > * **Please allow microphone access in your browser settings.** Allow the microphone for Babbily in your browser, then try again. > * **No microphone was found.** Connect a microphone and try again. > * **Microphone access is unavailable in this browser.** Try a different browser. > * **Could not access your microphone.** Make sure another app isn't using it, then try again. > [accordion] Babbily says a call is already active or the chat is busy > > * **A voice conversation is already active.** End the other call first. It may be in another tab. > * **Wait for the current answer or approval before starting voice.** Let the reply finish, or answer the approval card, then start voice. > * **This chat changed. Close voice and reload the conversation.** Reload the chat, then open Voice Mode again. > [accordion] Voice couldn't connect or the call ended > > Select **Retry** to continue your chat by voice, or **End voice** to go back to typing. If Babbily says **Too many attempts. Try again in a moment.**, wait briefly before trying again. > [accordion] Voice isn't available for my account > > If Babbily shows **Voice isn't available for your account right now. You can keep chatting by text.**, continue in text. If you're on the Free plan, Voice Mode needs a paid plan. > [card] [Live interpreter](https://docs.babbily.com/features/translate.md#interpret-a-conversation-by-voice) > > Hold a spoken conversation across two languages in Translate. > [card] [Voice dictation](https://docs.babbily.com/features/voice-dictation.md) > > Speak a message or translation text instead of typing it. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.