diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Dialog/VoiceCommand.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Dialog/VoiceCommand.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82b9da6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Dialog/VoiceCommand.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import { Mic } from "lucide-react";
+
+interface Props {
+  onCommand: (cmd: string) => void;
+}
+
+export function VoiceCommand({ onCommand }: Props) {
+  const [listening, setListening] = useState(false);
+
+  const startListening = () => {
+    const SpeechRecognition =
+      (window as any).SpeechRecognition ||
+      (window as any).webkitSpeechRecognition;
+
+    if (!SpeechRecognition) {
+      alert("Speech recognition not supported in this browser.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
+    recognition.continuous = false;
+    recognition.interimResults = false;
+    recognition.lang = "en-US";
+
+    recognition.start();
+    setListening(true);
+
+    recognition.onresult = (event: any) => {
+      const spokenText = event.results[0][0].transcript.toLowerCase().trim();
+      setListening(false);
+
+      console.log("Recognized:", spokenText);
+      onCommand(spokenText); // send recognized speech to navbar
+    };
+
+    recognition.onerror = () => {
+      setListening(false);
+      alert("Try again...");
+    };
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={startListening}
+      aria-label="Start voice search"
+      className="z-50 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-purple-600 p-3 shadow-md hover:bg-purple-700 transition"
+    >
+      {listening ? (
+        <span className="text-white text-[10px] font-semibold">Listening...</span>
+      ) : (
+        <Mic className="h-5 w-5 text-white" />
+      )}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Navigation/Navbar/Navbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Navigation/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
index c565b7f6d..bc97d539c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Navigation/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Navigation/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
@@ -1,96 +1,221 @@
-import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
-import { ThemeSelector } from '@/components/ThemeToggle';
-import { Search } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import { selectAvatar, selectName } from '@/features/onboardingSelectors';
-import { clearSearch } from '@/features/searchSlice';
-import { convertFileSrc } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
-import { FaceSearchDialog } from '@/components/Dialog/FaceSearchDialog';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { ThemeSelector } from "@/components/ThemeToggle";
+import { Search, Mic } from "lucide-react";
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
+import { selectAvatar, selectName } from "@/features/onboardingSelectors";
+import { clearSearch } from "@/features/searchSlice";
+import { convertFileSrc } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import { FaceSearchDialog } from "@/components/Dialog/FaceSearchDialog";
+import { VoiceCommand } from "@/components/Dialog/VoiceCommand";
+/* -------------------------------------------------------
+   ERROR DIALOG
+------------------------------------------------------- */
+const ErrorDialog = ({ message, onClose }: { message: string; onClose: () => void }) => (
+  <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[2000] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50 p-4 backdrop-blur-md">
+    <div className="relative w-full max-w-sm rounded-2xl border bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 p-6 shadow-xl">
+      <button onClick={onClose} className="absolute top-2 right-3 text-xl font-bold">✕</button>
+      <h2 className="mb-2 text-xl font-semibold text-red-600">Error</h2>
+      <p className="text-sm text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300">{message}</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+);
 
+/* -------------------------------------------------------
+   NAVBAR
+------------------------------------------------------- */
 export function Navbar() {
   const userName = useSelector(selectName);
   const userAvatar = useSelector(selectAvatar);
-
   const searchState = useSelector((state: any) => state.search);
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
   const isSearchActive = searchState.active;
   const queryImage = searchState.queryImage;
 
-  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const recognitionRef = useRef<any>(null);
+
+  const routeMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    home: "/",
+    albums: "/albums",
+    videos: "/videos",
+    settings: "/settings",
+    "ai-tagging": "/ai-tagging",
+    memories: "/memories",
+    favourites: "/favourites",
+  };
+
+  const suggestionKeys = Object.keys(routeMap);
+
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(-1);
+  const [voiceOpen, setVoiceOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [voiceText, setVoiceText] = useState("Listening...");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const filtered =
+    query.length > 0
+      ? suggestionKeys.filter((s) =>
+          s.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "-"))
+        )
+      : [];
+
+  const goToPage = (label: string) => {
+    dispatch(clearSearch());
+    const key = label.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "-");
+
+    if (routeMap[key]) {
+      window.location.href = routeMap[key];
+    } else {
+      setError(`The page "${label}" does not exist.`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (!filtered.length) return;
+
+    if (e.key === "ArrowDown") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      setActiveIndex((prev) => (prev + 1) % filtered.length);
+    } else if (e.key === "ArrowUp") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      setActiveIndex((prev) => (prev <= 0 ? filtered.length - 1 : prev - 1));
+    } else if (e.key === "Enter" && activeIndex >= 0) {
+      goToPage(filtered[activeIndex]);
+      setActiveIndex(-1);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => setActiveIndex(-1), [query]);
+
+  const startListening = () => {
+    setVoiceOpen(true);
+    setQuery("");       // HIDE suggestions
+    setActiveIndex(-1); // RESET dropdown selection
+
+    const SR =
+      (window as any).webkitSpeechRecognition ||
+      (window as any).SpeechRecognition;
+
+    if (!SR) {
+      setError("Speech recognition is not supported in your browser.");
+      setVoiceOpen(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const recog = new SR();
+    recognitionRef.current = recog;
+    recog.lang = "en-US";
+    recog.interimResults = false;
+
+    recog.onresult = (e: any) => {
+      const spoken = e.results[0][0].transcript.toLowerCase();
+      setVoiceText(spoken);
+
+      if (
+        spoken.includes("favorite") ||
+        spoken.includes("favourite") ||
+        spoken.includes("favorites") ||
+        spoken.includes("favourites")
+      ) {
+        goToPage("favourites");
+        setTimeout(() => setVoiceOpen(false), 800);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const found = suggestionKeys.find((k) =>
+        spoken.replace(/\s+/g, "-").includes(k)
+      );
+
+      found ? goToPage(found) : setError(`No matching page found for "${spoken}".`);
+      setTimeout(() => setVoiceOpen(false), 1000);
+    };
+
+    recog.onerror = () => {
+      setVoiceText("Try again");
+      setTimeout(() => setVoiceOpen(false), 800);
+    };
+
+    recog.start();
+  };
+
   return (
-    <div className="sticky top-0 z-40 flex h-14 w-full items-center justify-between border-b pr-4 backdrop-blur">
-      {/* Logo */}
-      <div className="flex w-[256px] items-center justify-center">
-        <a href="/" className="flex items-center space-x-2">
-          <img src="/128x128.png" width={32} height={32} alt="PictoPy Logo" />
-          <span className="text-xl font-bold">PictoPy</span>
-        </a>
-      </div>
+    <div className="sticky top-0 z-50 flex h-14 w-full items-center justify-between border-b bg-white/60 px-4 backdrop-blur-md dark:bg-black/60">
+      <a href="/" className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <img src="/128x128.png" width={32} height={32} />
+        <span className="text-xl font-bold">PictoPy</span>
+      </a>
+
+      <div className="relative mx-auto w-full max-w-lg flex-1">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-neutral-100 px-3 py-1 shadow dark:bg-neutral-800">
+          <Search className="h-5 w-5 text-neutral-500" />
 
-      {/* Search Bar */}
-      <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-md flex-1 justify-center px-4">
-        <div className="dark:bg-muted/50 flex w-full items-center gap-1 rounded-md bg-neutral-100 px-1 py-1">
-          {/* Query Image */}
-          {queryImage && (
-            <div className="relative mr-2 ml-2">
-              <img
-                src={
-                  queryImage?.startsWith('data:')
-                    ? queryImage
-                    : convertFileSrc(queryImage)
-                }
-                alt="Query"
-                className="h-7 w-7 rounded object-cover"
-              />
-              {isSearchActive && (
-                <button
-                  onClick={() => dispatch(clearSearch())}
-                  className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 flex h-3 w-3 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-red-600 text-[10px] leading-none text-white"
-                  title="Close"
-                  aria-label="Close"
-                >
-                  ✕
-                </button>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          )}
-
-          {/* Input */}
           <Input
-            type="search"
-            placeholder="Add to your search"
-            className="mr-2 flex-1 border-0 bg-neutral-200"
+            placeholder="Search or speak…"
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+            onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+            className="flex-1 border-0 bg-transparent focus-visible:ring-0"
           />
 
-          {/* FaceSearch Dialog */}
-
           <FaceSearchDialog />
 
           <button
-            className="text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent dark:hover:bg-accent/50 hover:text-foreground mx-1 cursor-pointer rounded-sm p-2"
-            title="Search"
-            aria-label="Search"
+            onClick={startListening}
+            className="rounded-full bg-purple-600 p-2 hover:bg-purple-700"
           >
-            <Search className="h-4 w-4" />
+            <Mic className="h-5 w-5 text-white" />
           </button>
         </div>
+
+        {/* Suggestions appear ONLY if voice dialog is closed */}
+        {!voiceOpen && filtered.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="absolute top-full w-full z-50 mt-1 rounded-xl border bg-white shadow-xl dark:bg-neutral-900">
+            {filtered.map((key, idx) => (
+              <div
+                key={key}
+                onMouseDown={() => goToPage(key)}
+                className={`px-4 py-2 cursor-pointer capitalize ${
+                  idx === activeIndex
+                    ? "bg-purple-200 dark:bg-purple-700"
+                    : "hover:bg-neutral-200 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700"
+                }`}
+              >
+                {key}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
 
-      {/* Right Side */}
-      <div className="flex items-center space-x-4">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
         <ThemeSelector />
-        <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
-          <span className="hidden text-sm sm:inline-block">
-            Welcome <span className="text-muted-foreground">{userName}</span>
-          </span>
-          <a href="/settings" className="p-2">
-            <img
-              src={userAvatar || '/photo1.png'}
-              className="hover:ring-primary/50 h-8 w-8 cursor-pointer rounded-full transition-all hover:ring-2"
-              alt="User avatar"
-            />
-          </a>
-        </div>
+        <span className="hidden sm:inline text-sm">
+          Welcome <span className="text-muted-foreground">{userName}</span>
+        </span>
+        <a href="/settings">
+          <img
+            src={userAvatar || "/photo1.png"}
+            className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full hover:ring-2 hover:ring-purple-500"
+          />
+        </a>
       </div>
+
+      {error && <ErrorDialog message={error} onClose={() => setError(null)} />}
+
+      {voiceOpen && (
+        <div className="fixed top-28 left-0 right-0 flex justify-center z-[2000]">
+          <div className="relative max-w-sm w-full rounded-3xl p-6 bg-white border shadow-xl dark:bg-neutral-900">
+            <button className="absolute top-3 right-4 text-xl font-bold" onClick={() => setVoiceOpen(false)}>
+              ✕
+            </button>
+            <Mic className="h-7 w-7 mx-auto text-purple-600" />
+            <p className="mt-3 text-lg font-medium text-center">{voiceText}</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+export default Navbar;