Voice to Text for Broken Arm or Hand
A broken arm or hand is temporary, but deadlines keep coming. Whether you're in a cast, splint, or sling, Blurt lets you keep working by converting your voice to text. Hold a button, speak naturally, release. Your words appear wherever your cursor is. Emails, Slack, documents, anywhere. No painful one-handed typing. No falling behind while you heal. Voice typing bridges the gap until you're back to normal. A few weeks with a broken bone shouldn't derail your productivity.
The Typing Problem
One-handed typing is impossibly slow
Your dominant hand is in a cast, and suddenly every email takes five times longer. You're hunting and pecking with your good hand, making typos constantly, backspacing more than you're typing. A quick reply becomes a frustrating ordeal. Work is piling up while you struggle with basic communication.
Recovery takes weeks, not days
The doctor said six weeks. Maybe eight. That's not a few days you can push through. That's nearly two months of one-handed typing, mounting frustration, and falling behind. You need a real solution for the duration, not just willpower to get through a rough patch.
You can't take time off work for a broken bone
A broken arm isn't the kind of injury that gets you extended leave. You're expected to keep working, keep responding, keep producing. But nobody adjusted your deadlines or reduced your workload. You're supposed to do the same job with half your usual capability.
Built-in dictation is unreliable
You tried your Mac's dictation feature. It works sometimes. Other times it drops half your words, adds bizarre punctuation, or stops listening mid-sentence. You end up typing corrections anyway, which defeats the purpose. You need something you can actually depend on.
Simple tasks become exhausting
Answering a Slack message. Updating a ticket. Writing a quick note. These used to take seconds. Now each one requires awkward one-finger typing with your non-dominant hand, constant mistakes, and growing frustration. The mental overhead of every small task is draining you.
How It Works
Blurt is simple enough to use immediately. No learning curve, no complex setup. Just voice to text that works while you recover.
Hold your hotkey
Press any key combination you choose with your good hand. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening. Your healing arm stays resting.
Speak naturally
Say what you want to type at your normal pace. Blurt handles punctuation and capitalization automatically. No special commands needed.
Release and done
Text appears at your cursor instantly. No clicking, no copying, no extra steps. Just your words, typed out, ready to use.
Real Scenarios
Answering emails with your arm in a cast
Your right arm is in a cast from wrist to elbow. Your inbox has 30 messages waiting. Instead of painful one-finger typing, you hold your hotkey and speak: 'Thanks for the update. I reviewed the proposal and it looks good. Let's move forward with option B and schedule a kickoff call for next week.' Release. Email done in 10 seconds. Your arm stays elevated like it should be.
Slack conversations without the struggle
Your team is active on Slack and you can't keep up one-handed. With Blurt, you hold the button and say 'Good point. I'll check the analytics dashboard and share the numbers after lunch. Can you send me the report link?' Message sent in 3 seconds. You stay responsive without the frustration.
Writing reports during recovery
The weekly report is due and your hand is in a splint. Instead of dreading hours of clumsy typing, you dictate each section naturally. Your thoughts flow faster when speaking anyway. The report gets written without aggravating your injury or falling behind deadline.
Updating tickets and tasks one-handed
Jira tickets need status updates. With Blurt, you speak your updates: 'Completed the user research interviews. Synthesizing findings now. Will share the summary document by end of day Thursday.' Tickets updated without touching the keyboard with your broken hand.
Quick notes between doctor visits
You need to capture notes before your follow-up appointment. Hold, speak your observations about pain levels and mobility, release. Notes recorded without any strain on your healing bones.
Client communication during recovery
A broken hand doesn't mean ignoring clients. Hold the button: 'Thank you for your patience during my recovery. I've reviewed the deliverables and have some feedback. Let's schedule a call for Thursday afternoon to discuss.' Professional response sent. Client handled. Healing continues.
Finishing that project with one arm
The project was due this week and then you broke your arm. With Blurt, you can still write documentation, send updates, and communicate with the team. The project gets finished. Your arm gets better. Neither has to wait for the other.
You have built-in dictation on your Mac. Here's why Blurt works better during recovery.
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, instant start | Double-tap Fn key or click icon |
| Reliability | Consistent transcription every time | Often stops listening or fails silently |
| Speed | Text appears in under 500ms | 2-3 second delay common |
| Long form | Handles paragraphs without dropping words | Struggles with extended dictation |
| Punctuation | Automatic and accurate | Requires voice commands like 'period' and 'comma' |
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