Voice to Text for Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia affects the physical and cognitive act of writing, but it does not affect your ability to speak. Your thoughts, ideas, and verbal expression remain fully intact. Blurt lets you bypass writing entirely by converting your spoken words directly into properly formatted text. Hold a button, say what you want to type, release. No handwriting, no typing, no struggle between your brain and the page. Just your words, exactly as you mean them, appearing on screen.
The Typing Problem
Your ideas are clear, but writing them down is exhausting
You know exactly what you want to say. The words are there in your head, fully formed and ready. But the moment you try to type or write, something breaks down. The translation from thought to written word takes enormous effort. By the time you finish typing a paragraph, you are mentally drained. Meanwhile, you could have explained the same thing out loud in seconds without any effort at all.
Typing is just handwriting on a keyboard
People assume typing solves dysgraphia because it eliminates physical handwriting. But for many people with dysgraphia, the difficulty is not only about motor skills. The cognitive process of converting thoughts into written symbols remains challenging whether you are using a pen or a keyboard. Typing faster does not help when the struggle is in the translation itself.
Spelling and formatting drain your mental energy
Even when you know a word, spelling it correctly while typing requires conscious effort. Adding punctuation, capitalizing sentences, formatting paragraphs. Each of these small tasks pulls attention away from what you actually want to say. The overhead adds up. A simple email that would take someone else two minutes leaves you mentally tired.
Writing anxiety makes everything worse
Years of struggling with written communication create anticipatory stress. Before you even start typing, part of your brain is already preparing for the difficulty ahead. This anxiety makes the task even harder, creating a cycle that reinforces itself. The blank text field becomes something to dread rather than a neutral tool.
Your verbal ability far exceeds your written output
In conversation, you are articulate, clear, and confident. You can explain complex ideas, tell compelling stories, and communicate effectively without hesitation. But when you sit down to write, that fluency disappears. The gap between what you can say and what you can write is frustrating and, frankly, unfair. Your written work does not represent your actual ability.
How It Works
Blurt removes writing from communication entirely. You speak. Text appears. That is the whole process.
Hold your hotkey
Press and hold your chosen key combination. A small indicator appears showing Blurt is ready to listen. No need to click anything or navigate menus.
Speak naturally
Say what you want to type, exactly as you would explain it to someone in person. Do not worry about punctuation or formatting. Blurt handles capitalization, periods, commas, and paragraph structure automatically based on your natural speech patterns.
Release and your text appears
Let go of the hotkey. Your spoken words appear as properly formatted text at your cursor, ready to send or edit. The writing process you usually struggle with simply did not happen. Your words went from thought to speech to text without passing through the difficulty zone.
Real Scenarios
Writing emails without the struggle
Email is essential for work and life, but each message feels like a small mountain to climb. With Blurt, you hold the button and talk through your response as if you were explaining it to someone in the room. The email appears, properly punctuated and formatted, ready to review and send. A five-minute writing task becomes a thirty-second speaking task.
Taking notes that actually capture your thinking
In class or meetings, you understand everything being said. But writing notes while listening splits your attention in a way that breaks down your note-taking ability. With Blurt, you capture thoughts by speaking them quietly or during natural pauses. Your notes reflect your actual understanding instead of a fraction of it.
Completing written assignments and reports
Academic and professional writing requires extended composition that can feel insurmountable. Blurt lets you draft by speaking your ideas out loud, section by section. You are not staring at a blank page trying to type. You are having a conversation with yourself, and the document writes itself.
Quick responses to messages and Slack
Every message notification creates micro-stress when you know responding requires typing. Blurt makes responses effortless. Someone asks a question, you hold the button, say your answer, release. Done in three seconds. The friction that made you avoid quick communication disappears.
Documentation and technical writing
Explaining how something works is easy when you can just talk. Writing it down is another matter entirely. With Blurt, you explain the concept out loud exactly as you would to a colleague. The documentation appears. Your verbal teaching ability becomes written documentation without the usual translation struggle.
Creative writing and journaling
Personal writing should be a space for expression, not a battleground. Blurt lets you capture thoughts, stories, and reflections by simply speaking them. The creative process flows naturally because you are not fighting the mechanics of writing. You are just talking, and the words appear.
Professional communication that matches your verbal ability
In person, you present ideas confidently and clearly. But written proposals and documents do not reflect that same capability. Blurt bridges the gap. Speak your professional communications with the same clarity you would use in a meeting. The written output finally represents who you actually are.
macOS includes built-in dictation, but Blurt is designed specifically for people who need to replace typing entirely, not just supplement it occasionally.
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Hold hotkey anywhere, release when done | Enable in settings, press trigger key, remember to stop |
| Punctuation | Automatic based on speech patterns | Say punctuation out loud ("period", "comma") |
| Accuracy | AI-powered transcription optimized for natural speech | Older speech recognition, lower accuracy |
| Speed | Processes as you speak, text appears immediately | Can lag, especially on longer passages |
| Formatting | Automatic capitalization and sentence structure | Manual formatting required |
| Reliability | Consistent experience every time | Variable quality, sometimes misses words |
| Price | $10/month or $99/year (first 1,000 words free) | Free (included with macOS) |
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