Voice to Text for Adobe Photoshop
Typing disrupts your retouching flow. Whether you're naming layers in a complex composite, adding text content to a design, filling in file metadata for asset management, writing notes for collaborators, or batch renaming files for delivery, switching from visual work to keyboard entry breaks your concentration. Blurt lets you speak directly into Photoshop. Hold a button, say what you want to type, release. Text appears instantly at your cursor. Your hands stay on the tablet, your mind stays on the pixels.
The Typing Problem
Naming 50 layers in a composite takes forever
You've built a complex beauty retouch with frequency separation, dodge and burn, color grading, and local adjustments. 50 layers that need descriptive names for handoff. Background Cleanup. Skin Frequency High. Eye Brightening. Each name requires clicking, typing, clicking. An hour of layer naming for a day of retouching work. The organization that makes files usable becomes the most tedious part of the job.
Text layers interrupt creative momentum
You're designing a social media graphic and need to add the headline, body copy, and call-to-action. Every text layer pulls you out of visual thinking. You just want to say 'Limited time offer ends Sunday' and keep adjusting the composition. Instead you click, type, click, type, losing your design focus each time you switch to words.
File metadata gets skipped because typing is exhausting
Your agency requires proper metadata on every asset. Title, description, keywords, copyright. You know exactly what to write, but after eight hours of detail work, typing out descriptions for 20 deliverables feels impossible. Metadata gets copy-pasted or left blank. Asset management suffers because documentation is the last thing you have energy for.
Notes panel documentation becomes a dreaded task
The client needs detailed notes about which adjustments you made and why. This layer increases warmth in the shadows. This mask protects highlight detail. You could explain it verbally in 30 seconds, but typing it out takes 10 minutes. So you leave sparse notes, and the revision calls pile up because context wasn't documented.
Batch processing names multiply your keyboard time
You've processed 200 product shots and need to rename them following the client's convention. ProductName_Color_Angle_Size. Each file name requires precise text entry. The batch that should take 20 minutes stretches to two hours of typing. Export time becomes export plus extensive renaming time.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere you can type in Photoshop. Layer names, text layers, file metadata, notes panel, save dialogs, batch processing names. If there's a cursor, Blurt works.
Click into any text field
Layer name, text layer, metadata field, notes panel, file name. Anywhere you'd normally type in Photoshop.
Hold your hotkey and speak
Press your chosen shortcut and say what you want to type. Blurt handles punctuation automatically.
Release and continue editing
Text appears instantly. No delay, no extra steps. Your hands never left the tablet or mouse.
Real Scenarios
Layer naming during complex composites
You've finished a multilayer composite with 60 layers. Time to organize before handoff. Double-click the layer name, hold your hotkey, say 'Shadow Density Adjustment.' Next layer. 'Highlight Recovery Curves.' Next. 'Subject Hair Mask Refined.' You've named 20 layers in the time it would take to type five. The file is organized and ready for the next artist.
Text content for social graphics
You're designing an Instagram carousel in Photoshop. Each slide needs a headline. Click the text tool, draw your box, hold your hotkey, say 'Five Editing Mistakes Killing Your Photos.' Move to the next slide. 'Mistake Number One: Over-Sharpening.' Content flows at the speed of thought, not the speed of typing.
File metadata that actually gets filled in
You're preparing final deliverables for a commercial shoot. Each file needs proper metadata. Open the File Info dialog, click into Description, hold and speak: 'Product photography for spring campaign. Model wearing blue jacket, outdoor setting, golden hour lighting. Usage rights: North America, digital and print, 2 years.' Complete metadata in one breath instead of five minutes of typing.
Notes panel documentation for revision clarity
The client will need to understand your adjustments. Open the Notes panel, hold your hotkey, say 'Frequency separation applied at 8 pixel radius. Dodge and burn on separate layers for flexibility. Color grade uses split toning with warm highlights and cool shadows. Eye brightening at 15% opacity.' Context captured without breaking your editing flow.
Batch file renaming during export
You've processed a product catalog and need consistent file names. As you save each file, hold and speak: 'Blue Widget Front View High Resolution.' Next file. 'Blue Widget Side View High Resolution.' The naming convention stays consistent because speaking is more reliable than tired fingers on a keyboard.
Action and script annotations
You're building a complex action for your team. Each step needs a clear description. Hold your hotkey and say 'This step applies the base color correction using camera raw filter.' Next stop. 'Frequency separation layer created at 6 pixels for skin texture.' Your actions become self-documenting tutorials.
Layer group organization
Your PSD has 100 layers that need grouping and labeling. Create a group, hold and speak: 'Retouching Base Cleanup.' Next group. 'Color Grading Global Adjustments.' Next. 'Local Adjustments Face.' The organizational structure emerges as fast as you can think it.
Why Photoshop professionals choose Blurt over built-in dictation for creative work
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single customizable hotkey | Double-tap Fn or click microphone |
| Response time | Text appears in under 500ms | 2-3 second delay, sometimes fails silently |
| Technical vocabulary | Handles 'luminosity mask', 'frequency separation', 'CMYK' correctly | Struggles with photography and design terms |
| Workflow integration | Works without disrupting Photoshop focus | System UI appears, breaks concentration |
| Reliability | Consistent transcription quality | Inconsistent, requires retries |
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