Voice to Text for Apple Pages
Apple Pages is a beautifully designed word processor, but its built-in dictation is hit or miss. Blurt gives you reliable voice-to-text that actually works. Hold a button, speak naturally, release. Your words appear at the cursor with proper punctuation and formatting. Whether you're writing reports, composing letters, filling templates, or collaborating with colleagues, your voice becomes your keyboard. Works on macOS for $10/month or $99/year, with a first 1,000 words free.
The Typing Problem
macOS dictation works great until it doesn't
You try to use the built-in dictation and it works fine for the first paragraph. Then it mishears a word. Then it adds a random comma. Then it stops listening altogether. You restart it, try again, and now it's transcribing every third word incorrectly. The inconsistency makes it unusable for serious document work.
Long documents mean long hours of typing
You have a 25-page report to write. The content is in your head but getting it into Pages is a physical slog. Hour after hour of typing wears down your hands, your focus, and your enthusiasm. By page 15, you're exhausted and the quality of your writing suffers. The document takes three days when it should take one.
Business letters require tone that gets lost while typing
You need to write a letter to an important client. The right tone is conversational but professional. When you type, you overthink every word. You stop mid-sentence to fix a typo and lose your rhythm. The letter comes out stiff and formal instead of warm and confident. Your natural voice gets filtered out.
Templates save layout work but not writing work
Pages templates are gorgeous. Professional resume, formal proposal, annual report. But the template only handles formatting. You still have to type every word of content. Fill in one text box, type type type. Move to the next, type type type. The template speeds up design but your fingers still have to do all the writing.
Collaboration means constant editing that slows everyone down
Your team is working on a shared document. Comments fly back and forth. Everyone has revisions. You need to add your thoughts quickly but typing detailed responses takes time. By the time you finish one comment, three more appear. You're always behind in the conversation because typing can't keep up with thinking.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere you can type in Apple Pages: the main document, text boxes, headers, footers, table cells, and comments.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut while your cursor is in Pages. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak your content
Talk naturally. Dictate paragraphs, headings, bullet points, or quick edits. Blurt adds punctuation and capitalization automatically.
Release and continue
Text appears at your cursor position, properly formatted. Keep writing, move to a new section, or review what you just dictated. No extra steps needed.
Real Scenarios
Writing reports at conversation speed
You have a quarterly report due. Instead of typing for five hours, you open Pages and start speaking. Hold the button, say 'Revenue increased 23 percent this quarter, driven primarily by expansion into the European market. Customer acquisition costs decreased while lifetime value improved across all segments.' Release, review, move to the next section. The report that would have taken all day is done before lunch.
Composing business letters with natural tone
A client needs a formal response to their inquiry. You open a Pages letter template and speak directly to them. 'Thank you for reaching out about our consulting services. I was pleased to learn about your expansion plans and believe our team can provide valuable support during this transition.' The letter sounds like you because you spoke it like you.
Filling templates without the typing marathon
You're updating your resume using a Pages template. Position after position, you speak your accomplishments. 'Led a team of 12 engineers to deliver a new product line that generated $4 million in first-year revenue.' Each text box fills quickly. The beautiful template now contains compelling content, and your hands aren't tired.
Collaborative editing without falling behind
Your team is finalizing a proposal in a shared Pages document. Comments pile up. You need to respond fast. Click on a comment, hold the button, speak: 'I agree we should revise this section. Let me suggest we emphasize the timeline benefits rather than cost savings since that's what the client prioritized in our last call.' Detailed, thoughtful responses appear instantly.
Drafting creative content without interrupting flow
You're writing a newsletter in Pages. The ideas are coming fast. With Blurt, you capture them at the speed of thought. 'This month we launched three new features that our users have been requesting for years. The response has been overwhelming, with engagement up 40 percent since the release.' Your creative momentum stays unbroken.
Creating meeting notes and summaries quickly
You just finished a client meeting and need to document the discussion. Open Pages, hold the button, and summarize while it's fresh. 'The client expressed concerns about the Q2 timeline. They requested we accelerate the design phase by two weeks. Action items include revising the project schedule and scheduling a follow-up for next Thursday.' Complete notes in minutes, not an hour.
Writing policies and procedures documentation
Your company needs updated HR policies. Each policy requires clear, detailed language. You speak them out section by section. 'Employees are entitled to 15 days of paid time off per calendar year, accrued on a monthly basis. Unused days may be carried over to the following year up to a maximum of five days.' Dense documentation flows as easily as conversation.
Why Pages users choose Blurt over macOS dictation
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | Consistent accuracy every session | Works sometimes, fails unpredictably |
| Activation | Single customizable hotkey | Double-tap Fn or menu navigation |
| Punctuation | Automatic from natural speech | Must say 'period' 'comma' commands |
| Works in text boxes | Yes, anywhere you can type | Inconsistent in complex layouts |
| Transcription quality | State-of-the-art AI accuracy | Basic speech recognition |
| Control | Hold to record, release when done | Automatic timeout, unpredictable stops |
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