Voice to Text for Firefox
Firefox users value privacy and control. But every website still demands typing. Web forms, email composition, search queries, web app inputs. Your fingers do the same repetitive work regardless of which browser you choose. Blurt changes that. Hold a button, speak naturally, release. Your words appear instantly in any Firefox text field. No browser add-ons. No website permissions. No privacy compromises. Blurt works at the macOS level, inserting text wherever your cursor sits. Firefox stays fast and private. Your hands stay rested.
The Typing Problem
Web forms demand endless typing
Every website has forms. Contact pages, registration flows, checkout fields, support tickets. Firefox loads them fast but you still have to type every character. Shipping addresses, detailed descriptions, account information. The same data entered again and again across different sites. Your wrists ache and the forms keep multiplying.
Webmail composition lags behind your thoughts
Whether you use Fastmail, ProtonMail, or Gmail in Firefox, composing emails means typing at keyboard speed. Your brain formulates responses faster than your fingers can move. That thoughtful reply sits half-finished because getting words onto the screen takes twice as long as thinking them. Email backlogs grow while your typing speed stays fixed.
Search queries get shortened for convenience
You have a specific question but typing the full query feels tedious. So you abbreviate. Instead of 'best open source password manager with Firefox integration that works offline,' you type 'password manager firefox' and wade through irrelevant results. Precise searches require precise input, but precise typing is exhausting.
Web apps need constant text input
Project management tools, documentation wikis, support dashboards, CRM systems. These web applications live in Firefox tabs and demand continuous typing. Task descriptions, comments, customer notes, status updates. Each text field is another typing session. By mid-afternoon your hands are burning and you still have a dozen web apps waiting.
Privacy-focused workflows still require manual typing
You chose Firefox for its privacy features. Container tabs, enhanced tracking protection, no Google integration. But privacy does not eliminate typing. Secure webmail still needs composed messages. Private search engines still need queries. Self-hosted tools still need data entry. The browser respects your privacy while your wrists still do all the work.
How It Works
Blurt works on every website you visit in Firefox. Any text field, any input box, any editable area. If your cursor can go there, Blurt can type there.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut anywhere in Firefox. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening. Works in any tab, any window, any website.
Speak naturally
Say what you want to type. Search queries, form fields, email content, comments. Blurt handles punctuation and capitalization automatically.
Release and continue
Text appears in Firefox's active text field in under 500 milliseconds. Submit the form, send the email, run the search. No extra steps.
Real Scenarios
Filling out detailed support tickets
The vendor's support form has multiple required fields including a detailed problem description. Instead of typing out your issue character by character, you hold the button and explain: 'The extension conflicts with container tabs when I have more than 10 containers open. Firefox freezes for about 3 seconds and then the tab crashes. I am running Firefox 134 on macOS Sonoma with 32 gigs of RAM.' Detailed ticket submitted in 15 seconds instead of 3 minutes of typing.
Composing secure webmail messages
You use ProtonMail or Tutanota in Firefox for privacy. But encrypted email still needs composing. Open your webmail, click compose, hold the button, speak your message, release. A thoughtful five-paragraph email completed in 45 seconds because you spoke at 150 words per minute instead of typing at 40.
Precise search queries that find answers
You use DuckDuckGo or Brave Search in Firefox. Instead of typing a truncated query, hold the button and say exactly what you need: 'How to configure Firefox about:config settings to reduce memory usage on older MacBook with limited RAM.' The full query goes into the search bar. First result has your answer.
Updating self-hosted project tools
Your team runs Gitea, Nextcloud, or other self-hosted web apps in Firefox. Task updates, wiki edits, and file comments all need writing. Hold the button, speak your update: 'Merged the authentication branch. Ready for security review. Flagged potential CORS issue with the new API endpoint that we should discuss before production deployment.' Detailed update posted without touching the keyboard.
Adding items to web-based task managers
You manage tasks in Vikunja, Kanboard, or another web-based tool open in Firefox. Click to add a new task, hold the button: 'Review the quarterly budget spreadsheet before Friday and prepare summary for the finance meeting with specific callouts on the marketing overspend.' Full task with context captured in 5 seconds.
Writing documentation in wiki systems
Your team documentation lives in BookStack, Wiki.js, or DokuWiki. Adding a new section means paragraphs of technical content. Instead of typing, hold the button and speak your documentation. Three paragraphs explaining the deployment process dictated in 40 seconds. Your team has the docs they need while you move on to actual work.
Submitting feedback on open source projects
You want to file a detailed bug report or feature request on GitHub, GitLab, or Codeberg. The issue template has multiple sections. Hold the button and dictate: 'Steps to reproduce: First open the preferences panel, then click on the advanced tab, then scroll to the network section. Expected behavior: The proxy settings should persist after restart. Actual behavior: Settings reset to defaults every time Firefox restarts.' Complete issue filed with proper formatting.
Blurt vs. Built-in Dictation in Firefox
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Works instantly with no activation delay | Requires double-tapping Fn key to start | |
| Hold-to-record prevents accidental transcription | Times out during pauses in speech | |
| Higher accuracy on technical terms and proper nouns | Struggles with technical vocabulary | |
| No 'Dictation is starting' wait time | Inconsistent behavior across different web apps | |
| Works consistently across all websites and web apps |
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