Voice to Text for Gmail
Writing emails shouldn't feel like a chore. With Blurt, you hold a button, speak your message, and release. Your words appear in Gmail's compose window, ready to send. Perfect for long-form emails that would take 10 minutes to type, quick replies you need to fire off between meetings, and managing your inbox efficiently. Works anywhere in Gmail on macOS. $10/month or $99/year, with a first 1,000 words free to start.
The Typing Problem
Long emails take forever to write
You need to send a detailed update to your team or write a thoughtful response to a client. What you could explain in 2 minutes of talking takes 15 minutes to type. By the time you finish, you've forgotten half of what you wanted to say. The email ends up shorter than it should be because typing is exhausting.
Quick replies pile up until they're not quick anymore
Thirty emails need a one-sentence response. Each one takes 30 seconds to type, including the context switch of reading, thinking, then typing. That's 15 minutes for responses that would take 3 minutes to speak. So the emails sit. By evening, your 'quick reply' list has become a real task.
You think faster than you type
Your brain has composed the perfect response. Clear, professional, thorough. But between your head and your fingers, something gets lost. You simplify. You shorten. You leave out the nuance because typing it all is too slow. Your emails don't reflect how you actually think.
Email writing feels like work even when the answer is obvious
Someone asks a question you know the answer to instantly. But typing out the response — with proper grammar, professional tone, and complete thoughts — turns a 10-second answer into a 2-minute task. The friction between knowing and typing makes every email feel heavier than it needs to be.
Inbox management becomes inbox avoidance
Labeling, filtering, responding, archiving. Each action requires typing or clicking. After a long day, the thought of processing your inbox feels overwhelming. You close Gmail and tell yourself you'll catch up tomorrow. Tomorrow, there are 50 more emails.
How It Works
Blurt works directly with Gmail in any browser on macOS. No extension to install, no settings to configure. Just open Gmail and start talking.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut with your cursor in Gmail's compose window. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak your email
Talk naturally. Say your subject line, your message body, or a quick reply. Blurt handles punctuation automatically.
Release and send
Your text appears in Gmail. Review if you want, then hit send. What took 5 minutes now takes 30 seconds.
Real Scenarios
Composing long-form emails without the typing fatigue
Your quarterly update to stakeholders needs to be comprehensive. Instead of dreading the 30 minutes of typing, hold your hotkey and talk through the key points: project status, challenges, next steps, asks. Speak for 3 minutes, get a thorough email that would have taken 15 minutes to type. Your hands rest while your thoughts flow directly into Gmail.
Rapid-fire responses during inbox processing
It's 8 AM and you have 40 emails to process. Open the first one, hold hotkey, say 'Thanks, I will review and get back to you by end of day.' Release. Next email. Hold, speak, release. What normally takes an hour takes 15 minutes. Your inbox actually reaches zero for once.
Thoughtful replies while multitasking
You're on a video call but need to respond to an urgent client email. Mute yourself on the call, hold your hotkey, quietly speak your response. The email is sent before the meeting ends. No one knew you were multitasking. No one needed to.
Professional emails when you're not at your desk
You're on your MacBook at a coffee shop, standing desk sore from typing all morning. An important email needs a detailed response. No keyboard gymnastics required — just hold, speak your reply conversationally, and send. Professional email, zero typing strain.
Drafting emails while ideas are fresh
You just got off a call and need to send a follow-up while the details are fresh. Instead of scrambling to type before you forget, hold your hotkey and talk through the key points, action items, and next steps. The email writes itself in real-time from your spoken thoughts.
Managing labels and search with natural language
Need to find that email from last month? Click into Gmail's search bar, hold your hotkey, say 'From Sarah about the Q3 budget proposal in October.' Search executed. No hunting for the right search syntax. Just describe what you're looking for like you're asking a colleague.
Why Gmail users choose Blurt over built-in voice typing
| Blurt | Google Voice Typing | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, works anywhere on macOS | Only works in Google Docs, not Gmail compose |
| Speed | Text appears in under 500ms | Requires Google Docs workaround, then copy-paste |
| Convenience | Works directly in Gmail compose window | No native Gmail compose support |
| Accuracy | Advanced AI transcription with automatic punctuation | Basic transcription, manual punctuation needed |
| Price | $10/month or $99/year, First 1,000 words free | Free but limited to Google Docs |
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