Voice to Text for Google Docs
Writing long documents in Google Docs shouldn't mean hours of typing. Blurt lets you speak your thoughts directly into any document, comment, or suggestion. Hold a button, talk naturally, release. Your words appear at the cursor with proper punctuation and capitalization. Whether you're drafting a research paper, leaving feedback on a teammate's work, or writing that report due tomorrow, your voice becomes your keyboard. Works on macOS for $10/month or $99/year, with a first 1,000 words free.
The Typing Problem
Long documents drain your energy before you're halfway done
You open a blank Google Doc knowing you need to write 3,000 words. Three hours later, your hands are tired, your focus is gone, and you're only at 1,200 words. The ideas are in your head but typing them out is exhausting. You take a break, come back, and the creative momentum is gone. The document stays unfinished for another day.
Comments and suggestions take longer to type than to think
You're reviewing a colleague's document. You have clear feedback in mind but typing it out in comment boxes feels tedious. Instead of writing 'Consider restructuring this paragraph to lead with the main conclusion,' you write 'Maybe reorder this.' Your feedback loses nuance because typing is slow and comments feel like work.
Research papers require endless typing marathons
Academic writing means long literature reviews, methodology sections, and discussions. You know what you want to say but the physical act of typing 50 pages wears you down. By chapter three, you're writing shorter sentences just to finish faster. The quality of your writing suffers because your fingers can't keep up with your thoughts.
Collaborative editing means constant context switching
Your team uses Google Docs for everything. You're jumping between documents, leaving comments, responding to suggestions, and drafting new sections. Each context switch requires typing, and by afternoon you've typed thousands of words that aren't even your main work. The actual document you need to write sits neglected.
Headings and structure become afterthoughts
You know good documents need clear headings and logical structure. But when you're tired of typing, you skip the outline phase and just start writing prose. The document becomes a wall of text because organizing it properly means more typing. Readers get lost. You promise to fix the structure later but never do.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere you can type in Google Docs: the main document, comments, suggestions, headings, tables, even the title field.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut while your cursor is in Google Docs. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak your content
Talk naturally. Dictate paragraphs, comments, headings, or table entries. Blurt adds punctuation and capitalization automatically.
Release and continue
Text appears at your cursor position. Keep writing, move to a comment, or start a new section. No extra steps needed.
Real Scenarios
Drafting long-form documents without fatigue
You need to write a 5,000-word report. Instead of typing for four hours, you speak your draft section by section. Hold the button, say 'The quarterly results show a 15 percent increase in customer retention compared to the previous period. This improvement can be attributed to three main factors.' Release, move to the next point, repeat. Your first draft is done in under an hour. Your hands feel fine. You still have energy to edit.
Leaving detailed feedback in comments
A teammate sent you a 20-page document for review. You have substantive feedback on every section. Select the text, click comment, hold your hotkey and say 'This section would be stronger if you led with the data before explaining the methodology. The current order makes readers wait too long for the key findings.' Detailed, helpful feedback in 5 seconds instead of 30 seconds of typing. You actually give useful comments instead of vague ones.
Writing research papers paragraph by paragraph
Your thesis chapter needs a 2,000-word literature review. You've read the papers, you know what to say. Hold button, speak: 'Smith and colleagues 2023 found that user engagement increased by 40 percent when interfaces included voice interaction. This finding aligns with earlier work by Chen 2021 who demonstrated that multimodal input reduces cognitive load.' Academic writing flows from your voice. Citations stay accurate. Your ideas reach the page faster.
Responding to suggestions during collaboration
Your coauthor left suggestions throughout the shared document. Each one needs a response explaining your reasoning. Instead of typing 'I prefer keeping this paragraph because it provides necessary context for readers unfamiliar with the background,' you speak it in 3 seconds. You work through 15 suggestions in the time it would take to type responses to 5. Collaborative editing becomes a conversation, not a chore.
Building document structure with headings
You're outlining a new project proposal. Click where the heading goes, hold button, say 'Project Objectives and Key Results.' Move to the next section. 'Timeline and Milestones.' Next section. 'Budget Allocation and Resource Requirements.' Your document structure appears in 20 seconds. Now you have a framework to fill in. Organizing feels effortless when headings don't require typing.
Filling in tables with spoken data
Your document includes a comparison table with 20 cells to fill. Click into each cell, hold, speak the content. 'Feature available on all plans.' Next cell. 'Requires enterprise subscription.' Next cell. 'Contact sales for pricing.' Tables that would take 10 minutes to type are done in 2. Your voice fills cells as fast as you can move between them.
Why writers choose Blurt over Google Docs' built-in voice typing
| Blurt | Google Docs Voice Typing | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, instant start | Tools menu, then click microphone |
| Works in comments | Yes, anywhere you can type | No, main document only |
| Works offline | Yes, processes locally | Requires internet connection |
| Punctuation | Automatic, natural speech | Must say 'period' 'comma' etc. |
| Accuracy | State-of-the-art AI transcription | Often mishears or lags |
| Privacy | Audio never stored | Processed by Google servers |
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