Voice to Text for Instagram
You know what you want to say in your caption. The feeling is there. The story is clear in your head. But translating it to text on a tiny phone keyboard takes forever. By the time you've typed it out, fixed the autocorrect disasters, and added the right emojis — the moment has lost its magic. Blurt lets you write Instagram content by speaking. Hold a button, say your caption, release. Your words appear as text. Captions flow like you're talking to a friend. Comments land while the post is still fresh. DMs sound like actual conversations.
The Typing Problem
Captions that sound authentic take forever to type
You want your caption to sound like you — conversational, real, not like a marketing robot. But typing on your phone flattens everything. The story you're trying to tell gets chopped into fragments. You lose the thread of what you were saying. What started as a genuine moment becomes a stilted paragraph that took twenty minutes to write and still doesn't capture what you meant.
Comments need to be fast or they don't matter
Someone you admire posts, and you have a thoughtful response. Not just fire emojis — an actual comment that might start a conversation. But you're thumb-typing, correcting autocorrect, and by the time you finish, there are 200 comments. Yours disappears into the void. Instagram rewards speed, and typing is the opposite of speed.
DMs pile up because replying feels like work
Your DM requests are full of real opportunities. Collaboration offers. Fans asking genuine questions. Potential clients. But each one requires a real response, and typing out thoughtful messages one after another is exhausting. So they sit there. Unread becomes unanswered becomes forgotten. Opportunities die in your inbox because typing is a chore.
Story replies deserve more than a thumbs up
Someone shares something meaningful in their story. You want to respond with substance — tell them it resonated, share a related thought, actually connect. But swiping up and typing a real message feels like too much friction. So you send an emoji reaction. Or nothing at all. The connection that could have happened doesn't.
Updating your bio always gets postponed
Your bio is outdated. You've been meaning to refresh it for weeks. But every time you open the edit screen and start typing in that tiny text field, you give up after three attempts. You know what you want to say. You just can't stand the process of typing it character by character. So the old bio stays, slightly embarrassing, definitely not representing who you are now.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere Instagram runs on your Mac — the website, desktop app, or any browser.
Click into any Instagram text field
Caption composer, comment box, DM window, bio editor, story reply. Anywhere you'd normally type on Instagram.
Hold your hotkey and speak naturally
Press your chosen keyboard shortcut and say what you want to write. Talk like you're telling a friend. Blurt handles punctuation automatically.
Release and post
Your spoken words appear as text instantly. Add emojis if you want, then post. A caption that would take ten minutes to type takes sixty seconds.
Real Scenarios
Writing captions that actually sound like you
You've got the perfect photo. Now it needs words. Cursor in the caption field, hold your hotkey, and just talk. 'So this happened yesterday. I was walking through the market and this vendor just starts telling me about how his grandmother taught him to make these. Three generations of...' Keep going. Let the story flow. When you release, you've got a caption that sounds like a human wrote it. Because one did. By speaking.
Responding to DMs without the typing fatigue
Twenty DMs waiting for responses. Each one matters. Cursor in the first DM, hold hotkey: 'Thanks so much for reaching out! I love that you connected with that post. The thing about that story is...' Release, send. Next DM. Same flow. You've cleared your inbox in the time it would normally take to answer three messages. Your fingers aren't tired. Your responses sound engaged, not exhausted.
Dropping thoughtful comments that get noticed
Someone in your space just posted something brilliant. You have thoughts. Real ones. Cursor in the comment box, hold hotkey: 'This is exactly what I've been thinking about. The part where you mentioned the shift in how people are approaching this — I noticed the same thing when...' A comment with substance. Posted in thirty seconds. The kind that starts conversations and gets remembered.
Replying to stories with actual words
A friend shares a vulnerable story. An emoji feels insufficient. You want to actually respond. Cursor in the reply field, hold your hotkey: 'I saw this and wanted to say something real. What you shared really resonated with me because last year I went through something similar and...' A real response. The kind that deepens friendships. Done in the time it takes to think it.
Finally updating that bio
New year, new bio. You know what you want it to say. Cursor in the bio editor, hold hotkey: 'Designer who believes good design is invisible. Currently building tools for creators. Previously made pixels move at Company. DM me about collaborations.' Clean. Clear. Done. The bio you've been meaning to write for months, finished in one breath.
Batch-writing content for the week
Sunday content prep. You have twelve posts ready to schedule and each one needs a caption. Open your scheduling tool or the Instagram draft, cursor in caption, hold hotkey, speak the caption, release. Next post. Same flow. An hour of caption writing becomes fifteen minutes. Your whole week of content, done before your coffee gets cold.
Engaging authentically with your community
You want to respond to everyone who commented on your latest post. Not just likes — real replies. Cursor in reply, hold hotkey: 'Thank you! That means a lot. The inspiration for this actually came from...' Genuine engagement at scale. Every reply sounds personal because you're actually speaking to them, not typing at them.
Why Instagram creators choose Blurt over alternatives
| Blurt | Phone Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Optimized for natural speech with automatic punctuation | Built-in dictation often misses context and requires heavy editing |
| Speed | Hold hotkey, speak, release — instant text | Tap microphone, wait for activation, speak, tap again, correct errors |
| Workflow | Works seamlessly on your Mac while managing content | Locked to your phone, switching between apps constantly |
| Editing | Full keyboard available for quick edits after dictation | Editing on phone keyboard is slow and frustrating |
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