Voice to Text for Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is the gold standard for professional documents, but typing thousands of words drains your energy and slows your output. Blurt lets you speak directly into Word without fighting unreliable built-in dictation. Hold a button, talk naturally, release. Your words appear at the cursor with proper punctuation and formatting. Whether you're drafting a 50-page report, writing a client proposal, or composing professional correspondence, your voice becomes your keyboard. Works on macOS for $10/month or $99/year, with a first 1,000 words free.
The Typing Problem
Word's built-in dictation fails when you need it most
You're in the middle of an important document and decide to try Word's dictation feature. It mishears every third word. It adds random punctuation. It stops listening mid-sentence. You spend more time correcting errors than you would have spent typing. The feature exists but it doesn't actually work reliably for real professional writing.
Long reports turn into multi-day typing marathons
Your quarterly report needs to be 30 pages. You know what you want to say but the physical act of typing it all wears you down. Day one: 10 pages. Day two: 8 pages because your hands hurt. Day three: you're behind schedule and cutting corners. The deadline looms while your wrists ache and your focus deteriorates.
Professional correspondence demands perfect wording but typing slows your thinking
You need to write a delicate email to a client or a formal letter to a partner. The right words are in your head but typing them out breaks your flow. You stop mid-sentence to fix a typo, lose your train of thought, and the letter comes out stilted. Great business writing needs momentum that typing interrupts.
Proposals require speed but your fingers can't keep up with opportunities
A potential client wants a proposal by end of day. You have four hours to write something compelling. But typing a 15-page proposal in four hours means rushing, and rushing means mistakes and weak arguments. You either miss the deadline or submit something mediocre. Speed-to-proposal is a competitive advantage you don't have.
Editing long documents means endless scrolling and retyping
You're revising a 40-page document. Every section needs updates. You read a paragraph, know exactly how to improve it, but then spend two minutes typing the revision. Multiply that by 50 paragraphs and your 'quick edit pass' takes all day. The mental work is fast but the physical work is slow.
How It Works
Blurt works anywhere you can type in Microsoft Word: the main document, headers, footers, comments, text boxes, and even tracked changes.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut while your cursor is in Word. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak your content
Talk naturally. Dictate paragraphs, headings, comments, or revisions. Blurt adds punctuation and capitalization automatically.
Release and continue
Text appears at your cursor position with proper formatting. Keep writing, move to a new section, or review what you just dictated. No extra steps needed.
Real Scenarios
Drafting long-form documents at conversation speed
You need to write a 20-page strategic plan. Instead of typing for six hours, you speak it section by section. Hold the button, say 'The market opportunity represents a significant shift in customer behavior. Our analysis of the past three quarters shows that enterprise clients are increasingly prioritizing integrated solutions over point products.' Release, review, move to the next point. Your first draft is done before lunch. Your hands feel fine. You have energy left for revisions.
Writing reports that would take days in hours
Your annual report needs to cover twelve months of activity across five departments. That's 50 pages of narrative. With Blurt, you pull up each section, speak your summary of what happened, and move on. 'The engineering team shipped fourteen major features this year, including the redesigned dashboard that increased user engagement by 35 percent.' Page after page flows from your voice. The report that usually takes a week is done in two days.
Composing professional correspondence with natural flow
You need to write a sensitive letter to a board member explaining a strategic decision. The tone matters. With Blurt, you speak as if you're talking to them directly. 'Thank you for raising your concerns about the timeline. After careful consideration, we believe the accelerated schedule reflects market realities that require us to move decisively.' The letter sounds natural because you spoke it naturally.
Creating proposals faster than competitors
An RFP landed in your inbox at 9 AM with a 5 PM deadline. Eight hours to write a winning proposal. With Blurt, you outline the structure, then speak each section. Executive summary: 10 minutes. Technical approach: 30 minutes. Team qualifications: 15 minutes. Pricing rationale: 20 minutes. You submit at 3 PM with time to spare for final polish. Your competitors are still typing.
Editing and revising without retyping
You're on your third revision pass of a contract document. Each clause needs tightening. Select the wordy paragraph, hold the button, speak the cleaner version. 'The parties agree to indemnify each other against claims arising from their respective negligence.' The bloated 50-word clause becomes a crisp 15-word clause. You revise 30 clauses in the time it would take to retype five.
Adding comments during document review
Your team sent you a draft for feedback. You have substantive notes on every page. Click to add a comment, hold your hotkey, speak: 'This section should reference the data from Q3 rather than Q2 to align with the executive summary. Also consider adding a transition sentence before the bullet points.' Detailed, helpful feedback appears instantly. You review 40 pages in an hour.
Writing with tracked changes during collaboration
You're working in a document with Track Changes enabled. Every edit needs to be visible to your collaborators. With Blurt, your spoken insertions appear as tracked additions. Your spoken replacements appear as deletions and insertions. The revision history captures everything, and you're producing changes three times faster than typing.
Why professionals choose Blurt over Word's built-in dictation
| Blurt | Microsoft Word Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | Consistent accuracy every time | Frequently mishears or stops responding |
| Activation | Single hotkey, instant start | Ribbon menu navigation required |
| Punctuation | Automatic from natural speech | Must say 'period' 'comma' manually |
| Works in comments | Yes, anywhere you can type | Limited to main document body |
| Speed | Real-time transcription | Often lags or buffers |
| Accuracy | State-of-the-art AI transcription | Basic speech recognition |
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