Voice to Text for Quip

Quip brings your team's documents, spreadsheets, and slides into one collaborative workspace integrated with Salesforce. But typing detailed content across all these formats is slow. Blurt lets you hold a button, speak your thoughts, and release. Your text appears instantly in any Quip document, spreadsheet cell, slide, or comment. No copying, no pasting, no context switching. Just talk and write.

First 1,000 words free Works in all Quip content types macOS menu bar app
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The Typing Problem

Sales documentation takes longer than the deals themselves

You just closed a complex enterprise deal. Your team needs the context: the stakeholders involved, objections overcome, custom terms negotiated. You could explain it all in a five-minute call. But typing it into a Quip document with proper sections and details takes an hour. By the time you finish documenting, you've lost momentum on your next opportunity.

Spreadsheet annotations become an afterthought

Your Quip spreadsheet has the numbers, but the context behind them is missing. Why did Q3 projections change? What assumptions drive the forecast? Adding text explanations to cells or embedding documents with context feels like extra work. The spreadsheet stays numbers-only, and teammates keep asking the same questions.

Slide decks stall on the writing

You're building a presentation in Quip for the quarterly business review. The structure is clear in your head. You could talk through it in ten minutes. But typing speaker notes, crafting bullet points, and writing the executive summary takes the entire afternoon. The slides that should take an hour consume your whole day.

Collaborative comments become terse or skipped entirely

You're reviewing a teammate's account plan in Quip. You have feedback: a risk they haven't considered, a contact who could help, context from a similar deal. But typing out thoughtful comments takes time you don't have between meetings. Your feedback becomes a two-word reaction or nothing at all.

Cross-functional documents never get your input

Marketing shared a campaign brief in Quip. Product shared the roadmap. Customer success shared the account health doc. Each one asks for your input. But by the time you find twenty minutes to type your thoughts, the document has moved on. Your perspective arrives too late to matter.

How It Works

Blurt works everywhere in Quip: documents, spreadsheets, slides, comments, and chat. Anywhere you can type, you can talk.

1

Click into any Quip content area

Put your cursor in a document, spreadsheet cell, slide, or comment field.

2

Hold your hotkey and talk

Press your chosen key, speak naturally. Blurt adds punctuation automatically.

3

Release and keep working

Your text appears at the cursor. Move to the next cell, next slide, next thought.

Real Scenarios

Adding narrative context to spreadsheet data

Your pipeline spreadsheet shows the numbers, but leadership wants to understand the story. Instead of typing explanations in adjacent cells or separate docs, hold the button and talk through the trends: 'Q4 projection increased because Enterprise deal velocity improved after we added the security certification. Three deals that were stuck in security review have now moved to negotiation.' Rich context captured in seconds.

Building presentation content at speaking speed

You're creating a Quip slide deck for the team all-hands. The agenda is set, you know what to cover. Click into the first slide's notes area, hold the button, and explain what you'll say as if you're already presenting. Do the same for each slide. Twenty minutes later, your presentation has full speaker notes and talking points. The typing that would have taken hours happened while you talked.

Providing substantive feedback on shared documents

A teammate shared their account strategy doc for review. You spot an issue with the competitive positioning and have context from your own experience. Instead of a quick thumbs up or a vague 'looks good,' hold the button and share your actual thinking: 'The competitor you mentioned has a new pricing model that changes this. I dealt with this in the Acme account last month. Here's what worked.' Genuine feedback in fifteen seconds.

Contributing to cross-functional planning documents

Product shared the quarterly roadmap in Quip and asked for sales input on customer priorities. You have five minutes between meetings. Hold the button and talk through the three features customers ask about most, with specific deal context for each. Your input makes it into the planning cycle because capturing it was fast enough to fit your schedule.

Real-time meeting notes in shared documents

You're in a customer call and the team is capturing notes in a shared Quip doc. Instead of typing while trying to listen, you focus on the conversation. During pauses, quietly dictate the key points into Blurt. Your notes appear in the shared doc in real time. The call ends with complete documentation already done.

Drafting emails and messages within Quip

You're working in a Quip document and need to send a follow-up email to the customer. Open the email section, hold the button, and speak the message naturally as if you were talking to them. 'Hi Sarah, following up on our conversation about the implementation timeline. Based on what you shared, I think we can get you live by end of March. Let me know if you want to schedule the kickoff this week.' Professional message drafted in thirty seconds.

Quip includes Salesforce-powered features. Here's how Blurt differs.

Blurt Quip Built-in Features
Input method Voice: hold button and talk Keyboard: type everything
Output Your exact words, properly punctuated Whatever you type manually
Speed 3x faster than typing Limited to typing speed
Use case Capturing thoughts verbatim, faster Traditional document creation
Works across content types Documents, spreadsheets, slides, comments All Quip content types
Pricing $10/month or $99/year (separate from Quip) Included in Quip subscription

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Blurt work in Quip spreadsheets and slides, not just documents?
Yes. Blurt works anywhere you can type in Quip. That includes document content, spreadsheet cells, slide text areas, comments, and even Quip chat. Click where you want text to appear, hold the button, talk, and your words show up right there.
Can I use Blurt with Quip's desktop app and web version?
Both work. Blurt is a macOS menu bar app that inserts text wherever your cursor is. Whether you use Quip in Chrome, Safari, or the native Quip desktop app, Blurt captures your voice and places the text at your cursor. Same experience across all of them.
How does Blurt work with Quip's Salesforce integration?
Blurt is independent of the Salesforce integration. It simply puts text where your cursor is. So if you're adding notes to a Quip document linked to a Salesforce opportunity, Blurt helps you type faster. The Salesforce sync happens through Quip as normal. Blurt doesn't interact with Salesforce directly.
How much does Blurt cost to use with Quip?
Blurt's free tier gives you first 1,000 words free at no cost. That's enough to write several document sections or dozens of comments. Pro is $10 per month or $99 per year for unlimited words. This is separate from your Quip subscription.
Does Blurt work on Windows with Quip?
No. Blurt is macOS only. If you use Quip on Windows, Blurt is not currently available for your setup. We may add Windows support in the future based on demand.
Can Blurt help during live collaborative editing sessions?
Absolutely. When multiple people are editing a Quip document together, Blurt lets you contribute faster. Hold the button, speak your additions, and release. Your text appears at your cursor while others continue their work. This is especially useful during live planning sessions or team meetings where the doc is being built in real time.

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