Voice to Text for Technical Writers
Documentation is your job, but your wrists pay the price. Blurt lets you draft docs by talking instead of typing. Hold a button, explain the concept like you would to a colleague, release. Your words appear instantly, with punctuation and capitalization handled automatically. No copying, no pasting, no switching apps.
The Typing Problem
Writing documentation all day, every day
Your job is literally typing. By 3pm your hands ache, your wrists are stiff, and you still have two more guides to finish before end of day.
API reference docs are mind-numbing
Documenting the same endpoint pattern for the fiftieth time. You know exactly what to write, but typing out 'Returns a JSON object containing...' again feels like punishment.
Updating docs across multiple versions
The product team shipped three versions this quarter. Now you're hunting through docs, making the same small updates in a dozen places. Your fingers are doing more work than your brain.
Translating technical concepts to plain language
An engineer hands you a spec full of jargon. You understand it perfectly, and you could explain it clearly in conversation. But typing out that explanation takes five times longer than just saying it.
Context switching between tools destroys focus
You're deep in a complex explanation in Notion, then a Slack ping, then back to GitBook, then reviewing something in Figma. Each switch costs you momentum, and the typing never stops.
How It Works
Blurt works in every tool technical writers use — Notion, GitBook, ReadMe, Confluence, GitHub, even Markdown editors.
Hold your button
Press your chosen hotkey or click the menu bar icon.
Talk through your documentation
Explain it like you would to a developer asking a question. Blurt handles punctuation and capitalization.
Release and done
Your text appears at your cursor, ready to edit if needed.
Real Scenarios
First drafts of conceptual guides
You need to explain how authentication works in your product. Instead of staring at a blank page, hold the button and talk through it like you're explaining to a new developer. Three minutes of talking, 800 words of draft. Then refine.
API endpoint descriptions
Another endpoint to document. Hold the button, say 'This endpoint retrieves a list of users filtered by the query parameters. It returns a paginated response with up to 100 results per page.' Done in 5 seconds instead of 30.
Quick responses in Slack
An engineer asks why you documented something a certain way. Hold the button, explain your reasoning, release. A thoughtful three-sentence reply without breaking your documentation flow.
Code comment explanations
You're adding inline documentation to sample code. Hold the button, say what each function does, release. Blurt adds the punctuation. You just paste it in.
Release notes and changelogs
Product shipped twelve features this sprint. You have the list. Hold the button, talk through each one: what it does, why it matters, any caveats. First draft done in ten minutes.
Reviewing and annotating Figma designs
Designer shared new UI screens. You need to add documentation notes. Hold the button in Figma's comment field, describe what users should know about this screen, release. No tiny mobile keyboard, no cramped typing.
Writing when your hands need a break
It's 4pm and your wrists are screaming. You still have an onboarding guide to finish. Switch to voice for the rest of the day. Your hands rest while you keep producing.
Why Blurt instead of built-in dictation?
| Blurt | Apple Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Hold a button, instant start | Click the icon or use 'Hey Siri', wait for it to wake up |
| Speed | Text appears in under 500ms after you stop talking | Often a 2-3 second delay, sometimes longer |
| Reliability | Consistent accuracy, even with technical terms | Struggles with technical vocabulary, often fails silently |
| Punctuation | Automatic punctuation and capitalization | Basic punctuation, often misses or adds incorrectly |
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