Voice to Text for Typinator

Typinator is powerful, but creating snippets means typing out everything you want to automate — which defeats the purpose. Whether it's email templates, code blocks, or standard responses, you end up typing it all first. Blurt changes that. Hold a button, speak your expansion text naturally, release. Your snippet content appears instantly, ready to save in Typinator. Create entire email templates in seconds. Dictate code snippets with proper formatting. Build your snippet library without the typing tax. $10/month or $99/year. First 1,000 words free. macOS only.

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The Typing Problem

Creating snippets requires typing what you want to avoid typing

The irony of text expansion: you have to type out the full text before you can avoid typing it. That 200-word email template? You still have to write it once. That multi-line code block? Type it character by character. The setup cost means many useful snippets never get created.

Long expansion text is tedious to create

Short abbreviations are easy. But Typinator shines with longer expansions — meeting agendas, project updates, detailed responses. Writing these out takes real time. You know you'd save hours with the snippet, but creating it feels like a chore you keep postponing.

Updating snippets means retyping from scratch

Your standard response needs updating. Your email signature changed. Your code snippet needs a new parameter. Instead of a quick edit, you're rewriting sections of text. The maintenance burden grows as your snippet library expands.

Thinking faster than you can type

You know exactly what the snippet should say. The words are clear in your head. But your fingers can't keep up. By the time you've typed the first paragraph, you've lost the flow of what came next. The friction between thought and text slows everything down.

Abbreviation notes pile up but never become snippets

You keep a list of snippets you should create. 'Add email response for refund requests.' 'Create template for meeting follow-ups.' The ideas are there, but the activation energy to actually type them out is too high. Your list grows, your snippet library doesn't.

How It Works

Blurt works anywhere you can place a cursor on macOS — including Typinator's snippet editor. Just hold, speak, release.

Hold your hotkey

Press your chosen shortcut. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.

Speak your expansion text

Dictate your snippet content naturally. Email templates, code blocks, standard responses — just say it.

Release and save

Text appears in Typinator's editor. Add your abbreviation and save. Snippet created without typing the expansion.

Real Scenarios

Creating email template snippets

You need a snippet for customer onboarding emails. Instead of typing 150 words, hold your hotkey and speak: 'Hi, welcome to our platform. Here's what you need to know to get started...' Continue naturally through the whole template. Release. The full email appears in Typinator's editor. Add your abbreviation 'onb1' and you're done. A 3-minute typing task becomes 30 seconds of speaking.

Building code snippet libraries

You use the same React component boilerplate constantly. Hold button, say 'import React from react. const ComponentName equals arrow function, open parentheses props close parentheses, return open parentheses, div className equals container...' Blurt captures the structure. Clean it up, add your abbreviation 'rcomp', done. Build your entire code snippet library in an afternoon.

Creating customer support responses

Your support team needs consistent responses. Instead of writing each one, hold and speak: 'Thank you for reaching out about this issue. I understand how frustrating this must be. Let me explain what's happening and how we'll fix it...' Create 20 support snippets in the time it used to take to write 3. Your whole team benefits from responses you dictated in minutes.

Dictating meeting agenda templates

Every project kickoff needs the same agenda structure. Hold button, speak: 'Project kickoff agenda. First, introductions and roles. Second, project scope and objectives. Third, timeline and milestones. Fourth, communication plan. Fifth, questions and concerns. Sixth, next steps and action items.' Your recurring meeting template becomes a snippet in under 20 seconds.

Building documentation snippets

You document the same processes repeatedly. Hold and dictate: 'To deploy to production, first ensure all tests pass. Then create a pull request against main. Wait for CI to complete. Merge the PR. The deployment will trigger automatically within 5 minutes.' Technical documentation snippets created as fast as you can explain them.

Creating personalized signature variations

You need different signatures for different contexts — formal, casual, internal, external. Hold button, speak each variation: 'Best regards, followed by your name, title, company, and phone number.' Then 'Cheers, just your first name.' Four signature snippets created in under a minute instead of typing each one.

Rapid snippet prototyping

You're not sure exactly how you want a snippet worded. Instead of typing and retyping, speak three variations quickly. 'Version one: We appreciate your patience while we resolve this. Version two: Thank you for bearing with us during this process. Version three: We're grateful for your understanding as we work through this.' Pick your favorite, discard the rest. Iteration without the typing cost.

Why Typinator users choose Blurt over macOS Dictation

	Blurt	macOS Dictation
Activation	Hold hotkey, speak, release	Press twice, speak, press again or wait
Accuracy	Professional-grade transcription	Basic dictation with frequent errors
Speed	Real-time processing, instant results	Processing delays, especially for longer text
Technical terms	Handles jargon and code terminology	Struggles with specialized vocabulary
Privacy	Audio processed securely, never stored	Processed through Apple servers

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Blurt work inside Typinator's snippet editor?

Yes. Blurt works anywhere you can place a cursor on macOS, including Typinator's expansion text editor. Click into the editor field, hold your Blurt hotkey, speak your snippet content, release. The text appears ready to save.

Can I dictate snippets with special characters and formatting?

Blurt transcribes what you say, including punctuation when spoken naturally. For special characters, you can say 'open curly brace' or 'hash symbol.' Typinator's own formatting features then let you add variables and transformations after the base text is in place.

How do I handle code snippets with specific syntax?

Speak the code structure naturally: 'const user equals await fetch open parentheses URL close parentheses.' You'll need to clean up spacing and exact syntax, but the bulk of typing is done. For frequently used patterns, dictate once, perfect it, and the snippet handles it forever after.

Does this work for updating existing snippets?

Absolutely. Click into an existing snippet's expansion field, select the text you want to replace, hold your Blurt hotkey and speak the new version. Release and the updated text replaces your selection. Snippet maintenance becomes as easy as creation.

Can I use Blurt for snippets in other apps too?

Yes. Once your Typinator snippet is created, it works everywhere Typinator does. And you can use Blurt directly in any app — type long text anywhere, then create a Typinator snippet for it later if you find yourself repeating it.

What about snippets with Typinator variables?

Dictate the static text content with Blurt, then add Typinator's variables (date, clipboard, cursor position) using the snippet editor's insert menu. Blurt handles the bulk text, Typinator handles the dynamic parts. Best of both tools.

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