Voice to Text for Zoom Chat
Typing in Zoom chat while someone is presenting means missing what they said. Blurt lets you speak your chat messages without taking your eyes off the meeting. Hold a button, whisper your message, release. Text appears in the chat window instantly. Perfect for meeting notes, quick questions, and post-meeting follow-ups. Works in meeting chat, direct messages, and Zoom channels.
The Typing Problem
Typing in chat means missing the meeting
Someone shares an important insight and you want to capture it in chat for the team. But by the time you finish typing, you've missed the next three points. You look up and everyone is on a different topic. Now you're lost and your note is incomplete. You chose between participating and documenting.
Your camera shows you looking down at the keyboard
In video meetings, people notice when you're not looking at the screen. Typing a chat message means breaking eye contact for 15-20 seconds. Your manager sees you looking down during their presentation. Clients notice you're distracted. You look disengaged when you're actually trying to help by taking notes.
Quick questions take too long to type
The presenter says something unclear. You want to ask 'Can you clarify what you mean by Q3 targets?' But by the time you type it, they've moved on. You either interrupt verbally or let the confusion slide. The question never gets asked because typing was too slow.
Post-meeting follow-ups pile up
The meeting ends and you have five action items to send to different people. Each message takes two minutes to type. By the time you finish, 15 minutes have passed and you're late to your next call. Follow-ups get delayed or forgotten entirely because the typing overhead is too high.
Meeting notes never capture everything
You're the designated note-taker. You try to type what people say but your typing speed can't keep up with their speaking speed. You get fragments, half-thoughts, incomplete action items. The meeting notes become useless summaries instead of actual documentation of what was discussed.
How It Works
Blurt works seamlessly with Zoom's chat features. Meeting chat, direct messages, channels, reactions, all of it.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut while in any Zoom chat field. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak your message
Say what you want to type. Whisper if you're unmuted. Blurt handles punctuation automatically.
Release and send
Text appears in the chat field instantly. Hit enter to send. Your eyes never left the meeting.
Real Scenarios
Capturing key points during presentations
Your CEO is sharing quarterly results. Important numbers fly by. With Blurt, you hold the button and whisper 'Revenue up 23 percent, new target 4.2 million by Q3' while still watching the slides. The message appears in the team channel. Everyone has the numbers. You didn't miss the next slide.
Asking questions without interrupting
A client mentions a deadline that doesn't match your records. Instead of unmuting and derailing the conversation, hold Blurt and whisper 'Quick clarification: is the March 15 deadline firm or flexible?' Post it in chat. The presenter can address it when natural. No awkward interruption. The question gets asked and answered.
Real-time meeting notes for the team
You're on a call with a vendor discussing specifications. As they talk, you speak the key points into Blurt: 'API rate limit 1000 requests per minute, authentication via OAuth 2.0, sandbox available next week.' Your team members in the channel have real-time documentation without anyone taking their eyes off the call.
Private messages to colleagues during meetings
Your colleague is about to commit to a timeline you know is impossible. You can't say it out loud. Hold Blurt, whisper 'That deadline is too aggressive, push back', and send as a direct message. They get the warning without anyone else knowing. Meeting saved.
Quick reactions and acknowledgments
Someone asks 'Does everyone understand the new process?' You could unmute and say yes, or you could hold Blurt and say 'Got it, makes sense, thanks for the walkthrough' into the chat. Faster than unmuting, more detailed than a thumbs up emoji. You've acknowledged without disrupting.
Post-meeting follow-ups while context is fresh
Meeting just ended. You have three action items to delegate before your next call in two minutes. Hold Blurt, say 'Sarah, can you pull the Q2 numbers we discussed? Need by Thursday.' Send. Next message. 'Mike, let's schedule 30 minutes to review the API integration.' Send. All follow-ups done in 30 seconds while the context is still fresh.
Taking notes in Zoom channels for async teams
Your team spans timezones and uses Zoom channels for async updates. After a call, you speak your summary into the channel: 'Just finished client call. They approved the design with minor tweaks. Full notes to follow but green light to proceed.' Your APAC colleagues wake up knowing the status. No typing required.
Why Zoom users choose Blurt over built-in solutions
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| During meetings | Works silently while you're on calls | Picks up meeting audio and transcribes it |
| Activation speed | Instant with custom hotkey | Requires clicking or 'Hey Siri' |
| Whisper detection | Captures quiet speech accurately | Often misses whispered input |
| Zoom integration | Types directly into any chat field | Sometimes conflicts with Zoom audio settings |
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