Voice to Text for Multitasking
Modern work rarely involves doing just one thing at a time. You're reviewing documents while responding to Slack, taking notes during a demo, or capturing ideas while organizing your desk. But typing requires your hands — and your hands are already busy. Blurt gives you a hands-free option: hold a button, say what you need to type, release. Text appears at your cursor while your hands stay on whatever they were doing. Simple voice typing for the multitasking reality of how we actually work.
The Typing Problem
Your hands are holding something, but you need to reply now
A client message comes in while you're organizing papers. A teammate pings you while you're adjusting equipment. An idea strikes while you're carrying groceries. The thought is clear in your head, the reply would take 10 seconds to say — but your hands aren't free to type. By the time they are, you've forgotten the exact wording or lost the moment entirely.
Stopping what you're doing to type breaks your flow
You're in the middle of a physical task with momentum. Maybe you're sorting files, packing orders, or setting up a workspace. Stopping to type means putting everything down, finding your keyboard, typing your message, then remembering where you left off. That 20-second message just cost you 3 minutes of context switching and restarting.
Ideas vanish in the time it takes to get to a keyboard
You're doing something else entirely when a perfect thought appears — the right phrasing for that email, the solution to a problem you've been mulling over, the reminder you can't forget. But your hands are occupied. You tell yourself you'll remember it, get back to the keyboard, and... it's gone. The thought evaporated while you were finishing the other task.
Juggling screens, devices, and physical tasks simultaneously
You're on a video call while taking notes. You're comparing physical documents while updating a spreadsheet. You're monitoring equipment while logging observations. Each task needs attention, and constantly moving your hands between keyboard and other activities creates friction. Something always gets shortchanged.
Quick messages shouldn't require full keyboard commitment
Some messages are five words: 'Running 10 minutes late' or 'Yes, approved, proceed.' But typing them requires finding your keyboard, focusing your attention, and committing your hands. It's like needing to sit down at a desk just to tell someone 'hello.' The overhead doesn't match the simplicity of the message.
How It Works
Blurt works from anywhere on your Mac. Your hands can be anywhere — the keyboard is optional.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen keyboard shortcut or trigger. A small indicator confirms Blurt is listening.
Speak while doing other things
Say what you need to type. Keep organizing, keep holding, keep working. Blurt captures your words.
Release and continue
Text appears at your cursor. No need to review, copy, or paste. Back to what you were doing.
Real Scenarios
Responding to messages during lab work
You're wearing gloves, handling samples, or working with equipment that requires both hands. A colleague asks a question on Slack that needs a quick answer. Without removing gloves or contaminating your workspace, you hold your hotkey and speak your reply. Message sent, hands never left the experiment. No contamination, no delays, no ignored messages.
Taking notes while cooking or meal prep
Your hands are covered in flour, holding a knife, or stirring a pot. But you just thought of something you need to remember — a grocery list item, an adjustment to the recipe, a work task for tomorrow. Trigger Blurt with your elbow or clean finger, speak your note, and it's captured in your notes app. Keep cooking without washing your hands six times.
Capturing ideas while organizing or cleaning
Something about the physical act of organizing frees up mental space. Ideas flow while you're sorting papers, arranging shelves, or tidying a room. Instead of stopping to write them down (and losing your organizing momentum), speak the ideas as they come. They land in your document while you keep moving things around.
Logging observations during physical inspections
You're walking through a space, checking equipment, or examining products. Both hands are busy with tools, flashlights, or the items themselves. Instead of stopping to type notes between each observation, speak them as you go. Your inspection report writes itself while you stay focused on what you're actually looking at.
Drafting messages while caring for children or pets
You're holding a baby, supervising homework, or keeping a dog from running into the street. A work message needs a response, but your hands are literally full of another living being. Voice your reply without putting anyone down. Parenting and pet care don't pause for email, and now email doesn't require pausing parenting.
Quick replies while handling paperwork
You're surrounded by physical documents — sorting mail, reviewing contracts, organizing files. Each time you stop to type a reply, you lose track of which pile you were on. Keep your hands on the papers while your voice handles the digital communication. The physical and digital can happen simultaneously.
Notes during physical therapy or exercise
You're mid-stretch, on a machine, or in a position that works for your body but not for your keyboard. A thought about your recovery, a training observation, or a modification to try next time — speak it before you change positions. Your fitness notes capture themselves while you stay in position.
Why Blurt works better for multitasking than built-in dictation
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, customizable trigger | Double-tap function key or click icon |
| Reliability when hands are busy | Consistent performance, designed for quick bursts | Often fails to activate or mishears |
| Speed from speech to text | Under 500ms — fast enough to stay in flow | 2-3 second delay disrupts momentum |
| Works in any app | Types wherever your cursor is | Inconsistent across applications |
| Punctuation handling | Automatic, intelligent punctuation | Must dictate punctuation commands |
| Context switching cost | Near zero — speak and continue | Higher — often requires attention to verify |
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