Blurt for Mac
Voice dictation for your whole Mac.
Press a key, talk, and your words land wherever your cursor is. Mail, Safari, Notes, Slack, your CRM. No integrations to set up.
Free plan available · Always the latest version
How it works
Hold, talk, done.
Blurt lives in the menu bar: no dock icon, no window to manage. The first time it opens, it walks you through sign-in and each permission it needs, then you dictate anywhere.
1
Hold your key
Press and hold your trigger key (Fn by default) to start listening.
2
Talk
Speak naturally. Transcription runs on your Mac, in real time.
3
It appears
Release, and your words land at the cursor: Mail, Safari, Notes, Slack, your CRM.
Full install steps are on the Setup page. Requires macOS 14 or newer; the app keeps itself up to date.
3×
Faster than typing
20%
Fewer errors than typing
Local
Dictation runs on-device
Speed & accuracy: Stanford HCI study, 2016
Made for real work
More than the built-in dictation.
The dictation built into your Mac is fine for a sentence. Blurt is built for all day: a hold-to-talk key that works the same in every app, a dictionary you teach once, and an optional cleanup pass that turns rambling into a clean email.
Custom dictionary
Teach it your jargon, names, and find→replace rules once, and every app gets them.
Push-to-talk or hands-free
Hold your key to talk, or double-tap for a hands-free toggle.
AI cleanup modes
A Premium pass that turns rambling into a clean draft, with modes for how you write: Email, Notes, Code, Journal. Off by default.
Private mode
One switch keeps everything on your Mac: AI cleanup off, no transcripts on disk, plus an offline medical vocabulary. Part of Premium.
Still comparing tools? See how Blurt stacks up: Blurt vs Dragon · Blurt vs Wispr Flow · Blurt vs superwhisper. On a PC too? Blurt is also built for Windows.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Does Blurt really work in every Mac app?↓
Yes. Your words land wherever your cursor is, in any text box, from your browser to your EHR. There are no integrations to set up.
What Mac do I need?↓
Blurt runs on macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newer. It lives in the menu bar (a mic icon, no dock icon) and keeps itself up to date automatically.
Does my voice get uploaded?↓
No. Transcription runs entirely on your device. See the Privacy page.
Ready to stop typing?
Free plan with 2,500 words a week. No card needed.
Free plan available · Always the latest version