blurt 0.3.6

Talk, don't type. Runs on-device on macOS Apple Silicon. No cloud, no API keys and forever free.

Blurt

Talk, don't type.

Hold the right cmd ⌘, speak and release - text appears wherever your cursor is. Runs on-device on macOS Apple Silicon.

Requirements

• macOS with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
• Python 3.10+

Install

pipx install blurt

Requires pipx (brew install pipx).

Update to latest: pipx upgrade blurt

First run downloads the Whisper model (~1.6 GB).

macOS will prompt you to grant your terminal:

• Microphone access
• Accessibility access (System Settings → Privacy & Security)

Vocab

Add words STT models often get wrong (names, jargon, acronyms):

blurt vocab add Claude Code   # add
blurt vocab                   # list
blurt vocab rm Claude Code    # remove

Or edit manually in ~/.blurt/vocab.txt.

Contributing

git clone https://github.com/satyaborg/blurt.git
cd blurt
pipx install . --force

This installs the local version of blurt. After making changes, re-run pipx install . --force to test them.

Privacy

Your audio never leaves your Mac. Everything including recording, transcription and inference runs locally. No network calls, no telemetry, no accounts, and no API keys needed.

License

MIT