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Voice typing in Arc

Arc reorganises the browser, and the browser is still where most typing happens. Typally works at the keyboard level, so anywhere Arc accepts typing, it accepts your voice instead.

Yes, we build Typally. That is also why the section on Arc's built-in option is honest: people who switch after trying both are the ones who stay.
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In short

  • Arc's own dictation: None. Arc has AI features for summarising pages, not for entering text.
  • What Typally does instead: sends keystrokes to whichever window is in front, so Arc needs no plugin or setup.
  • Best used for: any web application

Does Arc have built-in dictation?

None. Arc has AI features for summarising pages, not for entering text.

Why dictate in Arc at all?

Arc's spaces and tab management make browsing more organised without changing the fact that every web app inside it — the CRM, the docs, the ticketing tool — has its own empty text field waiting.

In practice people use it for: Any web application, notes in Arc's easels, form fields, and the browser-based tools that make up a working day.

How to dictate in Arc

There is no Arc extension or add-in involved — Typally behaves like a very fast keyboard:

1

Get Typally running

Install, sign in, and it waits in the tray.

2

Focus the Arc field you want the words in

Click first. Typally types into Arc wherever the caret already is, with no idea what that field is for.

3

Hold, say it, release

Nothing truncates part-way through.

4

Read it before you move on

Some web apps intercept keystrokes for their own shortcuts. Click into the field first.

What Typally adds in Arc

Typally types into whatever field has focus in any tab, so every internal web tool behaves as though it had dictation built in. That is the only realistic way to cover the browser, since no individual admin panel will ever ship a microphone.

What this looks like in practice

Someone who moved to Arc for tab management finds their typing volume unchanged, because it was always in the web apps rather than the browser chrome. One hotkey covers all of them.

One habit that makes it work better

One system-level hotkey covers every site in every space. Per-site dictation features will never exist for the internal tools you use most.

What to watch out for in Arc

Some web apps intercept keystrokes for their own shortcuts. Click into the field first.

Frequently asked questions

Does Arc have dictation?

No. Its AI summarises pages; it does not type your speech.

Can I dictate into Arc's easels?

Yes — they contain ordinary text fields.

Does it work across Arc spaces?

Yes. A system-level tool types into whatever window has focus, regardless of space.

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