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Voice typing in Attio

Attio is flexible enough to model anything, which puts all the weight on what you write into it. Typally types what you say straight into Attio — hold a key, talk, let go — so you can dictate anywhere Attio lets you type.

Disclosure: Typally is our product. We have tried to describe what Attio already does without talking you out of using it.
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In short

  • Attio's own dictation: None. Note and text fields are typed.
  • What Typally does instead: covers Attio and every other program on the machine with one hotkey.
  • Best used for: record notes

Does Attio have built-in dictation?

None. Note and text fields are typed.

Why dictate in Attio at all?

A highly customisable CRM gives you exactly the structure you configure and no more. The qualitative notes are what make records useful, and they are the fields that stay empty while everyone admires the schema.

In practice people use it for: Record notes, meeting summaries, relationship context, and the reasoning behind a status change.

How to dictate in Attio

You do not configure anything in Attio. The hotkey works wherever your cursor happens to be:

1

Start with the install

Windows or macOS build, signed in once.

2

Open Attio and click where you want the text

Text goes wherever Attio has focus. One click first saves undoing a paragraph in the wrong box.

3

Hold the hotkey and talk

Say the whole thought, then let go. No time limit.

4

Read it before you move on

Attio's interface is keyboard-driven in places. Make sure the cursor is in a text field before speaking.

What Typally adds in Attio

Typally types into whichever Attio field has focus, so capturing the reasoning behind a change costs seconds. Because it works at the keyboard level, the same key covers the follow-up email and the Slack update that usually accompany the same conversation.

What this looks like in practice

A founder logs a spoken paragraph after each investor conversation. When the round comes together four months later, the notes show exactly which objection each person raised and which were answered.

One habit that makes it work better

Note why a status changed, not just that it did. The pipeline shows movement; the note is the only place the reason lives.

What to watch out for in Attio

Attio's interface is keyboard-driven in places. Make sure the cursor is in a text field before speaking.

Frequently asked questions

Does Attio have voice input?

No. All text entry is typed.

What makes a CRM note useful later?

Specifics and reasoning. Status fields already record what happened; the note explains why.

Does dictation work in Attio's desktop app?

Yes, it behaves like the web version.

Try it in Attio

Free plan: 100 minutes of dictation a month, no card. Pro is $7.99/month if you want more.

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