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Voice typing in Copper

Copper lives inside Gmail, so notes compete with the inbox for the same minutes. Typally puts your words into Copper the moment you release the key, in whichever field you left the cursor.

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

  • Copper's own dictation: None. Notes and activity fields are typed.
  • What Typally does instead: sends keystrokes to whichever window is in front, so Copper needs no plugin or setup.
  • Best used for: contact and opportunity notes

Does Copper have built-in dictation?

None. Notes and activity fields are typed.

Why dictate in Copper at all?

Copper's whole design is that you never leave Gmail. That is convenient and means CRM admin happens in the middle of email triage, which is exactly when nobody wants to write three sentences about a call.

In practice people use it for: Contact and opportunity notes, activity logging, email follow-ups, and relationship context.

How to dictate in Copper

There is no Copper 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

In Copper, click the field before you speak

Click first. Typally types into Copper 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

Copper's panel sits alongside Gmail's compose window. Confirm which has focus before dictating.

What Typally adds in Copper

Typally types into Copper's sidebar and Gmail's composer from the same hotkey, so logging a note and answering the email are one continuous action rather than two chores. The cleanup pass means notes are readable without editing.

What this looks like in practice

An agency owner records what each client mentioned about their year — a hire, a funding round, a product launch. Six months later those notes are what make the renewal conversation feel like a relationship rather than a transaction.

One habit that makes it work better

Log the relationship detail, not just the transaction. Copper is used by relationship-led businesses, and what somebody mentioned about their situation is worth more than the deal stage.

What to watch out for in Copper

Copper's panel sits alongside Gmail's compose window. Confirm which has focus before dictating.

Frequently asked questions

Does Copper have dictation?

No. All fields are typed.

Can I dictate in Copper's Gmail sidebar?

Yes — it is a web panel, so a system-level tool types into it.

What should go in a Copper note?

Context about the person and the relationship, which is what this kind of CRM is for.

Try it in Copper

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