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Voice typing in Spark Mail

Spark is built around getting through email fast, and dictation is the part it does not cover. Typally puts your words into Spark Mail the moment you release the key, in whichever field you left the cursor.

We make Typally, so treat this as a vendor's guide. Where Spark Mail has a built-in option we say so, including when it is the better choice.
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In short

  • Spark Mail's own dictation: AI compose features. No speech-to-text for the message body.
  • What Typally does instead: covers Spark Mail and every other program on the machine with one hotkey.
  • Best used for: batch replies

Does Spark Mail have built-in dictation?

AI compose features. No speech-to-text for the message body.

Why dictate in Spark Mail at all?

Spark's whole design is triage — smart inbox, batching, snoozing. All of that decides what to reply to, and none of it makes replying faster once you have decided.

In practice people use it for: Batch replies, shared team email, delegated messages, and the long reply that survived triage.

How to dictate in Spark Mail

Setup happens once, outside Spark Mail, and then applies to every program on the machine:

1

Install Typally

Windows or macOS, then sign in. No card for the free tier.

2

Put the cursor in the Spark Mail field you are filling

Text goes wherever Spark Mail 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

Spark's team comment feature sits next to the reply box. Check which one has focus before dictating something meant for the customer.

What Typally adds in Spark Mail

Typally types into Spark's composer, so the batch you triaged in the morning can be answered by voice in a fraction of the time. Spark decides what to reply to; it does nothing to make replying faster. Check whether the reply box or the team comment box has focus.

What this looks like in practice

A team lead triages the inbox in the morning and leaves fourteen messages needing real answers. After lunch he works through all fourteen by voice in twenty-five minutes, which is roughly what four of them would have cost typed.

One habit that makes it work better

Dictate in the batch you already triaged rather than as messages arrive. Answering ten emails in one spoken run is faster than ten interruptions.

What to watch out for in Spark Mail

Spark's team comment feature sits next to the reply box. Check which one has focus before dictating something meant for the customer.

Frequently asked questions

Does Spark have voice input?

No. Its AI features generate text; they do not transcribe your speech.

Can I dictate into Spark's team comments?

Yes. Click the comment box first — it is a separate field from the reply.

Does dictation work on Spark for Windows?

Yes, with a system-level tool.

Try it in Spark Mail

You can try this on the free plan — 100 minutes a month, no card, no trial countdown.

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