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Voice typing in Squarespace

Squarespace sites are usually built by their owner, who is not a writer. Typally works at the keyboard level, so anywhere Squarespace accepts typing, it accepts your voice instead.

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In short

  • Squarespace's own dictation: AI copy suggestions in some areas.
  • What Typally does instead: sends keystrokes to whichever window is in front, so Squarespace needs no plugin or setup.
  • Best used for: about and services pages

Does Squarespace have built-in dictation?

AI copy suggestions in some areas. No dictation.

Why dictate in Squarespace at all?

The person building the site is a photographer, a therapist, a plumber. They can explain their work perfectly out loud and freeze completely in front of an empty About page.

In practice people use it for: About and services pages, blog posts, product descriptions, and the FAQ that answers what customers actually ring up to ask.

How to dictate in Squarespace

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

1

Install Typally

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

2

Open Squarespace and click where you want the text

Make sure Squarespace has the cursor in the intended field; that is the only thing that decides where words appear.

3

Press and speak

Hold, talk, release. Long passages are fine.

4

Read it before you move on

Squarespace's block editor saves per block. Dictate into an open text block and save before navigating away.

What Typally adds in Squarespace

Typally types into Squarespace's text blocks, so the About page that has said 'coming soon' for eight months can be spoken in nine minutes. Answer the questions customers already ask you on the phone and use those answers — that is your best copy and you have said it many times.

What this looks like in practice

A therapist whose About page has said 'coming soon' for eight months answers three questions out loud — who she works with, what a first session is like, why she does this. The page is written in nine minutes and sounds like her.

One habit that makes it work better

Answer the questions customers ask you on the phone, out loud, and use those answers verbatim. That is your About page, and it is better than anything you would have typed.

What to watch out for in Squarespace

Squarespace's block editor saves per block. Dictate into an open text block and save before navigating away.

Frequently asked questions

Does Squarespace have dictation?

No. Text is typed into blocks, with some AI copy suggestions available.

What is the easiest page to dictate?

The FAQ. You already answer those questions out loud several times a week.

Can I dictate blog posts in Squarespace?

Yes — the blog editor is a standard text field.

Try it in Squarespace

There is a permanent free tier of 100 minutes a month. Pro costs $7.99/month and raises the limit.

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