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Voice typing in Sunsama

Sunsama's daily planning ritual asks reflective questions that people answer in three words. Typally puts your words into Sunsama the moment you release the key, in whichever field you left the cursor.

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

  • Sunsama's own dictation: None. Planning and reflection fields are typed.
  • What Typally does instead: sends keystrokes to whichever window is in front, so Sunsama needs no plugin or setup.
  • Best used for: daily planning notes

Does Sunsama have built-in dictation?

None. Planning and reflection fields are typed.

Why dictate in Sunsama at all?

The product's value is the deliberate daily planning and shutdown ritual. Both involve writing about your work honestly, and a rushed one-line answer defeats the entire purpose of the ritual.

In practice people use it for: Daily planning notes, task context, shutdown reflections, and weekly review answers.

How to dictate in Sunsama

Because Typally types at the system level rather than plugging into Sunsama, setup is the same everywhere:

1

Install Typally

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

2

Put the cursor in the Sunsama field you are filling

Put the cursor in the field you are about to fill — Sunsama decides where the text lands, not Typally.

3

Press and speak

Hold, talk, release. Long passages are fine.

4

Read it before you move on

The planning flow moves between steps quickly. Finish dictating before advancing or the text is lost.

What Typally adds in Sunsama

Typally types into planning and shutdown reflection fields, so the daily reflection becomes two or three real sentences rather than 'fine'. Reflection is a spoken activity by nature, and typing is what compresses it into something that defeats the entire ritual.

What this looks like in practice

Someone who had been answering the shutdown question with 'fine' starts speaking the answer instead. The reflections become two or three real sentences, and the weekly review has something to work from.

One habit that makes it work better

Speak the shutdown reflection out loud. It becomes an actual reflection rather than a box ticked, which is the difference between the habit working and lapsing.

What to watch out for in Sunsama

The planning flow moves between steps quickly. Finish dictating before advancing or the text is lost.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sunsama have voice input?

No. Planning and reflection fields are typed.

Why does dictation suit a reflection practice?

Because reflection is a spoken activity by nature. Typed reflections get compressed into a couple of words.

Can I dictate task context?

Yes — each task has a notes field.

Try it in Sunsama

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

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