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Voice typing in Typeform

Typeform sells conversational forms, which means writing a lot of conversational copy. Typally types what you say straight into Typeform — hold a key, talk, let go — so you can dictate anywhere Typeform lets you type.

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In short

  • Typeform's own dictation: None. Every question, description and button label is typed.
  • What Typally does instead: types into the focused window, so it works in Typeform and everywhere else you write.
  • Best used for: question copy

Does Typeform have built-in dictation?

None. Every question, description and button label is typed.

Why dictate in Typeform at all?

The whole product is built on forms that sound human. Written question copy tends to sound like a form; spoken copy sounds like a person, which is the thing being paid for.

In practice people use it for: Question copy, welcome and ending screens, help text, and the follow-up questions in a branching logic path.

How to dictate in Typeform

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

1

Set Typally up once

One install, one sign-in. Nothing else to configure.

2

Click into the right box in Typeform first

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

3

Hold the hotkey and talk

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

4

Read it before you move on

Typeform's editor saves as you go and each field is a separate block. Click into the specific block before dictating or the text lands in the previous one.

What Typally adds in Typeform

Typally types into each question block, so you can say the question out loud and use exactly what you said. If it sounds stiff spoken it reads worse, and hearing it is the fastest way to notice. Click into the specific block first, since Typeform's editor puts every field in its own container.

What this looks like in practice

A founder writing an onboarding survey reads each question aloud before saving it. Three of the eleven get rewritten immediately, because hearing 'Please indicate your primary use case' out loud makes it obvious nobody talks like that.

One habit that makes it work better

Say each question out loud as you would to a customer, then use exactly that. If it sounds stiff spoken, it will read worse.

What to watch out for in Typeform

Typeform's editor saves as you go and each field is a separate block. Click into the specific block before dictating or the text lands in the previous one.

Frequently asked questions

Does Typeform have voice input for building forms?

No. All copy is typed into the editor.

Can respondents dictate their answers?

Only with their own tool — but a system-level dictation app types into long-answer fields on any form.

Does dictation work in Typeform's logic branches?

Yes. Every branch's question is an ordinary text field.

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