Your voice, written down.
Press one shortcut in any app and talk. BlurtPad turns it into a note, right on your PC.
How it works
Press one shortcut, from any app.
It works in a browser, a spreadsheet, even a full-screen game. You can choose a different shortcut in Settings.
Say what's on your mind.
Take your time and pause to think. Esc throws a recording away, and Undo brings it back.
Press it again.
BlurtPad writes down what you said, on your own PC. The note opens a moment later.
That's your note.
Search it, fix a word or copy it out. It's a plain text file on your PC, so any app can open it.
Meetings, with a name on every line.
Everyone reads one sentence so BlurtPad learns their voice. Record the meeting, and each line comes back with who said it.
- Made for the room: one laptop on the table, not video calls.
- Voices are remembered, so regulars skip the voice check next time.
- Wrong name on a line? Pick the right one with a click.
Team note: Linh, Minh, An
Linh 0:00
Let's start with the release date.Minh 0:04
Friday works, if testing goes well.An 0:09
Testing is nearly done. I found two small bugs.Linh 0:15
Then we fix those first and ship on Friday.
Nothing leaves your PC.
No account, no sign-in and no cloud. Recordings, notes and saved voices stay on your computer, and you can forget a voice any time.
Made for every day.
Find any note in a second
Search every note as you type. Accents don't matter, and matches are highlighted.
Quiet while you play
BlurtPad can stay in the background. A short sound and a red dot in the tray tell you it's listening.
Fix what it heard
Names and numbers are the usual slips. Click into the note, type the fix, and it saves on its own.
Speak your language
English or nearly 100 other languages, chosen in Settings.
Make it yours
Pick the shortcut and the microphone, and start BlurtPad with Windows if you like.
Common questions
Is BlurtPad really free?
Yes. It's free and open source under the MIT license, with no account, no subscription and no ads.
Does it need the internet?
Only to download the speech model the first time you record (about 460 MB) and to check for updates. Turning speech into text happens entirely on your PC.
How accurate is it?
Clear speech in a quiet room comes out mostly right. Names and numbers are the usual slips, which is why every note can be edited in place. In meetings, people talking over each other and very short replies are the hardest to name.
Why does Windows warn me when I install it?
The installer isn't signed with a paid certificate yet, so Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”. Choose More info, then Run anyway. The full source is on GitHub if you'd like to check what you're installing.
Where are my notes kept?
In Documents\BlurtPad, one text file per note, named by date and time. Deleting a note moves it to the Recycle Bin, and uninstalling BlurtPad leaves your notes where they are.
Is there a Mac version?
Not yet, but one is planned. Follow the project on GitHub to hear when it's ready.
Download BlurtPad
Free and open source. It installs in a minute without admin rights and keeps itself up to date.
- Works on
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
- Installer
- About 75 MB
- Speech model
- About 460 MB, downloaded once
- You'll need
- A microphone
- No graphics card
- No account
On a Mac? BlurtPad for Mac is planned. Follow the project on GitHub to hear when it's ready.