Bulbul Documentation
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Welcome

Overview

Get started

Install BulbulYour first dictation

Dictation & controls

Controls, hotkeys & bubbleCleanup modes & per-app style

Shape your text

Dictionary, snippets & transformsScratchpad

Insights

History, insights & learning

Android

Android overviewSetup & permissionsBubble, tap-to-talk & transforms

Desktop platforms

WindowsmacOSLinux

Reference

Privacy & dataTroubleshooting

Bubble, tap-to-talk & transforms

Hold the bubble

Focus the field where the text should appear, then hold the floating bubble while you speak. Release it to send the audio for transcription and cleanup. The finished text appears in that focused field.

Tap-to-talk

Prefer not to hold? Turn on tap-to-talk. Tap the bubble once to begin recording and once more to stop. This is the Android equivalent of the desktop tap-to-talk option.

Use transforms on selected text

Select text in the app you are using, then find Bulbul in Android’s text-selection toolbar. Choose Polish, Make Formal, Translate, Bulletize, or a custom transform. This toolbar replaces desktop keyboard bindings such as Alt + 1.

Keep the bubble useful

The bubble stays where you drag it. Place it near the side you naturally reach, but outside the area where your keyboard’s send button or navigation controls live.