Faster Slack and Teams Messages with HyperVoice
Remote work runs on chat. Slack, Teams, Discord — whatever your team uses, you’re probably sending dozens of messages a day. Each one is a small interruption: stop what you’re doing, context-switch to the chat window, type out your message, switch back.
HyperVoice makes this faster. Click into the message box, press the hotkey, speak, and your message is typed out for you. With Chat Message mode, it even adjusts the tone so your dictation reads like something you’d actually type in Slack.
How Chat Message Mode Works
Chat Message mode is designed specifically for workplace messaging. It takes your natural speech and converts it into text that’s:
- Casual but professional — The tone matches how people actually write in Slack and Teams
- Concise — Removes rambling and gets to the point
- Properly formatted — Adds line breaks, punctuation, and structure where it helps readability
You might say:
“Hey just wanted to give a quick update on the migration, we finished the database schema changes yesterday and the API endpoints are done, we’re now working on the frontend integration and should have a PR up by end of day tomorrow, let me know if you have any questions”
And get back:
Hey, quick update on the migration: we finished the database schema changes yesterday and the API endpoints are done. Now working on the frontend integration — should have a PR up by end of day tomorrow. Let me know if you have any questions!
Same message, but it reads like you typed it thoughtfully instead of stream-of-consciousness.
Works in Every Chat App
HyperVoice pastes text at your cursor in any Windows application. It works with:
- Slack (desktop and web)
- Microsoft Teams
- Discord
- Google Chat
- WhatsApp Desktop
- Any app with a text input field
No integrations to install, no bots to configure. It works at the OS level.
When to Use Chat Message Mode
Quick Status Updates
“Hey the deploy is done and everything looks good in staging, I’ll push to prod after lunch”
Instead of typing that out, speak it in 5 seconds. Chat Message mode cleans it up and pastes it directly into the channel.
Answering Questions
When someone asks you a technical question in Slack, the answer is often easier to explain verbally than to type. Speak your explanation naturally — Chat Message mode handles the formatting.
Standup Updates
If your team does async standups in Slack, dictate your update. For longer meeting recaps, try Meeting Notes mode.
“Yesterday I finished the auth refactor and reviewed two PRs. Today I’m working on the search feature and have a meeting with the design team at 2. No blockers.”
Clean, structured, done in 10 seconds.
Thread Replies
Long thread replies are tedious to type, especially on technical topics. Speak your response, let Chat Message mode format it, and jump back to your work.
Push to Talk Is Your Friend
For chat messages, Push to Talk mode is ideal. Hold the hotkey while you speak, release to transcribe and paste. It’s the fastest path from thought to sent message:
- Click into the Slack message box
- Hold Ctrl + Shift + Space
- Say your message
- Release — text appears in the input field
- Hit Enter to send
The whole flow takes a few seconds. You can set Push to Talk in Settings > General.
When to Use Other Modes
Chat Message mode is great for everyday workplace chat, but sometimes you want a different approach:
- Clean Up — When you want your exact words, just polished. Good for personal messages or when your phrasing matters.
- Professional Email — If you’re writing a longer, more formal message in Teams (like a channel announcement), Professional Email gives it more structure.
- None — For quick “ok” or “sounds good” messages, raw transcription is fine. No processing needed.
Tips for Chat Dictation
- Keep it conversational. Chat Message mode works best when you speak naturally, like you’re talking to the person. Don’t try to sound formal.
- One message at a time. Dictate each message separately rather than trying to batch multiple messages into one recording.
- Use clipboard mode for sensitive channels. If you’re posting in a large public channel, switch to “Copy to clipboard only” in Settings > General so you can review before pasting.
- Create custom modes for specific channels. If you post regular updates to a specific channel with a specific format, create a custom mode with the format as a prompt. Project managers use this extensively for recurring status updates.
Getting Started
Download HyperVoice from hypervoice.app, activate your license, and select Chat Message on the Record tab. For setup details, see our getting started guide.