Google currently has much higher quality speech transcription. You can try it easily by going to doc.new and pressing Cmd-Shift-S and talking. Compare to using the built in system from Apple (pressing Fn twice). Ideally there would be a good way to do this, but if that doesn't work, hacky is the next best thing. An AppleScript or Hammerspoon script that instantly pops up a Google Docs window, and then inserts the result is better than nothing. Given that things like this https://dictation.io/speech exist, or this jsfiddle it seems like it should be possible to at least have an extension that can interface with other applications to enable dictation input, but I haven't found any yet. Is there any way to somehow use this instead of the built in transcription, e.g. with a keyboard shortcut?

Due to an injury in my shoulder, I'm relying more and more on iPhone dictation to write emails and WhatsApp messages. It works like a charm when my words are understood correctly. However, I have been unable to find commands to navigate, corrected misspelled/misunderstood words, and edit partially written messages. Are there commands for this? Or is there a way to program them? I don't need very specialized functions. Just navigation and editing.

I'm working with an English external keyboard with a Mac (currently running Sonoma) hat also has a built-in German keyboard which I only use occasionally. I use dictation in both English and German. Now, my problem is that when I switch dictation from English to German, my Mac seems to think the keys jump around on my keyboard :-) and switches the input source to German, too. In fact, I have not found a way to have German dictation without having to switch the keyboard back to English when I want to type something again, which is pretty annoying. I am switching dictation language not in the settings, but in the popup that appears when using the dictation shortcut. (see screenshot below). In case that matters: I have German, English "US international - PC" and "Britsh - PC" input sources installed, for the different keyboards. So, is there a way to switch dictation to German while keeping the keyboard input in English, or is there another workaround I could use to make this preference change more streamlined?

Is it possible to disable dictation from the command line, so that macOS never asks again if I want to enable it? I know that many such things can be done using defaults write but couldn't find the right key for dictation. I'm using macOS Mojave 10.14.5.

Is it possible to permanently disable all keyboard shortcuts that toggle the "Enable Dictation" dialog in Monterey? In previous versions of macOS, the dialog had a "Don't Ask Again" button, but that's no longer the case: Furthermore, the option to change the keyboard shortcut to "Off" is gone from Settings:

I've got a problem: Since I am using my new Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Pro dock, the macOS dictation won't work anymore. It seems like macOS won't use the internal microphone for dictation. I changed the audio input to the internal microphone (and that one is working!). I can use Siri and record audio, but I cannot use dictation. I am running macOS 11.1. Any ideas?

As a person who uses speech to text very often, I need a reliable method of conversion. While I know this technology is not perfect, but I keep running into the same error and wonder if there is something I can do. Here is the problem: I have a friend named Kasey, and when I refer to this person while using dictation, the speech to text engine will output K.C.99% of the time In an attempt to remedy this, I went to Settings/General/Keyboard/Text Replacement and inputted the following rules: - KC Kasey - K.C Kasey - K.C. Kasey What's interesting is that if I say Kasey at the start of the sentence the speech to text output will be correct. I found a possible solution that worked for someone else HERE , but I can't navigate to those settings with the version of iOS that I have My presumption here is that text replacement only works while typing, and does not affect text that is generated from speech. If this is the case, how can I remedy my problem? Using iOS 15.7.5 on Iphone7

Is there a way to have iOS voice dictation spell out numbers? I mean speaking 145 and having it write "one hundred forty five"; this would be useful in English and other languages. Although it’s not that common to spell out numbers in English, in my experience it seems a lot more common in foreign languages such as Italian and German. It’s really difficult to spell out the very long words in those languages and so this would be a gr8 feature I’ve done a lot of searching and tried different things but nothing seems to work, including here on stack exchange where almost everything on this topic is several years old. In fact some of the posts I read indicate that there was the reverse problem years ago that was solved by saying “numeral” beforehand to avoid spelling the number. Update (March 2023): recently, I accidentally found that numbers will be spelled out when you say something like "lessons (or exercises) two through nine", but this only seems to work with numbers less than 10 Edit: In response to @MeanAverageMeanie I installed GBoard and tried dictating "eleven plus fourteen equals twentyfive" in Italian, German, and English. Unfortunately, it still produced numerals rather than spelled words in each case, as seen below using Gboard within the iOS Mail app:

From time to time on my iPhone I use speech recognition in English and then translate the transcription into a different language, and finally use that translation in some input field in some application. For example I might use Telegram or Line, and need to send a message in Korean or German, but I want to use speech recognition in English as this is the language I commonly speak. What's the fastest way to do so? Currently I use the Google Translate app to transcribe and translate. However this requires me to copy paste the resulting translation into the target application. Is there a more efficient way to do so?

I use a speak recognition program called Dragon Dictation. When I work I use the program for mouse clicks but I have to say "mouse click" which doesn't seem like a big deal but when you're saying it 100 times a day it would be so much easier to just say "click". Most of the commands I can see in AppleScript code and I can copy and paste it to make my own commands. However, the mouse clicks are not shown for some reason. **Update:** Dragon Dictation is no longer supported on Mac computers. Here is an alternative for mouse clicks: https://github.com/bobbymay/Dictation-for-macOS

I have been using Google Maps iOS (Australia) and i have never received voice navigation. Is this supported? And if so is it supported in Australia? And if so once again, where should I check to get this working. I am using an iPhone 6Plus.

How do I see that list and the commands I can use for each app?

There is no option like that on the Keyboard option. How can I start it, I thought it was an inbuilt feature and reading other pages they have it. The iOS version is 7.1.2

I'm using macOS 12.3.1 and Google Chrome 101, and I want to be able to use macOS's dictation in Google Docs, but I couldn't activate the dictation prompt in Google Docs. I tried assigning a different key in Sys prefs > Keyboard > dictation, but dictation still won't activate in Google Docs. My questions are: - How do I use Mac dictation in Google Docs, and some other apps, like the terminal? - Can I activate dictation from command line?

I have a Mac Mini M1 running Ventura. I am using a text editor, but I have tried this in other software, including Notes. From time to time I try to give Dictation a go, but there are some things I can’t get working. In particular, it doesn’t matter what I try, I can’t get a new paragraph or new line. According to [Commands for dictating text on Mac](https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh40695/mac) saying new paragraph or new line should work, but all I get is an extra space on the same line. I accept that I speak with an Australian accent, but it has no trouble with the rest of the words I dictate, so I don’t think it’s the accent; anyway, the accent isn’t so outlandish. What is the secret to getting it to work?

I use the speech dictation tool to dictate text. But I do so in two different languages. To change the language of the dictation tool requires mouse clicking a few times which I try to avoid (hence the use of dictation tool). Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut that cycles between the two dictation languages? ## Previous knowledge on this topic A previous answer was given in 2012 using Apple script and bash scripts, see [How to use applescript to toggle the language setting of new dictation tool (10.8)](https://stackoverflow.com/a/11720145/6371439) . Unfortunately this no longer works due to changes in macOS. Daniel suggests an alternate script in the same thread that worked in 2020, but as they correctly predict, it also no longer works in 2023. I'm not able to adapt either of Daniel or Lri's scripts to work with Ventura. For reference, this is Lri's suggestion delay 0.3 -- time to release modifier keys if the script is run with a shortcut tell application "System Preferences" reveal anchor "Dictation" of pane "com.apple.preference.speech" end tell tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences" tell pop up button 1 of tab group 1 of window 1 click if value is "English (United States)" then click menu item "French" of menu 1 else click menu item "English (United States)" of menu 1 end if end tell end tell quit application "System Preferences" And this was Daniel's updated version tell application "System Preferences" reveal anchor "Dictation" of pane "com.apple.preference.speech" end tell delay 1 tell application "System Events" to tell application process "System Preferences" tell pop up button 1 of tab group 1 of window 1 click if value is "English (United States)" then click menu item "Hungarian (Hungary)" of menu 1 else click menu item "English (United States)" of menu 1 end if end tell end tell quit application "System Preferences" I have via some help surmised that the "updated name" of com.apple.preference.speech is x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Keyboard-Settings.extension. But substituting this in either code above fails to yield positive results, instead giving me the following error > error "System Settings got an error: Can’t get pane \"x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Keyboard-Settings.extension\"." A similar question was asked recently , but got no answers. ## To sum up I'm looking for a way to easily and quickly change between two languages in the dictation tool. The solution should preferably create a shortcut, and use either an apple script or a bash script. Though I am open to other solutions if they are viable. --- # Edit, 2024-03-05 This question has been marked as a duplicate of a [previous answer](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/59323/how-can-i-change-the-language-for-dictation-on-the-fly) . This is wrong. The previous answer *might* have worked for old versions of macOS. My question is specific to Ventura (or now, Sonoma), as per the title. The inner workings of macOS has changed enough in the intervening years that that answer no longer works. lxgr's suggestion of working with changing input methods seems to be the best solution so far. But I would prefer to not have to change my keyboard layouts when I'm dictating. So I hope we can keep the question open in case anyone else finds a solution.

With English not being my first language, I usually need support for at least two languages when using features like auto-correct and dictation. **Is it possible to toggle the language which is used for dictation via a shortcut?** As of now, I always have to manually navigate through the menus in the System Preferences which if far from convenient. I've tried to see if there are any pre-defined actions in Automator, but found none.

How do I use dictation and play my music in iTunes on my iMac running macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 at the same time?

I interview people on zoom and write notes on my thoughts as they speak. I type slowly and would like to dictate while they're talking (while my Zoom mic is muted). However, every time I begin dictating, Zoom audio cuts out, making this setup impossible. - Input to M2 Mac mini is a Blue Yeti external mic connected via USB. - Output audio through my AirPods Pro So, audio input for both macOS dictation and Zoom is through the Yeti Mic. How do I prevent macOS from muting audio while I am dictating?

I would like to record some notes with Voice Memos and transcribe that to text when the time comes. It seems that since both are part of macOS, there must be a way of linking the two. Failing that is there an open source solution? Using an M1 Mac Mini with macOS Ventura.