When you turn on Voice Control for the first time, your Mac completes a one-time download from Apple. Voice Control uses the Siri speech-recognition engine to improve on the Enhanced Dictation feature available in earlier versions of macOS.Īfter upgrading to macOS Catalina, follow these steps to turn on Voice Control: MacOS Catalina introduces Voice Control, a new way to fully control your Mac entirely with your voice.
With Voice Control, you can navigate and interact with your Mac using only your voice instead of a traditional input device.
Improved dictation and richer text editing features help you write more efficiently, while simple vocal commands let you quickly open and interact with apps. Voice Control opens up an intuitive new way to navigate iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - using only your voice. You can edit text as you dictate, navigate with voice commands and gestures, and see numbers or names next to screen elements. You can control your Apple computer or smartphone with just your voice. Use Voice Control on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
