With macOS Catalina, Apple has introduced “Voice Control” to provide a better way to control Mac with voice. And from what I can tell after giving it a shot on my MacBook, it works pretty well. In fact, at times, I find it more convenient to interact with the macOS device using voice commands instead of traditional input methods. Siri’s speech-recognition engine coupled with the ability to recognize several apps, labels, and controls has played a vital role in making the dictation feature effective. Though macOS offers many readymade commands, you can choose to create custom Voice Control commands on your Mac for a personalized experience. And that’s exactly what I’m going to show you in this hands-on guide!
Aside from fine-tuning custom commands, you can also create your own dictation vocabulary. If you want to have improved control, do not fail to craft your own set of vocabulary. That aside, there are a couple of things worth keeping in mind upfront:
Now that everything looks clear, let’s get started with steps!
You can quickly turn on voice control on your Mac just by activating Siri and asking it to get the job done for you. Besides, you can also get it done from the System Preferences.
If you want to pause Voice Control and stop it from listening, simply say ”Go to sleep” or just click on Sleep. To resume Voice Control, either say or click on ”Wake up.”
Customize Voice Control Commands on macOS
- Launch System Preferences -> Accessibility.
In the end, make sure to click on Done to confirm. All the custom commands show up right at the top of the Command list.
