Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple says that with Dictation on a Mac you can speak to enter text in any place where you can type.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“With Dictation, you can speak to enter text anywhere you can type it.”
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Apple Mac Help, Dictation), Apple Inc., Apple Support, Mac User Guide, n.d., Introduction, Dictate messages and documents on Mac.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's Mac Help article on Dictation, read on 2026-10-16. The article's example of general text is composing messages and notes.
- What it does not show
- Apple's own wording is general. It does not list individual apps, and it excludes dictating in a search box from general text Dictation.
Source
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