Fact · Dictation on Mac
Voice Control can import custom vocabulary terms from a text file with one term on each line, or from a file that Voice Control exported earlier.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can import from a text file with each term on a separate line or from a file that was previously exported by Voice Control”
Use a custom vocabulary with Voice Control on Mac, Apple, Apple Support (Mac User Guide), 2026, Import multiple custom vocabulary terms.
Open the original- What it measures
- Importing is the faster route when you already keep a list of names or product terms in a text file. Apple's steps choose the language before the import runs.
- What it does not show
- Apple's steps ask you to choose the language before the import runs. Check the imported terms on your own Mac, because the page does not show a sample of the result.