Fact · Dictation in your apps
In Claude Desktop quick entry on Mac, you press Caps Lock once to start dictating, press it again when you finish speaking, and then click the arrow to send.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Press Caps Lock once to start dictating. Press Caps Lock again when you're finished speaking.”
Use quick entry with Claude Desktop on Mac (Claude Help Center), Anthropic, Claude Help Center, 2026, Enable the voice shortcut (optional).
Open the original- What it measures
- These are the steps the help article gives after you turn on the voice shortcut. Quick entry is opened by double-tapping the Option key.
- What it does not show
- The article describes quick entry, which is a separate small window opened by double-tapping Option. It does not describe dictating into the main chat window with Caps Lock.