Fact · Dictation on Mac
2012year
System-wide Dictation came to the Mac with OS X Mountain Lion, released on July 25, 2012, and could type anywhere you could type.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dictation, which allows you to dictate text anywhere you can type, whether you're using an app from Apple or a third party developer”
Mountain Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store, Apple, Apple Newsroom, 2012, Press release dated July 25, 2012.
Open the original- What it measures
- Mountain Lion's dictation was processed on Apple's servers.