Fact · Dictation on Mac
When you export custom Voice Control commands, the apps, documents, Shortcuts and Automator Workflows they refer to are not included, so you must move those files separately.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Files referenced by custom commands, such as apps, documents, Shortcuts, and Automator Workflows, are not included in the export and must be transferred separately.”
Customize Voice Control on Mac, Apple Support, Mac User Guide, 2026, Export custom commands.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's import note says a file can hold both iOS and macOS commands, but only the macOS commands are imported.
- What it does not show
- A command that opens a file on another Mac will fail until that file is copied across.