Fact · Dictation on Mac
To open VoiceOver Utility, you turn VoiceOver on with Command-F5, then press VO-Fn-F8.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-F8.”
Change VoiceOver Commands settings in VoiceOver Utility on Mac (VoiceOver User Guide), Apple Support, 2026, Introduction, first paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- VoiceOver Utility is where you change the VoiceOver modifier, the speech settings and the other VoiceOver options.
- What it does not show
- Apple's page shows this key sequence for the current release. The Fn key is needed because VO-F8 is a function-key command.