Voice Control

Settings

Capture, feedback, permissions, and launch behavior for this Mac.

Audio

Input device
Used for commands and Option dictation. Falls back to the macOS default if unavailable.
Sound effects
Play start, stop, cancellation, mode, and error tones.

Meetings

Ask before stopping
Confirm before ending an active meeting so an accidental click cannot finalize the capture.
Automatic meeting offers
Offer Record Locally after two seconds of supported microphone activity. Detection never begins recording.

Permissions

Microphone
Required for commands, dictation, and the local microphone meeting track.
Granted
Accessibility & Input Monitoring
Required to observe Option and send shortcuts or pasted dictation.
Granted
Screen & System Audio Recording
Required on macOS 15+ for the separate Computer meeting track.

Launch

Open Voice Control at login
Start the signed background agent after you log in to this Mac.
Start listening on launch
Voice Control begins in listening mode. Option dictation remains available when command recognition sleeps.