Voice input guides
Answers to the voice input questions people search for and ask AI most. Each guide starts with the answer; macOS steps are checked against Apple’s official help, competitor facts come from their own sites, and sources are listed at the end.
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How to fix dictation mistakes on Mac, fast
The fastest fix is to correct only the wrong words instead of deleting and re-dictating the whole sentence. In macOS Dictation, words the system is unsure about get a blue underline you can click to pick another spelling; for anything else, select it and type or dictate it again.
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How to use dictation on Mac
The Mac’s built-in voice input is called Dictation. Turn it on in Apple menu > System Settings > Keyboard, then anywhere you can type, press the Microphone key, use the Dictation shortcut, or choose Edit > Start Dictation, and speak.
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Typeless alternatives: how to choose
Start with what you want to change about Typeless. For occasional dictation on a Mac at no cost, macOS Dictation is enough; to cover phone and computer, Wispr Flow runs on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; for a Chinese-first, device-first product, look at Shandianshuo; for on-device recognition and swipe-to-fix, keep an eye on Qugora (macOS preview available).
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Does Wispr Flow support Chinese?
Wispr Flow says it supports 100+ languages with automatic language detection, but as of 2026-11-15 we found no Chinese-specific notes on its site (Mandarin, or mixed Chinese and English).
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Is voice dictation private? Does your audio get uploaded?
It depends on where speech is recognized. With on-device recognition, audio is turned into text on your computer; with cloud processing, audio goes to the provider’s servers first, and privacy then depends on whether they store it, when they delete it and whether they train on it.
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