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How to talk to ChatGPT on your Mac

There are two ways to “talk” to ChatGPT on a Mac: its built-in voice mode (a spoken conversation), or dictating your prompts as text so you can edit them before sending. For long, precise prompts, dictating with a tool like Eko is often better. Here’s how.

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Steps

1

Decide: voice mode vs dictation

ChatGPT’s voice mode is a hands-free spoken chat. Dictation lets you speak a prompt into the text box, review and edit it, then send — better for detailed or technical prompts.

2

Install Eko for dictation

Download Eko for Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 14+) and grant microphone + accessibility access.

3

Click ChatGPT’s message box and dictate

In the browser or the ChatGPT desktop app, click the prompt field, press ⌥D, and speak your prompt. Eko types it straight in.

4

Polish before sending

Select your dictated prompt and press ⌥C to fix it or ⌥F to ask AI to sharpen it, then hit enter. The same works with Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

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FAQ

How do I talk to ChatGPT by voice on my Mac?

Either use ChatGPT’s built-in voice mode for a spoken conversation, or install Eko, click ChatGPT’s message box, press ⌥D and dictate your prompt as text so you can edit it before sending.

Can I dictate long prompts to ChatGPT?

Yes — with Eko you press a shortcut and speak a full paragraph-long prompt; it types into ChatGPT’s box, and you can clean it up with ⌥C or ⌥F before sending.

Does this work with Claude and other AIs?

Yes. Eko types into whatever text field has focus, so it works with Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and any AI in the browser or a desktop app.

Is my voice private?

It can be — Eko can transcribe fully on-device with a local model so your audio never leaves your Mac, or you can use your own API key for cloud transcription.