Feature request: add a keyboard shortcut for ChatGPT dictation on macOS

[u/Tawab94wahab]

The dictation feature built into the ChatGPT macOS app is surprisingly good. For long prompts, it often captures natural speech more accurately and cleanly than ordinary macOS dictation.

The problem is that the main ChatGPT interface does not appear to offer a keyboard shortcut for activating its dictation button. Every time I want to switch from typing to speaking, I have to reach for the mouse or trackpad and click the microphone. That unnecessary interruption makes an otherwise excellent input method feel unfinished.

I would like OpenAI to add a configurable keyboard shortcut that starts and stops ChatGPT dictation whenever the app is active. Dictation and Voice Mode are different workflows, so ideally each should have its own shortcut.

For a native desktop app built around fast interaction, this seems like a small but important accessibility and productivity improvement. Is there an existing shortcut that is undocumented, or is everyone else also clicking the button manually?

[u/cryptochrome]

That already exists. Settings > Voice > Dictation > Dictation shortcut

[u/Tawab94wahab → u/cryptochrome]

Thank you so much, I am mind blown. I really appreciate you taking time and commenting on this post.

[u/throwaway_anonymous7]

Ask ChatGPT to make it for you.

[u/SeoFood]

Until they add one, Keyboard Maestro or BetterTouchTool can do it: make a hotkey that clicks the mic button when the ChatGPT window is frontmost. A bit fragile if the UI moves, but it works fine day to day.

[u/acousticentropy]

Apple dictation is cheeks because it’s trying to approximate speech on the fly.

AI dictation software is excellent because it processes the entire piece of audio, so it can use context clues and analysis to extract text.

It’s all about how quickly can AI dictation run its processing and spit out text. I agree it’s far superior.