Guides, Written Straight
Comparisons and how-tos on dictation, meeting notes, and getting work done by voice on a Mac - including the parts where something other than Crodo is the right answer.
Cheat sheet
Mac Dictation Commands: The Complete List (macOS 27)
Every punctuation, formatting and capitalisation command Mac dictation understands, what each one types, and which jobs need Voice Control instead.
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Troubleshooting
Mac Dictation Not Working? Every Fix (macOS 27)
Find your symptom, from dictation that stops when you pause to a shortcut that does nothing, and the fix for each one.
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How to
How to Add Custom Words to Mac Dictation (2026)
Mac dictation has no word list of its own. Here is where Apple hides custom vocabulary, what it costs you, and the alternatives.
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Guide
Voice Coding on Mac: Dictate Prompts to Cursor and Claude
How to speak your prompts to AI coding tools on a Mac: the setup options, how to structure a spoken prompt, and what not to dictate.
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Compared
AI That Can See Your Screen on Mac: 11 Tools Compared (2026)
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Siri AI, Raycast, VoiceOS, Screenpipe and more, compared on whether they look only when you ask or watch all the time, and what happens to what they capture.
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Compared
The 10 Best AI Dictation Apps for Mac (2026)
Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Crodo, Aqua Voice, Typeless, Willow, VoiceInk, Spokenly, MacWhisper and Apple Dictation: real prices, what free actually gets you, and where each falls short.
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