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Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Aug 25
Gemini Adds Voice Dictation to macOS App, Turning Speech Into Polished Text
Updated
Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Aug 25

Gemini Adds Voice Dictation to macOS App, Turning Speech Into Polished Text

3 articles · Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Aug 25

Summary

  • Gemini’s macOS app now lets users create, edit and summarize with voice directly in any desktop window, placing formatted text at the cursor.
  • The intelligent dictation feature transcribes natural speech into cleaned-up text, stripping filler words like “ums” and “ahs” and recognizing mid-sentence corrections.
  • Google framed the update as a workflow tool for writing where users already work on Mac, and published a video showing how to enable and use it.

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