Dictation & Voice Commands

StarWhisper recognizes spoken commands that let you control formatting and trigger keyboard actions without touching your keyboard. These commands work in real-time during dictation.

Dictation Commands

Dictation commands insert punctuation and formatting directly into your text. They are enabled by default.

Command	What It Does	Example
new paragraph	Inserts a double line break	"End of thought new paragraph Next topic..." → "End of thought.\n\nNext topic..."
new line	Inserts a single line break	"Item one new line Item two" → "Item one\nItem two"
period or full stop	Inserts a period (.)	"That is all period" → "That is all."
comma	Inserts a comma (,)	"First comma second" → "First, second"
question mark	Inserts ?	"How are you question mark" → "How are you?"
exclamation mark or exclamation point	Inserts !	"Amazing exclamation mark" → "Amazing!"
colon	Inserts :	"Note colon" → "Note:"
semicolon	Inserts ;	"First part semicolon second" → "First part; second"
open quote / close quote	Inserts quotation marks	"He said open quote hello close quote" → 'He said "hello"'
hyphen or dash	Inserts -	"well hyphen known" → "well-known"

Voice Keyboard Shortcuts

Voice keyboard shortcuts let you trigger keyboard actions by speaking. Say the command name, optionally preceded by "press" or "hit". These require Dictation Commands to be enabled.

Navigation & Editing

Command	Key Pressed
enter / return	Enter
tab	Tab
escape	Escape
backspace	Backspace
delete	Delete
space	Space

Arrow Keys & Page Navigation

Command	Key Pressed
up / arrow up	Up Arrow
down / arrow down	Down Arrow
left / arrow left	Left Arrow
right / arrow right	Right Arrow
page up	Page Up
page down	Page Down
home	Home
end	End

Common Shortcuts

Command	Key Pressed
select all	Ctrl+A
copy	Ctrl+C
cut	Ctrl+X
paste	Ctrl+V
undo	Ctrl+Z
redo	Ctrl+Y
save	Ctrl+S
find	Ctrl+F

Advanced Usage

Prefix Support

You can say "press" or "hit" before any command. "Press enter", "hit backspace", and just "enter" all work the same way.

Repeated Commands

Say a command multiple times to repeat it. For example, "backspace backspace backspace" presses Backspace three times.

Trailing Commands

Commands can follow regular speech in the same recording. For example, saying "Hello world. Enter" will type "Hello world." and then press Enter.

Screenshot

Enable or disable dictation commands and voice keyboard shortcuts in Settings → Transcription

Enabling & Disabling

1. Right-click the StarWhisper circle → Settings
2. Go to the Transcription tab
3. Toggle Dictation Commands on/off
4. Optionally toggle Keyboard Shortcuts (nested under Dictation Commands)