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A voice command is a phrase Vox acts on instead of typing out. Say it mid-dictation and Vox does the thing rather than writing the words.
Voice commands are available in Vox on Mac. The iPhone and iPad app does not include voice commands.

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Built-in commands

To browse these commands in Vox, open Buttons in the Mac app’s left sidebar, choose the relevant profile, open the Voice commands card, and click the command count. The sheet has a Built-in commands button.

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Creating your own

1

Open Buttons

Open Vox and select Buttons in the left sidebar.
2

Choose a profile and open Voice commands

At the top of the Buttons view, choose the profile that should own the command. In the Voice commands card, click the command count to open the editor.
3

Add a command

In the Voice Commands sheet, click Add.
4

Write the trigger phrase

This is what you will say. Pick something you would not say by accident in normal dictation. “Insert my address” is safer than “address”.
5

Choose what it does

Choose a Vox capture action, a keyboard shortcut, or a media action. The available capture actions include dictation, notes, adding to the last note, and cancellation. To use the command from the device, set one of that profile’s button gestures to Voice command in the Buttons view.

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Writing trigger phrases that work

  • Three or more syllables. Short triggers fire by accident.
  • Unnatural word order helps. A phrase you would never say in passing is a phrase that will never fire in passing.
  • Avoid homophones. “Right” and “write” will collide.
  • Test it inside a real sentence, not on its own. That is where false triggers show up.
If a command fires when you did not mean it to, make the trigger longer rather than turning the command off. One extra word usually solves it.

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Commands and app profiles

Custom commands belong to the selected button profile. Assign that profile to an app to make its commands active only while that app is in front. See App-specific profiles.