One key, remapped —
so Voice Control just works.
A11y Keys sits quietly in your menu bar and turns one physical key into the dedicated listening-toggle key macOS Voice Control was never given. No scripts to run, no Terminal, no Launch Agent to babysit.
Why it exists
Voice Control is powerful, but toggling it on and off relies on a key combination that's easy to miss and hard to remap. A11y Keys was built to solve one problem well: give Voice Control — and other assistive input methods — a single, reliable key of their own.
Built to fix one very specific, very real problem — because I ran into it myself.
What it does
- One-key remap. Choose a key and A11y Keys reassigns it to trigger your assistive input toggle of choice.
- Lives in the menu bar. No dock icon, no clutter — just a small icon and a simple settings window.
- Starts on login. Set it up once and it's ready every time you turn on your Mac.
- No Terminal required. Everything that used to take a hidutil command and a Launch Agent now happens with a toggle switch.
- Built for assistive workflows. Designed around how people actually use Voice Control day to day, not just how it ships by default.
Who it's for
Anyone who relies on macOS Voice Control, or another assistive input method, and wants a dependable physical key to switch it on and off — without memorizing a shortcut or re-running a setup script after every macOS update.