Claude/Code/Q/Does Claude Code have a dictation or voice-to-text command like Claude Desktop?

• Does Claude/Code have a dictation or AI/Voice/to/Text command like Claude/Desktop? card

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    • AI/Response
    • Short answer: Yes — Claude Code has native voice dictation via the /voice command, available since v2.1.69.
    • How to enable:
      • Type /voice in the Claude Code prompt to activate
      • Two modes:
        • Hold mode (default): hold Space while speaking, release to finish
        • Tap mode (v2.1.116+): tap Space once to start, tap again to send — enable with /voice tap
    • Key differences from Claude Desktop:
      • Claude Desktop uses ⇪ (Caps Lock) as the dictation shortcut
      • Claude Code's default trigger key is Space; rebind in ~/.claude/keybindings.json (e.g. to meta+k)
      • No warmup period in tap mode or with modifier-key bindings
    • Requirements and limitations:
      • Requires a Claude.ai account — does not work with API key, Bedrock, Vertex, or Foundry auth
      • Microphone access required
      • Does not work in remote/SSH sessions, WSL without WSLg, or devcontainers — the Claude Code process inside a container has no access to the host microphone; VS Code audio forwarding does not bridge this gap
      • Supported on macOS, Linux, and Windows (WSL2 + WSLg)
    • Audio processing: transcription runs on Anthropic servers; does not consume tokens or count toward usage limits
    • Languages: 20+ supported (English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, and more)
    • Source: Claude Code voice dictation docs