Claude Voice Dictation

Think out loud. Let Aqua turn it into your best prompt.

Hold a key. Speak your thoughts. Keep your flow.

Write where you work

Aqua is a system-wide dictation layer for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. On a Mac or Windows PC, hold a key with Claude open and speak, and your prompt appears in the box fully formed, in the desktop app or a browser tab. Aqua works in the Claude app on your phone too.

Claude

Explain the constraints

Review this proposal for clarity. Keep the scope and dates unchanged, flag assumptions that need evidence, and suggest a shorter opening paragraph.

Illustrative dictation. Review the text before you use it.

How to dictate in Claude with Aqua

Start in the prompt box. Aqua puts your words into the field you have focused.

[01]
Download Aqua for Mac or Windows and grant microphone access, plus Accessibility access on macOS.
[02]
Pick your hold-to-talk key in Aqua's settings.
[03]
Open Claude in the desktop app or a browser and click into the prompt box.
[04]
Hold your key, think out loud, and release. What you said arrives as a structured prompt you can read before sending.
[05]
Add model names, project names, and domain terms to your custom dictionary.

Tips for dictating in Claude

Talk through the problem rather than trying to compose the perfect prompt. Length is free when you are speaking, and context is what improves the answer.
Say your constraints explicitly: the format you want back, the audience, what to leave out.
Long system prompts and project instructions are the highest-value thing to dictate. They are the ones nobody writes at full length because typing them is tedious.
On desktop, hold the same Aqua key in Projects or in the next app where you use the answer. On iPhone, tap the microphone on the Aqua keyboard to dictate into Claude.

Does Claude have built-in voice dictation?

Some. Claude Desktop on Mac can take dictation through Quick Entry, and Claude Code has its own hold-to-talk voice input tuned for coding. Both are scoped to Anthropic's own surfaces, and Claude's voice features are built for talking to an assistant rather than for getting text into whatever you happen to be writing. That is the distinction worth understanding: Aqua does not talk to Claude, it types for you. The same key fills the Claude prompt, the document you are drafting from Claude's answer, and the Slack message where you share it.

Read the Guide to Voice Dictation in Claude Code

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Aqua’s model trained on real workflows to understand natural speech, correct grammar, and preserve every word while refining your text in real time.

Dictionary

Custom dictionary

Teach Aqua the words you use most, like names, brands, or technical terms, and watch accuracy improve instantly.

Custom prompting

Writing style, your way

Set your tone and rules. From lowercase Slack messages to structured docs, Aqua adapts to your preferences automatically.

49 Languages

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Speaks your language

Understands 49 languages with clarity and precision, adapting naturally to how you speak.

Private History

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Secure transcript history

Access your past transcripts any time. Turn on Privacy Mode and nothing is stored on our servers at all.

Better Accuracy

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What Aqua Voice customers say

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@juanbuis

this is why @aquavoice is better than all other AI transcription apps it actually writes like you talk

@heyvyner

Mapping @aquavoice to this button on my mouse is a whole different level of productivity.

@nozmen

Aqua Voice: I barely type long prompts now, just talk. Saved ~5 hrs typing in 2 weeks. Much more accurate than macOS dictation.

@gkossakowski

Aqua is a true power tool: quick, reliable and understands your context - they were early at appreciating the value of context engineering.

@jackson_felty

@aquavoice is a prime example of how much better a product can be when the team focuses on making one simple use case incredible

@ArtemR

Aqua Voice @aquavoice is the voice-based text editor I think all of us have always wanted, but no company has been able to deliver so far. The demo is extremely impressive

@jaymehoffman

@aquavoice has saved me over 2 days of typing

@thebuildguy

Unpaid shout out — @aquavoice is probably one of my most used tool that has saved me quite literally a day of time!

@Memetic_Theory

If you're not using @aquavoice you're moving 15% slower than you could

@rickmanelius

Impressed with @aquavoice accuracy in a noisy airport.

@utkusays

just subscribed to aqua voice and wow you guys are cooking, best dictation app i've tried so far

@turboblitzzz

Started using @aquavoice a few weeks ago and now I barely type anything. My housemates want to kick me out because i keep talking to my computer. Life is good.

@curious_vii

Claude Code agents (new CLI view) + Ghostty + @aquavoice is actual calm computing

Frequently asked questions

Does Claude have built-in voice input?

Partly. Claude Desktop on Mac supports dictation through Quick Entry, and Claude Code has its own voice input. Both are scoped to Anthropic's own surfaces.

How is this different from Claude's voice mode?

Voice mode is a conversation with the assistant. Aqua turns your speech into text in the prompt box, which you can read and edit before you send, and it works in every other app as well.

Does it work with Claude Projects?

Yes. Aqua types into whatever field has focus, including Projects and custom instructions.

Does it work on Windows?

Yes. Aqua runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

How much does it cost?

Free includes 1,000 words. With annual billing, Pro is $8 per month, Max is $24 per month, and Business is $19 per seat per month with a minimum of 2 seats.