Claude Code Voice Dictation

Talk your way through a task. Claude Code does the work.

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 in whatever terminal Claude Code is running in and speak, and your instruction lands in the prompt. The same key works over SSH, in a tmux pane, and in every other app on the machine.

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Give the agent clear boundaries

Review the authentication changes in this branch. Look for behavior changes and missing error handling. Explain the findings before modifying any files.

Illustrative dictation. Review the text before you use it.

How to dictate in Claude Code with Aqua

Start in the Claude Code prompt in your terminal. Aqua puts your words into the field you have focused.

Download Aqua for Mac or Windows and grant microphone access, plus Accessibility access on macOS.
Pick your hold-to-talk key in Aqua's settings.
Open the terminal where Claude Code is running. Any terminal works: Ghostty, iTerm, Warp, Terminal, or the one inside your editor.
Hold your key, describe the task, and release. The text lands at the prompt.
Add your repo, package, and branch names to your custom dictionary.

Tips for dictating in Claude Code

Describe the outcome and the constraints, not the diff. Claude Code is better at deciding how than you are at dictating it.
Say which files are in scope. One spoken sentence saves a round trip.
Because Aqua works at the OS level, it dictates into a Claude Code session running on a remote box over SSH, where an in-app voice feature cannot reach.
Read destructive commands back before you confirm them. Speed is worth having, but not on rm.

Does Claude Code have built-in voice dictation?

Yes. Anthropic shipped native voice dictation to Claude Code in March 2026: run /voice, hold Space, and your speech is transcribed into the prompt. It is well built and tuned for the job. Two things send people looking anyway. It requires a Claude.ai account, because the speech-to-text runs as an authenticated Anthropic service, and your audio is streamed to Anthropic's servers rather than processed on your machine. It is also Claude Code only, so the commit message, the PR description, and the Slack message where you explain the change are all back to typing. Aqua is one key for all of it.

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

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

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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.

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

Frequently asked questions

Does Claude Code have built-in voice dictation?

Yes. Anthropic shipped /voice in March 2026: hold Space and your speech is transcribed into the prompt. It requires a Claude.ai account and streams audio to Anthropic's servers rather than transcribing on your machine.

Why use Aqua instead?

One key for every app rather than one command in one tool, a custom dictionary for your own repo and package names, and it works over SSH and in remote sessions.

Which terminals does it work in?

All of them. Aqua types into whatever field has focus, so Ghostty, iTerm, Warp, macOS Terminal, and your editor's integrated terminal all work the same way.

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 $10 per month, Max is $19 per month, and Business is $19 per seat per month with a minimum of 2 seats.