Doesn't Claude Code have its own voice input?

Yes. Run /voice in Claude Code, then hold Space to talk or tap to start and stop. Its docs say the audio streams to Anthropic's servers to be transcribed, and that it needs a Claude.ai login: it doesn't work when Claude Code uses an API key, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud or Microsoft Foundry. Inkbie turns speech into text on your Mac, needs no account, and works the same in every app.

Does Inkbie work in the terminal?

Yes. It puts your words at the cursor the way a paste does, so a terminal prompt gets them like any text field. Peter checked it in Orca, the terminal he runs Claude Code in.

Does my voice get sent anywhere?

No. Inkbie turns speech into text on your Mac and throws the recording away. Only the text you choose to send to Claude Code leaves your Mac, the same as if you'd typed it.

Yes. Voice typing in Inkbie is free for good, with no word limit and no account.

Which Macs does it run on?

Apple silicon and Intel Macs on macOS 14 or later (Apple silicon is much faster). It works in 25 European languages, English included, and switches between them by itself.

Does it work with other coding tools?

Inkbie types wherever your cursor is: terminals, code editors, chat boxes and the browser. Anywhere you can paste, you can talk.

Voice input for Claude Code: /voice or Inkbie

By petersindex, who makes Inkbie · Updated 5 October 2026

Short answer: install Inkbie (free), open Claude Code in your terminal, click into the prompt, then hold fn and say what you want. Let go and Inkbie types it into the prompt, like a paste. Your voice becomes text on your Mac; what you send to Claude Code then goes to Anthropic as it always does. Claude Code also has its own dictation, /voice, which sends your audio to Anthropic to transcribe and needs a Claude.ai login.

Set it up in a minute

1Install InkbieDownload it free. Allow the microphone, to hear you, and Accessibility (Device Control and Data Access on macOS 27), to notice your key and type where your cursor is. The voice model downloads once, about 600 MB.
2Open Claude CodeStart it in your terminal as usual, and click so the cursor sits in its prompt.
3Hold fn and talkSay the task the way you'd explain it to a colleague: what's wrong, where to look, what done looks like. Your words build up beside Inkbie in the corner while you talk.
4Let goInkbie types the whole thing into the prompt at once. Read it, fix a word if you like, and press Return.

Tips for talking to your code

Teach it your names: Add your repo, product and function names to Inkbie's Words list, so they come out spelled the way your code spells them.
Long prompts, hands-free: Double-tap fn and talk as long as you like, then tap fn to finish. Good for describing a bug from start to end.
Lost the cursor?: If the words went somewhere else, click back into the prompt and press ⌥⌘V: Inkbie pastes your last take again.
Claude Code's own /voice: Claude Code can dictate too: run /voice and hold Space. Use whichever suits you. Inkbie's key (fn) won't clash with it, it runs on your Mac rather than Anthropic's servers, and it works the same in your editor, browser and chat apps.
Use a different key: If fn already does something on your Mac, pick Right ⌥, Right ⌘ or your own shortcut as the talk key in Inkbie's Settings.

A faster way: hold to talk

Inkbie is free voice typing for Mac. Hold fn, talk for as long as you hold it, let go and your words are typed wherever your cursor is. It runs on your Mac, works offline after one download, and learns your names and jargon. No account, no word limit.

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Questions

Doesn't Claude Code have its own voice input?: Yes. Run /voice in Claude Code, then hold Space to talk or tap to start and stop. Its docs say the audio streams to Anthropic's servers to be transcribed, and that it needs a Claude.ai login: it doesn't work when Claude Code uses an API key, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud or Microsoft Foundry. Inkbie turns speech into text on your Mac, needs no account, and works the same in every app.
Does Inkbie work in the terminal?: Yes. It puts your words at the cursor the way a paste does, so a terminal prompt gets them like any text field. Peter checked it in Orca, the terminal he runs Claude Code in.
Does my voice get sent anywhere?: No. Inkbie turns speech into text on your Mac and throws the recording away. Only the text you choose to send to Claude Code leaves your Mac, the same as if you'd typed it.
Is it free?: Yes. Voice typing in Inkbie is free for good, with no word limit and no account.
Which Macs does it run on?: Apple silicon and Intel Macs on macOS 14 or later (Apple silicon is much faster). It works in 25 European languages, English included, and switches between them by itself.
Does it work with other coding tools?: Inkbie types wherever your cursor is: terminals, code editors, chat boxes and the browser. Anywhere you can paste, you can talk.