Fact · Dictation in your apps
Claude Code's voice dictation streams the recorded audio to Anthropic's servers for transcription, and the audio is not processed on the computer.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Audio is not processed locally.”
Voice dictation (Claude Code documentation), Anthropic, Anthropic, 2026, Requirements.
Open the original- What it measures
- Applies to the Claude Code command line and its VS Code extension as documented in October 2026.
- What it does not show
- Describes Anthropic's current design and may change.
Source
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