Fact · Dictation on Windows
Claude Code's voice dictation uses a built-in native audio module to record on Windows, as it does on macOS and Linux.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Audio recording uses a built-in native module on macOS, Linux, and Windows.”
Voice dictation (Claude Code documentation), Anthropic, Anthropic, 2026, Requirements, voice dictation page.
Open the original- What it measures
- Claude Code's documentation for the /voice command lists the native recording module under its requirements, next to the Claude.ai sign-in and local microphone requirements. Windows is named as a supported recording platform.
- What it does not show
- The page names Windows as a recording platform. It does not say which Windows versions were tested, and it does not describe the transcription quality on Windows. Microphone permission on Windows must also be granted, as the troubleshooting section describes.