Fact · Dictation in your apps
In VS Code for the Web, dictation streams microphone audio to the Microsoft AI voice service for cloud transcription, because the on-device transcription is not supported there.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“In VS Code for the Web, where on-device transcription is not supported, dictation streams audio to the Microsoft AI voice service for cloud transcription.”
Voice support in VS Code (accessibility voice documentation), Visual Studio Code documentation (Microsoft), 2026, Use built-in dictation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same page describes the desktop and web versions of built-in dictation side by side.
- What it does not show
- The web version also requires a network connection and GitHub sign-in, according to the same page.