Fact · Dictation in your apps
At a terminal prompt, VS Code's built-in dictation starts with the command Voice: Start Dictation in Terminal, run from the Command Palette.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“To dictate at a terminal prompt, run Voice: Start Dictation in Terminal from the Command Palette”
Voice support in VS Code (accessibility voice documentation), Visual Studio Code documentation (Microsoft), 2026, Dictate in a terminal.
Open the original- What it measures
- The docs say terminal dictation adapts speech for command-line input, for example by removing ordinary punctuation and converting spoken symbol names.
- What it does not show
- Run Voice: Stop Dictation in Terminal, or use the microphone control, to stop and insert the final text.