For vibe coders
JustVoice is a local-first macOS dictation app for developers who prompt more than they type. Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, every IDE, one hotkey, on-device Whisper.
Last updated: April 28, 2026
The basics
Dictation tuned for AI-assisted coding, speaking prompts to Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Copilot instead of typing them. Unlike generic Mac dictation, a developer-grade tool preserves symbols, casing, and code identifiers; supports custom vocabulary for framework names; and can post-process ramble into a tight prompt with an LLM. JustVoice is built for that loop.
In your tools
Click into chat, composer, or inline edit. Hold your hotkey, talk, release. The transcript pastes exactly where the cursor sits, no copy/paste shuffle. Add project names to custom vocabulary; pair with code mode (Pro) when you want symbols preserved instead of rewritten as English.
Example prompt
“Refactor the use cart hook to debounce save calls by 300ms and add an abort signal so stale writes are cancelled.”
Claude Code lives in your terminal, and JustVoice dictates into any terminal on macOS (Terminal.app, iTerm2, Warp, Ghostty, Alacritty, Zed). Cursor in the prompt, hold the hotkey, talk through what you want changed. Multi-line prompts work. On Pro, code mode keeps file paths, flags, and command names intact instead of spelling them out.
Works in the ChatGPT macOS app, the web app, and every other LLM client (Claude.ai, Perplexity, Poe). The macOS Accessibility API pastes into any text field, so the same hotkey works in every chat UI. The smart cleanup pass strips filler, tightens grammar, and turns rambling into focused prompts before they land.
Use a Small or Distil-Small Whisper model for fast on-device transcription. Add your project nouns to the custom vocabulary so framework names land correctly. Bind the hotkey to Right Option (or a side mouse button). Turn on code mode (Pro) inside IDEs.
Compatibility
JustVoice runs system-wide, so it works in any text field on macOS. These are the tools developers ask about most.
| Tool | Live | Code mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Yes | Yes | Dictates into the chat, composer, and inline edit panels. |
| Claude Code CLI | Yes | Yes | Speak prompts into the terminal where Claude Code runs. |
| ChatGPT desktop | Yes | Yes | Dictates into the prompt input. Code mode keeps symbols intact. |
| Copilot Chat (VS Code) | Yes | Yes | Dictate into the chat side panel like any other text field. |
| VS Code editor | Yes | Yes | Code mode preserves casing, brackets, and operators. |
| Xcode | Yes | Yes | Works in source editor, comments, and Quick Help search. |
| JetBrains IDEs | Yes | Yes | IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, RustRover, all supported. |
| Terminal.app | Yes | Yes | Dictate shell commands; code mode handles flags and pipes. |
| Warp | Yes | Yes | AI command bar plus normal shell input. |
| Zed | Yes | Yes | Editor and Assistant panel both accept dictation. |
Code mode is a Pro feature. Live dictation works on every plan.
Power features
Detects IDE / terminal / chat context and rewrites cleanup. Symbols stay symbols, casing is preserved, spoken “newline” expands literally.
“const user equals await get user by id open paren req dot params dot id close paren”
const user = await getUserById(req.params.id)Teach JustVoice the words Whisper guesses wrong, repo names, package names, jargon. “Tan stack” → TanStack, every time.
Free: 20 entries. Plus & Pro: unlimited.
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