Dictation is available to all Claude users (Free, Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, and Enterprise plans). Support for languages other than English is in beta.
Dictation allows you to speak your prompts instead of typing them when using Claude for iOS or Android.
Note: Dictation is different from voice mode. Dictation turns your speech into text so you can send a written prompt, and Claude replies in text. Voice mode is a full spoken conversation—you talk to Claude and Claude talks back, and it can use your connected tools. Learn more about voice mode.
Get started with dictation
Open Claude for iOS or Android.
Start a new chat with Claude.
Tap the microphone icon on the right side of the chat input field.
If this is your first time using dictation, you'll need to select your preferred language. You can change this later in Settings.
Dictate your prompt.
Tap the arrow icon to send your prompt.
To cancel without sending, tap the "X" icon.
Your prompt will automatically appear as text in the chat window. Claude will respond to your prompt in text format.
Supported languages
Dictation is currently available in these languages:
English
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Change your language settings
To change your speech input language:
Tap your initials in the upper right corner.
Select “Speech Input Language.”
Choose your preferred language from the dropdown.
Data privacy
By default, after converting your speech input to text, we delete your audio recording. Your prompt is saved as text in your chat history.
On Free, Pro, Max, and Ultra plans, you can choose to share your dictation recordings to help us improve dictation and voice mode. Learn more in Share your voice recordings with Anthropic.
Learn more about our privacy practices by visiting our Privacy Policy and Privacy Center.
