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Claude CodePrivateTranscribeCoding & Dev2026-10-11

Dictate Claude Code prompts with local Whisper so text lands at the cursor

PrivateTranscribe Ctrl+Space demo art from @_Julsgaard_'s video

@_Julsgaard_ stopped typing Claude Code prompts. They hold Ctrl+Space, speak, and local Whisper on their Windows PC drops the text at the cursor. They open-sourced it as PrivateTranscribe (GitHub + Windows download in the reply). Demo video is in the post.

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What you get

Spoken prompts transcribed locally and pasted at the cursor in Claude Code, Cursor or Codex.

Tools

  • PrivateTranscribe (Windows)
  • Claude Code, Cursor or Codex
  • A mic

Time / cost: Author: speak a prompt instead of typing it

Steps

  1. Install from the GitHub repo or Windows download the author linked.
  2. Leave Whisper on-device unless you opt into cloud.
  3. Hotkey → speak → hotkey; review text before Enter.
  4. Do not dictate secrets you would not type.

Copy-ready prompt

(Spoken) In this repo, fix the failing typecheck in [PATH], keep the public API stable, and show me the diff before committing.

Prompt written by AgentPlays, based on @_Julsgaard_’s post. Check the output yourself and approve before anything is sent or bought.

Watch out: Windows-only as posted. Review transcribed text before sending prompts that can edit code.

Proof / source

Self-reported Author's public X post and reply linking GitHub PrivateTranscribe/PrivateTranscribe (Oct 11, 2026).

In their words

I don't type my Claude Code prompts anymore. I just say them. Ctrl+Space, say it, Ctrl+Space. The text lands where my cursor is. Whisper runs on my own PC. I built it for myself. It's free and open source now, so grab it if you're on Windows.

— @_Julsgaard_ on X

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