Dictate into Claude Code on Mac
Yes. You can dictate into Claude Code on a Mac with Super Notch. Focus Claude Code's prompt, hold Right Option, and speak. Type writes the words there with Phonon 2 on your Mac; you review and send. Type needs no STT API key and spends no model tokens. Claude Code also has its own /voice command: per Anthropic's docs, /voice streams audio to Anthropic and needs a Claude.ai account. Super Notch does not replace Claude Code; it can also find and resume Claude Code sessions from session cards in the notch. Apple silicon, macOS 14+. $20 first Mac / $10 extra, one-time; dictation $0/mo after you buy.
What Super Notch does here
- Type into the focused field: a Claude Code chat, a Cursor prompt, a reply, or a document.
- On-device recognition. Your audio stays on your Mac after setup. No STT API key.
- No tokens. Type doesn't call Grok or OpenAI.
- Claude Code sessions in the notch. Find, monitor, and resume Claude Code sessions from session cards. Super Notch returns you to the session in its original tool.
How to dictate into Claude Code
- Install Super Notch and grant microphone and accessibility permissions.
- Pick Phonon 2 in Settings → Type.
- Click into Claude Code's prompt.
- Hold Right Option, speak, release.
- Review the text, then press Enter in Claude Code yourself.
Claude Code /voice vs Super Notch Type
| Claude Code /voice | Super Notch Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Where audio is processed | Streamed to Anthropic's servers (per Anthropic docs) | On your Mac (Phonon 2) |
| Account needed | Claude.ai account. Not available with an Anthropic API key, Bedrock, Agent Platform, or Foundry (per Anthropic docs) | No STT API key. Super Notch license |
| Where it works | Claude Code CLI and VS Code extension. Not in SSH or cloud sessions (per Anthropic docs) | Any focused field on your Mac |
| Languages | 20 listed languages (per Anthropic docs) | English (Phonon 2). Whisper remains available for other languages |
| Token use | Doesn't consume Claude messages or tokens (per Anthropic) | Doesn't spend model tokens |
| Extra cost | Included with Claude.ai sign-in (per Anthropic) | Included with Super Notch. $0/mo after you buy |
Claude Code /voice details from code.claude.com/docs/en/voice-dictation, checked October 2026. Those rows are Anthropic's claims, not Super Notch claims.
Requirements and price
Super Notch runs on an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or newer. Voice features need microphone and accessibility permissions. It's $20 for your first Mac and $10 for each additional Mac, paid once. Not a monthly subscription. Type dictation is $0/mo after you buy and spends no model tokens. Talk and Chat use your Grok or OpenAI plan, or Apple Intelligence on supported Macs.
When /voice is enough
- You only dictate inside Claude Code and you're signed in with Claude.ai.
- You dictate in one of /voice's non-English languages (per Anthropic's list of 20).
FAQ
Can I dictate into Claude Code on a Mac?
Yes. Focus Claude Code's prompt, hold Right Option, and Super Notch Type writes the words there. You review and send.
How does Claude Code /voice differ from Super Notch Type?
Per Anthropic's docs, /voice streams audio to Anthropic, needs a Claude.ai account, and lists 20 languages. Type is Phonon 2 on your Mac: focus the field, hold Right Option, speak, then you review and send. Phonon 2 is English; Whisper remains available for other languages.
Does Super Notch Type send my audio to the cloud?
No. Phonon recognition runs on your Mac after setup. Talk is different: it sends the transcript to the brain you chose.
Can Super Notch resume my Claude Code sessions?
Yes. Pick the session card in the notch and Super Notch returns you to that Claude Code session in its original tool.
Does Super Notch replace Claude Code?
No. Claude Code stays the place the agent codes. Super Notch is the notch, the HUD, and the voice surface beside it.
Does dictating into Claude Code use model tokens?
No. Type doesn't call Grok or OpenAI, so it spends no model tokens.