Use your voice in Claude, Codex, and Cursor
When I’m working with a coding assistant, a lot of the work is explaining things.
Here’s what I want. Here’s what went wrong. Here’s the thing you must not change. Actually, let me explain that last part again.
I use Vokk to say those instructions out loud instead of typing them. It’s speech to text for Mac: hold a key, talk, release, and the text appears where you’re typing.
How to use it
- Download Vokk and move it to Applications.
- Follow the setup prompts, including microphone and Accessibility permissions and the initial transcription-model download.
- Open the text field where you normally write to your coding assistant.
- Hold your configured Vokk shortcut, speak, and release it.
- Read the transcript, fix anything that needs fixing, and send it yourself.
Vokk works through the focused text field on your Mac. You don’t need to connect it to your AI account or install a Vokk extension in each coding tool.
Use the Claude or ChatGPT message box, a Codex prompt, or Cursor’s chat input. In a terminal, make sure the coding assistant’s prompt is focused. Check where the text landed before pressing Enter.
Say the context you might otherwise leave out
Here’s an example of the kind of instruction I mean:
Let’s build a simple website for Vokk.ai. Use Inter, no gradients, and no italics. Keep the pricing visible near the top. Before you change anything, show me what you’re planning.
That’s an example prompt.
The useful part isn’t a particular word count. It’s being able to explain the request without stopping to type every sentence. You can add a constraint, describe an awkward interaction, or explain why an earlier attempt missed the point.
Keep exact details exact
Voice is useful for explaining a problem. A keyboard is still useful for a file path, an identifier, or a command where one character matters.
I’d rather paste an error message than read it aloud. The same goes for code that the assistant needs to inspect literally. Use speech for the explanation around it.
Before sending, check numbers, names, negations, and instructions such as “don’t deploy.” A transcription error in one of those can matter more than a whole paragraph of fluent text.
Why Vokk doesn’t rewrite the prompt first
I want to decide what the coding assistant receives. Vokk transcribes my speech without a separate AI rewriting pass. If I want the assistant to organize the result or ask me clarifying questions, I can request that in the conversation.
The editing decision stays with me.
One shortcut for the rest of the day
The same workflow also works for an email, an issue description, or a message to a colleague. You’re using a Mac text-input tool, rather than a feature tied to one AI service.
If the voice input already available in your chosen app does everything you need, you may not need another tool. Vokk is for people who want the same speech-to-text workflow across their Mac apps.
Try it on your own work
Vokk runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 13.3 or later. Try it free for 14 days, with no card required. After that, it’s $1.50 a month or $12 a year, including up to three Macs. Your AI service subscriptions are separate.
Download Vokk. Try a real prompt and see whether you prefer saying it.
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By Adam, maker of Vokk. Vokk is an independent app, not affiliated with the makers of Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, or Cursor.