Talking to Claude (Voice Mode)
Sometimes the fastest input is your voice. Voice mode lets you talk to Claude and hear or read its replies — great for capturing ideas, thinking out loud, or using Claude hands-free.
What it's good for
- Capturing ideas on the move — narrate a messy thought; ask Claude to structure it.
- Hands-free moments — walking, commuting, cooking.
- Practising and brainstorming — a back-and-forth feels natural out loud.
- Accessibility — speaking can be easier than typing for many people (see Accessibility).
Getting started
- Open the Claude app (typically the mobile app; availability varies — see the note above).
- Start a voice conversation from the chat screen.
- Speak naturally; pause when you're done. Claude responds, and a transcript is saved to the chat so you can revisit or copy it.
- You can usually switch between push-to-talk and hands-free styles, and it's multilingual — speak the language you think in.
Tips for good voice results
- Front-load the ask. "Help me outline a wedding speech — three minutes, warm and funny" works better than meandering.
- Say the format you want. "Give me five bullet points" — otherwise spoken replies can ramble.
- Use it to draft, the screen to refine. Capture by voice, then tidy the text in the same chat.
:::tip Voice in, text out A powerful workflow: brain-dump by voice, then type "turn that into a clean email" — the transcript becomes your raw material. :::