JompterHow do I use speech to text with Claude Code?
Jompter gives Claude Code free speech to text on a Mac. Hold Right ⌘, describe the bug the way you would to a colleague, and let go: the words are typed straight into the terminal Claude Code runs in. Transcription runs on Apple Silicon with Whisper, Parakeet or Nemotron, so it works offline and does not depend on how Claude Code signs in. That matters because Claude Code's own /voice command streams your audio to Anthropic's servers and needs a Claude.ai account; it is not available when Claude Code runs on an API key, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud or Microsoft Foundry. Jompter also carries what words cannot: an annotated screenshot or a screen recording joins the same prompt, and over MCP Claude Code reads the whole prompt and ticks off its to-dos. Dictation, prompts and the MCP hand-off are free and unlimited; it needs Apple Silicon and macOS 13 or later.
Jompter with Claude Code
Hold the hotkey and your words are typed straight into the terminal Claude Code runs in; screenshots and recordings drag in as files.
It asks before each tool it has not seen, and Jompter’s server has 37. One rule, "allow": ["mcp__jompter"] in ~/.claude/settings.json, covers the whole server.
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Jompter with Claude Code.
The questions developers ask before trying Jompter.
Yes. Run /voice in the Claude Code CLI, then hold Space to talk. Claude Code streams the audio to Anthropic's servers for transcription, and it only works when you sign in with a Claude.ai account. Jompter is the on-device option: hold Right ⌘ and your words are typed into the terminal, transcribed on your Mac.
Claude Code's docs list the usual causes. "Voice mode requires a Claude.ai account" means you are signed in with an API key, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud or Microsoft Foundry; run /login with a Claude.ai account. "Microphone access is denied" means your terminal needs microphone permission in System Settings, Privacy & Security, Microphone. Voice also does not work over SSH or in cloud sessions. Jompter has none of these limits because it types into the terminal from your Mac.
On a Mac, copy the screenshot and press Ctrl+V in the Claude Code prompt (Cmd+V in iTerm2). It appears as an [Image #1] chip you can refer to. With Jompter, press ⌘⇧S, mark it up, and it travels in the same prompt as your words; over MCP, Claude Code reads the screenshot itself.
Not in Local mode. Whisper, Parakeet and Nemotron run on-device, so dictation works with no internet connection. Claude Code's own /voice streams audio to Anthropic's servers for transcription.
Jompter's MCP panel gives you one command to run in a terminal. Claude Code asks before each tool it has not seen, so add "allow": ["mcp__jompter"] to ~/.claude/settings.json to cover the whole server.
Yes, on your Mac. Dictation, prompts, the MCP hand-off, transforms, translation and Speak are free and unlimited. The heavier features are free within limits — 20 screenshots a day, 5 screen recordings, 3 boards and one 10-minute Remote session a day — and a $99 one-time license removes every limit.