Voice2Text
Voice-to-text for VS Code. Press a shortcut, speak, text appears at your cursor. Works in editors, Copilot chat, search boxes — anywhere you can type.
Powered by Groq Whisper API (free tier available).
Setup
- Get a free API key at console.groq.com/keys
- In VS Code, go to File → Preferences → Settings (oppure premi
Ctrl+,)
- In the search bar at the top, type voice2text
- You will see the Voice2Text settings: paste your API key in the Api Key field
- (Optional) Change the Language dropdown to your preferred language
ffmpeg is installed automatically on first use — no manual setup needed.
Usage
- Press
Ctrl+Alt+V to start recording (status bar turns red)
- Press
Ctrl+Alt+V again to stop — audio is sent to Groq and text appears at your cursor
- You can also click the microphone icon in the status bar
Settings
All settings are in File → Preferences → Settings, search voice2text:
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
| Api Key |
— |
Your Groq API key (required) |
| Language |
English |
Transcription language (dropdown) |
| Model |
whisper-large-v3-turbo |
Whisper model |
Keyboard Shortcut
Default: Ctrl+Alt+V (Cmd+Alt+V on Mac).
To change it: go to File → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts, search voice2text, and set your preferred key.
Commands
- Voice2Text: Start Recording — start recording
- Voice2Text: Stop Recording — stop recording and transcribe
- Voice2Text: Send Feedback — open email to report issues
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85+
- A microphone
- Internet connection (for Groq API)
License
MIT
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