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Verba

The Developer's Dictation Extension — Voice dictation with AI-powered post-processing for VS Code.

Visual Studio Marketplace Installs License: MIT Platform

Verba records speech via your microphone, transcribes it with Deepgram Nova-3, and post-processes the transcript with Claude — all directly inside VS Code. Filler words are removed, sentences are smoothed, and the result is inserted at your cursor position.

Verba Dictation Workflow

Key Features

  • Dictation in Editor and Terminal — Cmd+Shift+D (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+D (Windows/Linux) starts and stops recording. Text is inserted contextually in the editor or terminal.
  • Prompt Templates — 8 built-in templates including 3 context-aware ones (Code Comment, Explain Code, Claude Code Prompt). Templates control how Claude post-processes the transcript.
  • Template Auto-Reuse — Your last template is remembered automatically. Switch anytime with Cmd+Alt+T.
  • Fully Configurable — Templates are defined in settings.json and freely extensible.
  • Bring Your Own Key — Use your own OpenAI and Anthropic API keys. No subscription costs, full data control.
  • Cross-Platform — Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows with platform-specific audio backends.