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[FEATURE]: Clickable microphone button in OpenCode Desktop app #37742
Description
OpenCode Desktop (the GUI app, not the terminal TUI) has no mouse-clickable
mic button for voice input. Right now voice input only exists as TUI
keybind plugins (e.g. opencode-voice using ctrl+r), which don't apply to
the Desktop app's mouse-driven interface at all.
Requested: a mic icon/button next to the prompt input in OpenCode Desktop
that:
- Toggles recording on click (click to start, click to stop — or
press-and-hold) - Transcribes locally (whisper.cpp) or via configurable provider
- Inserts the transcribed text into the prompt box, same as typing
This is standard in comparable tools (Claude Code has hold-to-talk; other
AI coding assistants have visible mic buttons in their GUI). Related
TUI-side request: #35219
Why: Desktop app users are mouse/GUI-first by definition — that's why
they're using Desktop instead of the TUI. A keybind-only voice solution
doesn't fit that workflow. A visible button is also more discoverable
than a keybind for anyone who doesn't read the docs.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Jul 19, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
Please review those issues and consider adding your comments or upvotes there instead of opening a new request.
x-lixu commentedon Aug 6, 2026
While a native mic button is being considered, there's an external option worth knowing about: qwen-audio-agent connects to OpenCode over ACP (stdio) as a realtime full-duplex voice frontend — click-free push-to-talk isn't needed because it runs always-on with a local wake word and barge-in, on the macOS desktop app, TUI, or web UI. It goes beyond dictation: you speak, the agent works, and you can interrupt it mid-speech. It's listed in the official ACP clients registry.
Disclosure: I'm a maintainer of qwen-audio-agent. Mentioning it because it's a working answer for people who want voice-driven OpenCode today, regardless of whether this feature lands natively.
shlomoe26 commentedon Sep 10, 2026
I would really like to see a proper voice mode in OpenCode Desktop.
It would be great to have a microphone button directly in the chat, allowing users to speak their prompts instead of typing them. Ideally.
A push-to-talk option (for example, holding a key or clicking the microphone) would also be great to avoid accidental recordings.
I think voice interaction would be a really valuable addition to OpenCode Desktop.
ill-yes commentedon Sep 16, 2026
Upvote 🔝✅
neriousy commentedon Oct 1, 2026
Closing as a duplicate of #33300. Same request: voice input (microphone button) in the Desktop app. Tracking in #33300.