Add voiceLanguage setting for /voice transcription
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 13, 2026 by hbk4k8 Closed Mar 17, 2026
Feature Request
Problem
/voice mode always transcribes in English regardless of the spoken language. Users speaking Romanian (or any non-English language) get English transcriptions, which distorts the input.
Proposed Solution
Add a voiceLanguage setting to settings.json:
{
"voiceLanguage": "ro"
}
This should pass the language code to the Whisper transcription model, which already supports 99 languages including Romanian.
Alternatives Considered
- Windows Speech Recognition language settings — doesn't influence Claude Code's transcription
- Speaking in the target language and hoping context is understood — works partially but unreliable
Use Case
Non-English speaking users (Romanian, Spanish, French, German, etc.) who want to use voice mode in their native language for faster interaction with Claude Code.
Environment
- Claude Code on Windows 11
- Voice mode enabled
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