Add Russian language support for voice input in desktop app
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Problem Statement
The Claude Code desktop app currently does not support Russian language for voice input, while languages like Indonesian (~200M speakers) are supported. Russian has ~255–260 million speakers worldwide — not only in Russia, but across post-Soviet states (Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Baltics) and diaspora communities in Israel, Germany, USA, Thailand, and elsewhere.
Current state on Windows desktop app:
/voice slash command is not recognized ("/voice isn't a recognized command here. Some commands only work in the Claude Code terminal.")
Win + H (Windows Voice Typing) does not work inside the desktop app's input field
No language selector for voice input is visible in settings
Result: Russian-speaking users on Windows have no working voice input path inside the app.
Proposed Solution
Add Russian as a supported language for voice input in the Claude Code desktop app (Windows/macOS).
Expose /voice or an equivalent voice-input button in the desktop app UI, not only in the terminal.
Add a language selector so users can pick their preferred transcription language.
Alternative Solutions
Win + H — does not work inside the desktop app input field.
Third-party tools (Vibe, Wispr Flow) — work but require separate installation and are not integrated.
Dictating in browser and copy-pasting — high friction.
Priority
Critical - Blocking my work
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
OS: Windows 11 Pro
App: Claude Code desktop (Windows)
Claude Code version: Last 04/18/2026
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It technically works, but the experience is unsatisfactory, especially when switching between English and Russian layouts (Win + H transcribes speech based on the currently active layout). It lags at times and fails to recognize English words when speaking in Russian.
I switched from ChatGPT to the Claude ecosystem, but I still occasionally go back to ChatGPT just for transcription. I suspect many users run into the same problem. Resolving this would help prevent users from leaking back.
+1 on this — same problem on macOS (Tahoe).
Russian dictation already works in the Claude mobile apps (iOS/Android), so the language selector and the transcription engine clearly exist on Anthropic's side. The desktop app just doesn't expose a language option, so the mic button always transcribes as English even when speaking Russian (output comes out as garbled English).
Since the Russian model is already shipping on mobile, bringing the same language selector to the desktop app should be mostly a UI/config change rather than new infrastructure. Would be a big quality-of-life win for Russian-speaking users on macOS and Windows.
+1 Same problem, win 11
+1 on macOS. Speaking Russian into the mic button in the desktop app produces garbled English words. I've added Russian to macOS Dictation settings and switched the keyboard layout to Russian — no effect, since the in-app mic doesn't use system dictation. There's no language selector for voice input anywhere in the app's settings. System dictation (Fn Fn) into the same input field transcribes Russian correctly, so this is specific to the built-in mic.
This thread is about voice, but do also take a look at the UI localisation tool in Claude Desktop
https://github.com/alphavector/claude-desktop-ru