[BUG] Press Spacebar for Voice to Text on Claude Desktop Code is not working
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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 20, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Pressing Spacebar on the keyboard to activate Voice to Text transcription is not working on Claude Code Desktop.
What Should Happen?
USer should be able to dictate the message and convert the voice to text.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Clicking the Mic icon I am able dictate the message, however when I use the Spacebar on keyboard it does not work.
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Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Claude 1.32885.1 (a757f5) 2026-08-18T19:00:11.000Z
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
Tried Keybinding to assign different keyboard to activate the Voice to text but didnot work.