Claude Code now has a voice mode for programmers

Anthropic has launched a voice mode in Claude Code, an AI assistant for programmers. The new feature allows users to control the process of writing and editing code using voice commands, making the workflow more hands-free and conversational.

Tarik Shihipar, an engineer at Anthropic, announced the gradual rollout of the feature. According to him, the voice mode is currently available to approximately 5% of users, with a broader release planned for the coming weeks.

To enable voice mode, users simply need to enter the /voice command, after which they can speak their requests—for example, "refactor the authentication middleware"—and Claude Code will execute the task.

It remains unclear whether there are limits on the number of voice requests or any technical constraints. It is also unknown whether third-party voice technologies were used, such as those from ElevenLabs, with which Anthropic had previously held discussions.

Anthropic launched voice mode for the standard Claude chatbot as early as May of last year, where the feature was designed for users' everyday tasks.

The market for AI programming assistants remains highly competitive: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and solutions from Google and OpenAI are all vying for developers' attention. Nevertheless, Claude Code remains one of the most popular tools on the market.

In February, Anthropic reported that the annual run-rate revenue for Claude Code exceeded $2.5 billion—a figure more than double that at the beginning of 2026. The number of weekly active users also doubled since January.

The Claude mobile app also saw significant growth: after the company decided to stop providing its technology to the Department of Defense for internal surveillance and autonomous weapons, the app topped the App Store charts in the United States, surpassing ChatGPT.

Source: Tech Crunch