Usage

How to use push-to-talk voice drafting effectively across Windows AI workflows.

Input mode

Push-to-talk voice drafting

Hold Right Alt or your configured hotkey to record. Drafted text inserts at the cursor when you release. This is the primary mode because it keeps you in direct control over when each voice draft lands.

Voice + image workflows

Bug triage

Speak the debugging request, then paste the screenshot of the error or broken state into Claude or ChatGPT where supported.

UI implementation

Paste the mockup, dictate the implementation constraints, then send the combined prompt into your AI workflow.

Terminal capture handoff

Attach the terminal screenshot for context, then draft the exact fix or review request by voice.

Need the full image workflow details? See the image paste guide.

Best practices

Lock the target window before starting if you want voice insertion pinned to a specific terminal or app.
Speak complete instructions or prompts instead of single words. Natural phrasing usually transcribes better.
For shell commands, review the drafted text before sending. Flags, paths, and numbers are the most common mistakes to catch.
For image workflows, copy the screenshot first, focus the supported composer, then paste after the voice draft is ready.
If a target app does not accept manual clipboard image paste in that field, PromptPaste image paste is unlikely to work there either.
Use voice for drafting and the keyboard for navigation, shortcuts, and final edits. Hybrid use is faster than forcing everything through one input mode.

Example workflows

Short terminal command

kubectl get pods -n production

AI prompt (Codex CLI / Claude Code)

Add error handling to the fetchUserData function in src/api/users.ts.
Wrap the database call in try/catch and throw a typed UserFetchError.
Do not change the function signature.

Voice + image workflow

1. Copy the screenshot or mockup to the clipboard.
2. Focus the supported AI composer.
3. Dictate the request with PromptPaste.
4. Trigger PromptPaste image paste.
5. Confirm the image landed before sending.