Copy That
Voice dictation · Kilo Code
Voice dictation for Kilo Code.
Kilo Code’s voice transcription is experimental and needs FFmpeg and a speech API. Copy That needs neither: press one button on your iPhone or Apple Watch, talk, and the prompt is pasted into Kilo Code on your Mac.
login.ts — auth-service — Visual Studio Code
>Add rate limiting to the /api/login route using our Redis client, return 429 with a Retry-After header, and write a test for it.
Copy that. Pasted into Kilo Code
Kilo Code has experimental voice transcription in its VS Code extension: click the mic or hold ⌘K. It needs FFmpeg, and audio goes through the Kilo Gateway (signed in) or an OpenAI-compatible transcription API you configure. It doesn’t work in remote sessions such as SSH, WSL or dev containers.
As of October 2026.
- No FFmpeg, no experimental flag, no transcription API to configure.
- Works when VS Code is connected over SSH or to a dev container: the text is pasted on your Mac.
- Transcribed on your Mac with Whisper, so no audio goes to a speech service and there’s no speech API key to set up.
- One button on your phone or watch instead of a hotkey, and you can talk from across the room.
- Push.
One button on your Apple Watch or iPhone.
- Talk.
Say the prompt, anywhere, on any network.
- Paste.
Your Mac transcribes it and pastes it into Kilo Code.
- Does Copy That work with Kilo Code?
- Yes. Copy That pastes your transcribed words into whatever app is in front on your Mac, so it works with Kilo Code with no plugin or setup inside Kilo Code.
- Does Kilo Code have voice input?
- Yes, as an experiment in the VS Code extension. It needs FFmpeg and either a Kilo sign-in or your own OpenAI-compatible transcription API.
- Does Kilo Code voice work over SSH or in dev containers?
- No. Kilo’s docs say voice transcription isn’t supported in remote environments. Copy That pastes on your Mac, so it works there too.
- Do my iPhone and Mac need to be on the same Wi-Fi?
- No. Recordings go through your own private iCloud, so your phone can be on cellular in a café while your Mac is at home. The Mac just needs to be awake and online.
- Where is my voice transcribed?
- On your Mac, with Whisper. Audio passes through your own iCloud account and is never sent to a speech-to-text service.
- What does it cost?
- The iPhone and Mac apps are free. The Apple Watch app is a one-time $4.99. There is no subscription.
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