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title: Voice Mode
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description: Speak to OpenChamber and hear replies read aloud.
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---
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# Voice Mode
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Voice mode lets you dictate messages and have replies read back to you. Turn it on at **Settings → OpenChamber → Voice**.
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## Reading replies aloud (text-to-speech)
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Pick how replies are spoken:
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- **browser** — your browser's built-in voices, no setup
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- **OpenAI** — OpenAI's voices; paste your API key and pick a voice
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- **OpenAI-compatible** — any service that speaks the OpenAI format; enter its URL and, if it needs one, an API key
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- **macOS say** — the built-in `say` command, on Macs that have it
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Once on, you get a play button on messages to hear them read aloud.
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## Dictating messages (speech-to-text)
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Pick how your speech is transcribed:
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- **browser** — your browser's built-in recognition, no setup
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- **server** — an OpenAI-compatible transcription service; enter its URL and, if needed, an API key
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- **on-device** — a speech model that runs in your browser and downloads the first time you use it
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## A note for phones
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For reading replies aloud on a phone, the OpenAI or OpenAI-compatible options are the most reliable — mobile browsers limit the built-in voices.
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## Related
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- [Notifications](/notifications/) — get pinged instead of listening
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- [Providers, Models & Agents](/providers/) — where your OpenAI key may already live
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