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🎙️Cursor Dictation

Dictating into the context window or into your notes and documents

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Cursor Dictation lets you use your voice to write and edit directly in your notes, documents, or context window — no typing needed

🎯 What It Does

  • Speak naturally, and your words will appear wherever your cursor is placed — whether that’s inside a document, a note, or the context window.

  • You can edit, add, or replace text using voice commands, making it easy to stay hands-free and focused.

  • Dictation appears live and self-corrects as the full phrase is understood — so don’t worry if things look off mid-sentence.

🗣️ Available Voice Commands

Here’s a list of supported voice commands to help you format, edit, and control dictation efficiently:

Command

What it does

“New line”

Moves the cursor to a new line

"New paragraph"

Moves the cursor to a new paragrah (new line with a space in-between the previous location)

"period"

Inserts a .

"comma"

Inserts a ,

"colon"

Inserts a :

"question mark"

Inserts a ?

"exclamation mark"

Inserts a !

💡 Numbers will be transcribed as numerals automatically, so saying “ninety nine” will give you 99

🛠️ Troubleshooting

  • Not hearing you or getting an error? Make sure your microphone is connected and enabled in your browser settings. Try refreshing the browser after enabling the microphone

  • Still having issues? Reach out to support, and we’ll get you sorted

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