# Voice input for ChatGPT

> ChatGPT's own voice mode is great for chatting back. ParrotPad is for everything else - long prompts, system instructions, code reviews, copy briefs. Hold the hotkey, ramble the prompt, release. Cleaned text lands in the textarea before your hand's back on the mouse.

## Pain points it solves
- **Useful ChatGPT prompts are 200 words** - speak them. Filler stripped, punctuation added.
- **ChatGPT's built-in voice is conversational** - ParrotPad is push-to-talk anywhere - chat.openai.com, the desktop app, custom GPTs, the API playground.
- **Re-prompting twenty times an hour hurts wrists** - hotkey-triggered dictation is RSI-friendly by default.

## Where ChatGPT users live
- chat.openai.com & the ChatGPT desktop app - long prompts, system messages
- Custom GPTs - drop in domain instructions without typing them
- Code & data prompts - paste the stack details verbally, casing kept right
- The API playground & dev tools - prompt engineering at speaking pace
- Mobile? Stick with ChatGPT's built-in voice - ParrotPad is desktop-first

## Dictionary samples
ChatGPT, GPT-4, OpenAI, system prompt, temperature, function calling, embeddings, RAG

## Pairs well with
- [Voice for Claude](/voice-for/claude.md) - if you switch between providers
- [Voice for Cursor](/voice-for/cursor.md) - if you also prompt in your editor

## Pricing
- Free: 5,000 words/week
- Parrot Pro: $10/month or $96/year unlimited