Tap the mic icon on the input bar, speak your prompt, and stop. The audio is transcribed and sent as a routine request.
When voice is better than text
Long or nuanced prompts — easier to say than type
While moving — changing, walking to the gym, between sets
Describing how you feel — "My hamstrings are sore from yesterday and I want something gentle that still moves."
Tips for clean transcription
Speak naturally, not slowly — normal pace works best
Quiet environments help; background noise is the usual culprit when transcription is off
Short pauses between clauses are fine; long silences end the recording
You don't need to dictate punctuation
What if the transcription is wrong
If the transcribed prompt misses something important, you can edit the routine after it generates — see Editing a routine by talking to it. Or tap the mic again and re-record.
Size limits
Voice prompts are capped around 9 MB, which is roughly a couple of minutes of speech. In practice, you'll never hit that — good prompts are usually under 20 seconds.
Privacy
Audio is sent to our server for transcription, then discarded. We don't keep the recording — only the transcribed text, which becomes part of your routine's prompt history. See What data we collect and why.