Card #479 · OpenAI Platform & APIs
Voice transcription button missing in Codex App
The microphone icon and voice dictation functionality have disappeared from the Codex composer on both macOS and Windows. Users report that standard shortcuts like Ctrl + M no longer work, and the issue persists despite reinstalling the app and verifying microphone permissions.
Pain score
0.17/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.40distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency1.00freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement1.00upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization0.50willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 4 verified quotes
The microphone / voice dictation button is missing from the composer. Holding Ctrl + M does not start dictation.
This is not mentioned anywhere and it’s a core feature that I use all the time.
The microphone icon is no longer visible in the Codex composer. The official shortcut Ctrl + M does not start dictation.
There is no microphone icon anymore
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