🌐 Speech Language Switcher

Switch your VS Code speech language with a single click!

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Overview • Features • Usage • Languages • Contributing

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A lightweight VS Code extension that provides quick access to switch the accessibility.voice.speechLanguage setting. Perfect for users who work in multiple languages or need to quickly adjust their speech accessibility settings.

✨ Why use this extension? If you're using Copilot with the VS Code Speech Plugin for multiple languages (e.g., German and English), the plugin's auto-detection often fails, requiring manual language switches. This extension provides a quick status bar icon to change speech languages effortlessly, instead of navigating through settings.

• ✅ Zero Configuration - Works out-of-the-box with no setup required
• 🎨 Seamless Integration - Positioned conveniently near the Copilot icon
• 🔒 Persistent Settings - Your language choice is saved in VS Code settings
• ⚡ Lightweight - Minimal performance impact on your editor

1. Click the globe icon (🌐) in the status bar (right side, positioned near the Copilot icon)
2. Select your desired speech language from the quick pick menu
3. Done! The setting updates automatically and the status bar reflects your choice

You can configure custom keyboard shortcuts to switch between languages quickly. Open your keybindings.json file (File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts > Open Keyboard Shortcuts JSON) and add entries like this:

{
  "key": "ctrl+alt+e",
  "command": "speechLanguageSwitch.switchToLanguage",
  "args": "en-US"
},
{
  "key": "ctrl+alt+d",
  "command": "speechLanguageSwitch.switchToLanguage",
  "args": "de-DE"
},
{
  "key": "ctrl+alt+f",
  "command": "speechLanguageSwitch.switchToLanguage",
  "args": "fr-FR"
}

Replace the key value with your preferred keyboard shortcut and the args value with any supported language code from the list below.

The extension supports a comprehensive range of speech languages:

Want to contribute? We'd love your help!

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/vscode-speech-language-switch.git
   cd vscode-speech-language-switch

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start development

   • Press F5 or go to Run → Start Debugging
   • A new VS Code window will open with the extension loaded

4. Build the extension

   npm run compile