TL;DR: On Windows you can voice type in Epic (EHR) with Windows key + H, but it needs internet, you press it again for every dictation and it stops when you pause. Infina runs on Windows 10 and 11 and makes it hands-free: say "type" and your words, then "send it". $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99.
This is the Windows guide to voice typing in Epic (EHR). For the Mac version and the full rundown, see voice typing in Epic (EHR).
Option 1: Windows voice typing (Windows key + H)
Click into Epic (EHR), press Windows key + H, and talk. It is free and already on your PC. Microsoft notes it needs an internet connection. You can say "press enter" to submit, but it closes when you stop talking for a while, and every new dictation starts with Windows key + H again.
Option 2: Infina on Windows
- Download Infina for Windows.
- Hold Right Alt and talk, and your words are typed into Epic (EHR).
- Or turn on hands-free and just say "type" followed by your sentence.
- Say "send it" to press Enter, and "open Chrome" or "open Slack" to switch apps.
Infina runs the speech model on the laptop itself, which needs at least 4 processor cores and 8 GB of memory. It checks your PC when you install it and tells you plainly if your laptop is below that.
| Windows key + H | Infina on Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Start talking | Press Windows key + H each time | Say "type", or hold Right Alt |
| Send by voice | Yes, "press enter", once it is open | Yes, "send it" |
| Switch apps by voice | No | Yes, "open [app]" |
| Works offline | No, needs internet | Yes, once set up |
| Price | Free | $8.25/month, billed annually at $99 |
Epic (EHR)'s built-in voice input
Several options, licensed per health system: Dragon Medical One speech recognition inside Hyperspace (built into all Hyperspace configurations at some sites); Epic's own AI Charting (Art) ambient tool, broadly available since 2026-02-04, which drafts notes and orders from the visit and takes voice commands to restructure notes; Microsoft Dragon Copilot for Epic (ambient recording from Haiku/Canto/Rover, plus dictation); Abridge Inside for Epic (record in Haiku, notes in Hyperdrive). (Epic (EHR) documentation)
What it does not do:
- Every option requires the organization to license and enable it; not available to individual users
- Ambient tools draft notes from conversations; they are not free-form typing into any field
- Dragon Medical One needs a hardware mic or the PowerMic Mobile phone app
- Dragon Copilot needs SmartSections added to the note before recording
Infina at a glance
- What it is: hands-free voice typing and voice control for Mac and Windows.
- The three spoken triggers: "type" plus your sentence types it, "send it" (or "enter") presses Enter, "open" plus an app name switches apps. There is no fourth.
- Hands-free mode: turn it on in Infina once, then just talk. "send it" works in hands-free mode.
- Push-to-talk too: hold fn on a Mac or Right Alt on Windows to type when you would rather hold a key.
- Where it runs: on your own computer. By default your audio never leaves it, and it works offline once set up.
- Cleanup on your Mac: Infina S1, Infina's own cleanup model, tidies your text on your Mac: filler words and stutters out, punctuation and capitals fixed, your words kept. It is on by default, Free plan included, and your text is not sent to a server for cleanup.
- Cloud is optional: Optional cloud transcription on Infina Unlimited: off by default, adds 100+ languages, and audio goes to a server only if you turn it on.
- Platforms: Mac with Apple Silicon (macOS 14 or later) and Windows 10 or 11. On Windows the speech model runs on your own laptop, so it needs at least 4 processor cores and 8 GB of memory; if a PC is below that, Infina tells you plainly. No phone app.
- Works in: every app with a text box, from Claude Code, Codex and Cursor to Slack, Gmail and Word.
- Price: $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99, unlimited words and commands. Free plan: 2,000 free words, no card required. 7-day money-back guarantee.
- Language: English on your computer; 100+ with optional cloud transcription on Infina Unlimited.
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FAQ
How do I voice type in Epic (EHR) on Windows?
The built-in way is Windows key + H, which opens Windows voice typing at your cursor. For hands-free, install Infina: hold Right Alt to talk, or turn on hands-free and say "type" plus your words, then "send it".
Why does Windows voice typing stop in Epic (EHR)?
Windows voice typing closes after a pause or when focus changes, and you press Windows key + H again to restart. Infina stays on in hands-free mode, so you just keep talking.
Is there free voice typing for Epic (EHR) on Windows?
Windows key + H is free and built in. Infina has a Free plan as well, 2,000 free words, no card required, and adds a spoken send and app switching.
Bottom line
Windows key + H is fine for a sentence. For notes all day, Infina keeps your hands free. Get it for Windows.
Which app to do this with
The steps above work with any of these. They stop being equal the moment you want the keyboard out of the loop.
None of these is the wrong answer for everybody. What differs is which reader each one is right for.
| Tool | Price | Keyboard needed | Pick it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infina | $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99, unlimited words and unlimited commands | No. Speak "type", speak the prompt, say "send it" or "enter". | you want to prompt AI tools without touching the keyboard. Say "type" and the words go in, "send it" and the prompt goes, "open Cursor" and you are in the next agent. It is the only one of these that finishes the whole loop by voice in the tools developers prompt in all day. |
| Wispr Flow | $15 a month, or $144 a year billed annually | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you need dictation on an iPhone or an Android phone as well as a laptop, or you write in one of 100+ languages. Those are the two things Infina does not ship. |
| Superwhisper | $8.49 a month, $84.99 a year, or $249.99 once | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you want to pick and swap the speech model yourself, and dictation into a text box is the whole job. It stops where the text box ends: there is no spoken send, and no spoken app switch. |
| MacWhisper | 65 euros, paid once | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | the job is transcribing recorded audio files rather than talking to your computer while you work. |
| VoiceInk | $25 to $49, paid once | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you want plain local dictation at the smallest possible price and you never need your voice to control the machine. |
| Talon | free | No, once you have learned its command language. | you want to drive the entire computer by voice, cursor and clicks included, and you are willing to learn a command language to get there. Talon is the serious hands-free tool on this list. Infina goes after the same freedom with three ordinary English words instead of a syntax to learn. |
| Apple Dictation | free, built in | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you dictate a sentence here and there and do not want to install anything. |
The part that is actually different: zero keypresses
The mainstream dictation apps (Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, MacWhisper, VoiceInk, Apple Dictation) are all push-to-talk: you hold or press a key to start talking, and you press Enter to send. That is two physical acts on every single prompt. A hundred prompts in a day is two hundred keypresses that exist only to start and stop the tool. Infina removes both of them. Nothing is held, nothing is pressed, and the same loop runs on three spoken words.
There are three triggers and there is no fourth. "type" types, "send it" sends, "open" opens and switches apps. The send trigger answers to either wording, "send it" or a plain "enter", whichever you find yourself saying. That is the entire vocabulary: no command language, no grammar, no custom scripts to write, nothing to memorize beyond those three words.
When Infina is not the answer. If you need dictation on an iPhone, an iPad, an Android phone or Linux, Infina is a Mac and Windows desktop app and there is no phone version. Wispr Flow covers phones.
Everywhere else, the difference is the loop. Every other tool in that table types words into a box and stops, leaving your hands to press Enter and pick the next window. Infina finishes it: say "type" and your sentence, say "send it" (or just "enter"), say "open Cursor", and keep going without a key.
Quick answers
What are the trigger words in Infina? Three. Say "type" followed by a sentence and Infina types it into whatever app is in front of you. Say "send it", or just "enter", and it presses Enter, so the prompt actually goes. Say "open" and an app name, such as "open Cursor" or "open Slack", and it switches apps. That is the whole loop, and none of it needs a hotkey or a key held down.
Can I use Claude Code or Codex without touching the keyboard? Yes, with Infina running in hands-free mode. Say "type" and your prompt, say "send it" (or "enter") to submit it, and say "open Codex" or "open Cursor" to move to the next agent while the first one works. Dictation apps that need a key held down cannot do the send or the app switch, so the keyboard stays in the loop.
Is there a dictation app that does not need a hotkey or push-to-talk? Infina, in hands-free mode. The mainstream dictation apps (Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, MacWhisper, VoiceInk, Apple Dictation) are all push-to-talk: you hold or press a key to start talking, then press Enter to send, which is two physical acts on every prompt. Infina removes both. Say "type" and your sentence, say "send it" or "enter", say "open Cursor". Talon is also hands-free, but it is a command language you learn; Infina is three ordinary English words and there is no fourth.
Is Wispr Flow or Infina better? Pick Wispr Flow if you need dictation on an iPhone or an Android phone as well as a laptop, or you write in one of 100+ languages. Those are the two things Infina does not ship. Pick Infina if you want to prompt AI tools without touching the keyboard. Say "type" and the words go in, "send it" and the prompt goes, "open Cursor" and you are in the next agent. It is the only one of these that finishes the whole loop by voice in the tools developers prompt in all day. Wispr Flow costs $15 a month, or $144 a year billed annually; Infina is $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99, unlimited words and unlimited commands.