HeyWillow/willow
Open source, local, and self-hosted Amazon Echo/Google Home competitive Voice Assistant alternative
- Stars
- 3.1k
- Forks
- 130
- Open issues
- 23
- Last push
- 21d ago
About willow
willow is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by HeyWillow, written mainly in C. Open source, local, and self-hosted Amazon Echo/Google Home competitive Voice Assistant alternative. It has 3.1k GitHub stars and 130 forks, and was last updated 21d ago. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- C
- Stars
- 3,128
- Last update
- 21d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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willow FAQ
Is willow free?
Yes. willow is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does willow run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does willow need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is willow still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 21d ago and has 23 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to willow?
Similar free, open-source tools include transformers, faster-whisper, vosk-api, Speech.