VocaHQ/vocalinux
Free, open-source, 100% offline voice dictation for Linux. Speak and type anywhere via whisper.cpp, Whisper & VOSK engines, GPU-accelerated, works on X11 + Wayland!
- Stars
- 958
- Forks
- 108
- Open issues
- 12
- Last push
- today
About vocalinux
vocalinux is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by VocaHQ, written mainly in Python. Free, open-source, 100% offline voice dictation for Linux. Speak and type anywhere via whisper.cpp, Whisper & VOSK engines, GPU-accelerated, works on X11 + Wayland!. It has 958 GitHub stars and 108 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 958
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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vocalinux FAQ
Is vocalinux free?
Yes. vocalinux is open source and free to use. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does vocalinux run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does vocalinux need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is vocalinux still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 12 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to vocalinux?
Similar free, open-source tools include GPT-SoVITS, whisper.cpp, VoxCPM, vosk-api.