evancohen/sonus
:speech_balloon: /so.nus/ STT (speech to text) for Node with offline hotword detection
- Stars
- 639
- Forks
- 74
- Open issues
- 31
- Last push
- 1mo ago
About sonus
sonus is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by evancohen, written mainly in JavaScript. :speech_balloon: /so.nus/ STT (speech to text) for Node with offline hotword detection. It has 639 GitHub stars and 74 forks, and was last updated 1mo ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 639
- Last update
- 1mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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sonus FAQ
Is sonus free?
Yes. sonus is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does sonus run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, sonus works on macOS.
Does sonus need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is sonus still maintained?
It was last updated 1mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to sonus?
Similar free, open-source tools include GPT-SoVITS, VoxCPM, Speech, vosk-api.