jaredrhod/backtalk
Talk to your Claude Code agent out loud. Hold a key, speak, and it answers in a real voice about a second later, with all its tools and its own personality. The hearing and the voice run on free local
- Stars
- 88
- Forks
- 98
- Open issues
- 37
- Last push
- 1mo ago
backtalk star history
+3 this week
About backtalk
backtalk is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by jaredrhod, written mainly in Python. Talk to your Claude Code agent out loud. Hold a key, speak, and it answers in a real voice about a second later, with all its tools and its own personality. The hearing and the voice run on free local. It has 88 GitHub stars and 98 forks, and was last updated 1mo ago. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 88
- Last update
- 1mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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backtalk FAQ
Can I use backtalk commercially?
With conditions. AGPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but if you modify it or build on it, even as a web service, your code must also be released under AGPL. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is backtalk free?
Yes. backtalk is open source and free to use. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does backtalk run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, backtalk works on macOS.
Does backtalk need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is backtalk still maintained?
It was last updated 1mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to backtalk?
Similar free, open-source tools include voicebox, Speech, VoiceStudio, whisper.cpp.
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