lmacan1/talktype
Push-to-talk voice typing for your terminal. Local Whisper, cross-platform.
- Stars
- 60
- Forks
- 14
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 7mo ago
talktype star history
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About talktype
talktype is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by lmacan1, written mainly in Python. Push-to-talk voice typing for your terminal. Local Whisper, cross-platform. It has 60 GitHub stars and 14 forks, and was last updated 7mo ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 60
- Last update
- 7mo 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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talktype FAQ
Can I use talktype commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is talktype free?
Yes. talktype is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does talktype run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, talktype works on macOS.
Does talktype need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is talktype still maintained?
It was last updated 7mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to talktype?
Similar free, open-source tools include voicebox, VoiceStudio, faster-whisper, VoxCPM.
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