n0an/VivaDicta
iOS & watchOS speech-to-text app with AI voice keyboard, on-device RAG, and chat with your notes - powered by Apple Foundation Models, WhisperKit, NVIDIA Parakeet, and 20+ AI providers
- Stars
- 135
- Forks
- 16
- Open issues
- 4
- Last push
- 1d ago
VivaDicta star history
+1 this week
About VivaDicta
VivaDicta is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by n0an, written mainly in Swift. iOS & watchOS speech-to-text app with AI voice keyboard, on-device RAG, and chat with your notes - powered by Apple Foundation Models, WhisperKit, NVIDIA Parakeet, and 20+ AI providers. It has 135 GitHub stars and 16 forks, and was last updated 1d 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
- Swift
- Stars
- 135
- Last update
- 1d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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VivaDicta FAQ
Can I use VivaDicta 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 VivaDicta free?
Yes. VivaDicta is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does VivaDicta run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, VivaDicta works on macOS.
Does VivaDicta need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is VivaDicta still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 1d ago and has 4 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to VivaDicta?
Similar free, open-source tools include Speech, whisper.cpp, whisper, mlx-audio.
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