jatinkrmalik/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!
Vocalinux is a free, offline voice dictation application for Linux users, helping you type by speaking into any application on your desktop. It takes your spoken words as input and outputs them as text, allowing you to control documents, emails, or forms with your voice. This tool is ideal for anyone on Linux who wants to improve their productivity or accessibility by using voice commands instead of typing.
188 stars. Available on PyPI.
Use this if you need a reliable, private, and fully offline voice-to-text solution for your Linux desktop that works across all your applications.
Not ideal if you primarily use Windows or macOS, as this application is specifically built for Linux.
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188
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Python
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GPL-3.0
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Mar 18, 2026
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