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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!

by jatinkrmalik · GitHub
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Dictate text into any application on Linux using your voice, without needing an internet connection.

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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 has 544 stars on GitHub. It has been forked 62 times. vocalinux is written mainly in Python. It has been in active development since 2025. vocalinux is available under the GPL-3.0 license. Its main topics are accessibility, dictation, gpu-acceleration, linux.

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What is 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!

Is vocalinux open source?

vocalinux is an open-source project. It is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

Is vocalinux free?

Yes. vocalinux is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it. Its GPL-3.0 license is copyleft: if you distribute a modified version, it must remain under the same license.

What license does vocalinux use?

vocalinux is available under the GPL-3.0 license.

What language is vocalinux written in?

vocalinux is written mainly in Python.

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