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[Looking for software] voice recognition/dictation application that is FOSS (pawb.social)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Don't really want to give my soul to a tech megacorps, but I do a lot of writing for work and hobbies, and sometimes carpal tunnel gets the best of me.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't know what platform you're using but for desktop linux I use Nerd Dictation and for android I use FUTO Keyboard, both are completely offline and FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Ah sorry. Linux Desktop, yes.

EDIT: I have now tested Nerd Dictation for a bit.

I find it funny how the English model doesn't get a single word wrong, even through my 12 inch thick brazilian accent

.... But the portuguese-brazilian model could barely understand anything I was saying.

More an observation than anything. It amused me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Ah yes, the anglocentrism of software development. I gave up on Google translate years ago because it clearly only catered to English speakers. The other way around was such ham fisted mistranslations with English syntax, it was basically useless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

i believe FUTO keyboard isn't FOSS

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

You are right-ish

They have a source-available license, which allows all modification and redistribution except modification and redistribution with commercial purposes.

How you feel about that is up to you. Personally I feel like allowing commercial usage of the code is actually a major blindspot with the normal FOSS licenses, as it leaves the doors open for TiVoization.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about Speech Note? I have used it for transcription of Zoom calls and it does a pretty good job! GitHub link

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Gave it a shot too (it even has an option to use the same language model as nerd-dictation cited by another poster)

It works. Once again, works very well in english and just gives up in portuguese.

I guess I'll just have to accept that computers are anglo-only tools. [cackles]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I've been looking at Vosk, but haven't found a good client for their API yet. Anyone else?