---
title: Install Vocalinux on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Vocalinux for on Debian - Free offline voice
  dictation for Linux
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/debian
---

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# Install Vocalinux on **Debian**

# Vocalinux

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/debian#install)

#### Free offline voice dictation for Linux

Vocalinux is free voice typing for Linux. Hold a shortcut or toggle dictation, and text lands in almost any app on X11 or Wayland.

Speech recognition runs on your machine after you download a model. No Voca account. No cloud transcription on the default path.

This snap ships the whisper.cpp engine plus VOSK. The optional OpenAI Whisper / PyTorch stack is not bundled (too large for the snap).

Features:

* System tray control and GTK settings
* Offline dictation (models download on first use)
* Microphone capture and short feedback tones
* Text injection via xdotool/xsel (X11/XWayland) and IBus when available

Sandbox notes:

* Global hotkeys need: sudo snap connect vocalinux:raw-input
* Microphone may need: sudo snap connect vocalinux:audio-record
* Config and models live under ~/snap/vocalinux/

Website: <https://vocalinux.com>
Source: <https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux>
Issues: <https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/issues>
License: AGPL-3.0

### Package name

* vocalinux

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### License

* AGPL-3.0-only

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### Last updated

* 27 October 2026 - latest/candidate
* 27 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [vocalinux.com](https://vocalinux.com "https://vocalinux.com")

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### Donations

* [github.com/sponsors/jatinkrmalik](https://github.com/sponsors/jatinkrmalik "https://github.com/sponsors/jatinkrmalik")

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### Source code

* [github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux](https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux "https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/issues](https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/issues "https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Vocalinux

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Vocalinux

To install Vocalinux, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install vocalinux --candidate
```

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