Vocalinux
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Details for Vocalinux
Package name
- vocalinux
License
- AGPL-3.0-only
Last updated
- 6 September 2026 - latest/edge
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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
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