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

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latest/edge 0.16.2

Install latest/edge of Vocalinux

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install vocalinux --edge
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

Vocalinux is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* vocalinux

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### License

* AGPL-3.0-only

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### Last updated

* 6 September 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/vocalinux#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/vocalinux#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/vocalinux#tab-security)

#### 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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## Install Vocalinux on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/centos)

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

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vocalinux/ubuntu)