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Walt Mankowski via plug on 20 Apr 2026 07:24:24 -0700
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Re: [PLUG] Type with your voice on Linux using this Whisper-based app
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- From: Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
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- Subject: Re: [PLUG] Type with your voice on Linux using this Whisper-based app
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:24:19 -0400
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Even though it says that the model works offline, with on-device
transcription, I'd still be cautious using this. The github project
says it has optional text polishing with LLMs like Anthropic, Google,
and OpenAI, and then everything you say is going out into the cloud.
Walt
On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 09:46:55AM -0400, jeffv via plug wrote:
> Type with your voice on Linux using this Whisper-based app
>
> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/speed-of-sound-linux-voice-typing-app
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> It’s able to simulate type via the XDG Desktop Portal. Per the project docs,
> this works with all major desktop environments including GNOME and KDE as
> well as on both X11 and Wayland. The app nudges you to give it relevant
> permissions when you run it.
>
> Speed of Sound is free, open source software available to install from
> Flathub and the Snap Store, with AppImage, Deb, and RPM packages available
> from the GitHub releases page.
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