An index of Linux-friendly voice technology tools
A curated index of 100+ voice technology tools accessible to Linux desktop users, from real-time dictation to dev frameworks.
Tag
Speech Recognition
10 posts
Audio multimodal AI: the models that understand sound, not just transcribe it
A curated resource list of multimodal AI models with native audio support — models that process audio tokens, not just transcribe.
Benchmarking speech-to-text on long-form audio
Comparing 8 STT models on a 27-minute podcast. Local Whisper wins on word accuracy, but cloud APIs dominate punctuation.
Whisper fine-tuning resources I keep coming back to
A short curated list of the best Whisper fine-tuning resources: tutorials, notebooks, and managed compute examples.
Does fine-tuning Whisper actually improve accuracy?
Evaluating whether fine-tuning Whisper improves transcription accuracy. Spoiler: it depends on model size and use case.
Fine-tuning Whisper on Modal's serverless GPUs
A script for fine-tuning OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition models using Modal's serverless GPU infrastructure.
Deepgram voice keyboard: a Linux virtual keyboard powered by Deepgram Flux
A voice-controlled Linux virtual keyboard using Deepgram's Flux turn-taking STT API, built in Rust.
ASR Training Data Collector: a GUI for gathering speech recognition training data
A GUI tool for collecting audio training data for ASR fine-tuning, with LLM-generated prompts and Hugging Face integration.
AI Transcription Notepad: multimodal cloud transcription for desktop
A desktop transcription app that sends audio directly to multimodal AI models for single-pass transcription and formatting.
Parakeet Dictation: on-device voice typing for Linux that actually works
A local voice typing app for Linux/Wayland using NVIDIA's Parakeet model. No cloud, no GPU, built-in punctuation.