# Caster

Open-source voice commands for 13+ languages, built on Dragon, Kaldi or WSR

Open-source voice command framework for hands-free computer control, supporting more than 13 languages. Built on top of existing speech engines such as Dragon, Kaldi or Windows Speech Recognition rather than its own recognizer. Popular among programmers for voice coding.

**Index summary:** Caster is listed in the The Dictation Index registry but is not ranked: no qualifying posts collected yet.

- **Platforms:** macOS, Windows, Linux
- **Processing:** On-device
- **Pricing:** Free / open-source
- **Free tier:** Yes
- **Features:** voice commands, multi-language, offline capable, open-source, code dictation
- **Facts:** verified against the vendor's site on 2026-09-16

**Index score: n/a**

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- Not ranked: no qualifying posts collected yet

**Sentiment breakdown** (0 mentions): Positive 0%, Neutral 0%, Negative 0%

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- [Numen](https://dictationindex.com/tools/numen): Open-source voice control and dictation for Linux (On-device · Linux)
- [Serenade](https://dictationindex.com/tools/serenade): Open-source voice-to-code with natural speech commands for VS Code and IntelliJ (Hybrid · macOS, Windows, Linux)
- [Talon](https://dictationindex.com/tools/talon): Hands-free computer control with dictation, scriptable in Python (On-device · macOS, Windows, Linux)

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Source: https://dictationindex.com/tools/caster
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