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nerd-dictation

Open-source offline dictation for Linux, driven from the command line

github.com

Open-source offline dictation tool for Linux, configured and run from the command line rather than a graphical app. Uses the Vosk speech recognition engine locally. Aimed at developers comfortable scripting their own dictation workflow.

Index summary: nerd-dictation is listed in the The Dictation Index registry but is not ranked: 3 qualifying posts, 50 needed.

Platforms
Linux
Processing
On-device
Pricing
Free / open-source
Free tier
Yes
offline capableopen-sourcecode dictationVerified 2026-09-16
Index Score n = 3 · 90-day window Not ranked: 3 qualifying posts, 50 needed
Sentiment breakdown 3 mentions
Positive 33%
Neutral 67%
Negative 0%

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What people say

Example posts from the sample, each linked to the original on X and edged with the label it was given. A handful of posts cannot stand in for 3, so read the score and the topic table first. Quoted here and want it removed?

I am using nerd-dictation myself, which separates english and greek with different models. I type in the same time too to have the punctuation.

@TwilightZer0Sep 6, 2026

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