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NovaVoice NovaFabric

accessibility dictation local offline speech-to-text voice whisper
Use this command to install NovaVoice:
winget install --id=NovaFabric.NovaVoice -e

NovaVoice is a local voice-to-text dictation tool designed to convert spoken words into text efficiently. It enables users to hold a key (Right Ctrl by default), speak, and have the transcribed text appear in the currently focused window, all without relying on cloud services or GPU acceleration.

Key Features:

  • Offline operation powered by faster-whisper running on CPU.
  • Cross-platform support for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  • Configurable hotkey (default Right Ctrl on Windows) to initiate dictation.
  • Text injection into any application that accepts keystrokes.
  • Customizable settings, including model selection and audio parameters.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for productivity-focused users who need quick text input across applications such as browsers, terminals, IDEs, or chat apps. NovaVoice offers a privacy-friendly solution with local processing, ensuring data remains secure and accessible only to the user.

Installation is available via winget on Windows, making it easy to integrate into your workflow while maintaining efficiency and simplicity.

README

NovaVoice

Local, offline voice dictation for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Hold a key, speak, release — the transcribed text appears in whatever app is focused. No cloud, no GPU.

Tests PyPI Get it from the Snap Store Apache 2.0

Hold the dictation key (>0.5s) → speak → release → text appears

Powered by faster-whisper (CPU/int8). Works in browsers, terminals, IDEs, chat apps — anywhere the OS lets keystrokes reach the focused window.

Supported platforms

OSHotkey defaultInstallStatus
LinuxSpaceapt / snap / PPA / pipx / .deb / installerStable
macOSRight Option.dmg (Homebrew Cask coming)Developer preview (unsigned)
WindowsRight Ctrl.exe installer (winget coming)Developer preview (unsigned)

> Why Right Ctrl on Windows, not Right Alt? On many international layouts Right Alt acts as AltGr — used to type @, €, {}, [], \, ~, etc. Hijacking it would break normal typing. Right Ctrl is rarely used for typing, so it's the safer default. Every platform's hotkey is configurable in config.toml.

Quick install

One-line install on every major OS:

# macOS  — via Homebrew tap
brew tap novafabric/novavoice && brew install --cask novavoice

# Windows  — via winget (pending PR review at microsoft/winget-pkgs#371427)
winget install NovaFabric.NovaVoice

# Linux  — via the apt repo
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/novafabric/novavoice/main/install.sh)

# Cross-platform fallback — pip
pipx install novavoice
Versions
0.2.0
Website
github.com
License
Last updated
5/12/2026
Download latest version

After install:

OSWhat's left
macOSRight-click → Open the first time (unsigned dev preview); grant Accessibility + Microphone when prompted; hold Right Option to dictate.
WindowsIf SmartScreen warns, click More info → Run anyway (unsigned dev preview); hold Right Ctrl to dictate.
Linuxsudo usermod -aG input "$USER" then re-login; systemctl --user enable --now novavoice.service; hold Space to dictate.

Full per-OS guides: docs/macos-install.md, docs/windows-install.md. Status of every distribution channel lives in docs/distribution-status.md.

Other channels

If a one-liner above doesn't fit your environment, pick from the platform sections below.

macOS — alternatives

# Direct .dmg download (no Homebrew needed)
# https://github.com/novafabric/novavoice/releases/latest
# Open the .dmg, drag NovaVoice.app into /Applications, right-click → Open the first time.

Windows — alternatives

# Direct .exe download
# https://github.com/novafabric/novavoice/releases/latest
# Click "More info → Run anyway" if SmartScreen warns.

Linux — alternatives

# APT repo (Debian/Ubuntu)
curl -fsSL https://novafabric.github.io/novavoice/apt/KEY.gpg \
  | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o /usr/share/keyrings/novavoice.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/novavoice.gpg] https://novafabric.github.io/novavoice/apt ./" \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/novavoice.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install novavoice

# Launchpad PPA (Ubuntu)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:novafabric/novavoice
sudo apt update && sudo apt install novavoice

# Snap (works on most distros after `snapd` is installed)
sudo snap install novavoice --classic

# AUR (Arch / Manjaro / EndeavourOS)
yay -S novavoice          # any AUR helper

# .deb download
# https://github.com/novafabric/novavoice/releases/latest
sudo apt install ./novavoice_*.deb

# pipx (any Linux)
sudo apt install libportaudio2 xdotool xclip pipx
pipx install novavoice

Usage

NovaVoice runs silently in the background. The same CLI works on every platform.

CommandWhat it does
Hold the hotkey, speak, releaseTranscribe and inject text into focused app
novavoice statusDaemon state, model, hotkey, backend, uptime
novavoice start / stopManage the daemon
novavoice doctorPer-platform prerequisite check
novavoice inject "hello"Type text without recording (debug)
novavoice remote Forward voice typing to a remote SSH host
novavoice remote --stopDisconnect active remote session
novavoice enrollCalibration wizard for VAD / silence settings

On macOS and Windows the NovaVoice tray icon changes color to reflect state (idle / recording / transcribing / remote / error).

Voice commands (v0.3.0)

Speak natural commands while [commands] enabled = true (default). The grammar classifier routes recognised intents to key sequences instead of typed text:

SayAction
"undo" / "undo 3 times"Ctrl+Z (×N)
"save file"Ctrl+S
"delete 2 words"Ctrl+Backspace ×2
"delete 3 lines"Delete 3 lines
"go to line 42"Ctrl+G → "42" → Enter
"comment selection"Ctrl+/
"copy" / "paste"Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V
"scratch that" / "delete that"Remove text back to last sentence

Everything else is typed verbatim.

Configuration

config.toml lives in the platform's standard config dir:

OSPath
Linux~/.config/novavoice/config.toml
macOS~/Library/Application Support/novavoice/config.toml
Windows%APPDATA%\novavoice\config.toml
[stt]
model = "tiny.en"   # tiny.en (fast) | base.en (more accurate, slower)

[hotkey]
# "auto" → Space (Linux) / right_option (macOS) / right_ctrl (Windows).
key = "auto"
hold_threshold_ms = 500

[audio]
sample_rate = 16000
max_record_seconds = 90

[tray]
enabled = "auto"   # default true on macOS/Windows, false on Linux v0

[general]
log_level = "INFO"

# --- v0.3.0 additions (all optional — defaults shown) ---

[commands]
enabled = true          # voice command grammar (undo, save, go to line N, …)
profile = "auto"        # "auto" | "vscode" | "vim" | "default"

[filters.disfluency]
enabled = true          # remove filler words, repeated phrases, "scratch that"

[accessibility]
vad_threshold = 0.01    # silence threshold — run `novavoice enroll` to calibrate
min_silence_ms = 500    # minimum silence to end a recording
pre_speech_padding_ms = 200   # prepend ring-buffer audio to catch voice onset

[streaming]
enabled = true          # emit stable partial transcripts while you speak
partial_interval_ms = 300

[remote]
default_host = ""       # SSH host for `novavoice remote`
ssh_port = 22
agent_port = 9875
key_file = ""           # path to SSH private key (optional)

How it works

┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────────┐
│ Hotkey hook  │──▶│ Audio (16kHz │──▶│ faster-whisper   │
│ (per-OS API) │   │  PortAudio)  │   │ (CPU / int8)     │
└──────────────┘   └──────────────┘   └────────┬─────────┘
                                                │
                                   ┌────────────▼────────────┐
                                   │  disfluency filter      │  ← v0.3.0
                                   │  grammar classifier     │  ← v0.3.0
                                   └────────────┬────────────┘
                                                │
                                   ┌────────────▼────────────┐
                                   │  Text injector          │
                                   │  (local or SSH remote)  │  ← v0.3.0
                                   └─────────────────────────┘
       │
       └─────────── daemon process ────────────────────────────
                          ▲
              JSON-RPC over Unix socket / named pipe
                          │
                ┌─────────┴─────────┐
                │     CLI / tray    │
                └───────────────────┘

Every platform-specific surface (keyboard hook, text injection, autostart, IPC, paths, permissions, tray) lives behind a single Protocol-based abstraction in src/novavoice/platform/. Adding a fifth platform is a matter of writing one more sub-package.

Remote voice forwarding (v0.3.0)

Local machine                             Remote machine
─────────────────────────────────────     ──────────────────────
microphone → daemon → transcript ──SSH──▶ novavoice-agent → injector
                                  tunnel       (types into remote app)

Start: novavoice remote user@remote-host
Stop: novavoice remote --stop

Only the transcript text travels over SSH — audio never leaves the local machine.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/novafabric/novavoice
cd novavoice
uv sync
uv run pytest tests/ -v

Platform-specific installers:

# macOS — produces dist/NovaVoice-.dmg
./scripts/build-macos.sh

# Windows — produces dist/NovaVoice--windows-x64.exe
./scripts/build-windows.ps1

# Linux .deb
./scripts/build-deb.sh

CI builds the unsigned .dmg and .exe on every PR that touches the relevant code paths.

Troubleshooting

  • novavoice doctor — first stop. Tells you what's missing on the current OS.
  • macOS: see docs/macos-install.md for Gatekeeper / Accessibility / Microphone.
  • Windows: see docs/windows-install.md for SmartScreen / antivirus / privacy.
  • Linux: confirm you're in the input group; check journalctl --user -u novavoice.service -f.

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.