# Voxtype (open-source AI desktop app)

> Voxtype is a free, open-source AI desktop app for macOS and Linux. Voice-to-text with push-to-talk for Wayland compositors. It has 1,619 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at peteonrails/voxtype.

Voice-to-text for Linux. 9-11× realtime on your CPU. Local by default. Hold a hotkey (default: ScrollLock) while speaking, release to transcribe and output the text at your cursor position. Voxtype runs Cohere Transcribe (#1 on the Open ASR Leaderboard) faster than realtime on a plain Zen 4 CPU. Parakeet, Whisper, and six more engines if you want them. No cloud, no subscription, no telemetry.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/peteonrails/voxtype |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,619 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Rust |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v1.1.0 (Sep 24, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 27, 2026 |

## Install

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/voxtype

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