Show HN: Fluentry – local voice-to-text dictation for Linux, Wayland included

Category: cli-tool

Tags: linux, wayland, speech-recognition, dictation, privacy

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

Fluentry is a local, offline voice-to-text dictation app for Linux that works across X11 and Wayland, using PipeWire, evdev, libei, and multiple local speech engines. It stands out for its careful handling of Wayland's input limitations and its privacy-first architecture, including optional per-app AI cleanup and secret service integration.

Target audience: Linux desktop users, developers, and privacy-conscious users needing local dictation

Repository: https://fluentry.github.io/ · Python · GPL-3.0 · 5 stars

View on Hacker News