--- title: Vocalinux 0.14 Beta Released For Offline Voice Dictation... description: Vocalinux 0.14 beta has been released, offering offline voice dictation and speech-to-text for Linux desktops on both X11 and Wayland. The GPLv3-licensed tool... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vocalinux-0-14-beta-released-for-offline-voice-dictation-speech-to-text-on-linux-uh3z1owr5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Vocalinux 0.14 Beta Released For Offline Voice Dictation / Speech-To-Text On Linux | daily.dev og:description: Vocalinux 0.14 beta has been released, offering offline voice dictation and speech-to-text for Linux desktops on both X11 and Wayland. The GPLv3-licensed tool... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vocalinux-0-14-beta-released-for-offline-voice-dictation-speech-to-text-on-linux-uh3z1owr5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uh3z1OWr5.png og:image:alt: Vocalinux 0.14 Beta Released For Offline Voice Dictation / Speech-To-Text On Linux og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Vocalinux 0.14 Beta Released For Offline Voice Dictation / Speech-To-Text On Linux **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Vocalinux 0.14 beta has been released, offering offline voice dictation and speech-to-text for Linux desktops on both X11 and Wayland. The GPLv3-licensed tool uses Whisper.cpp for audio processing (with optional VOSK or OpenAI Whisper/PyTorch backends) and supports Vulkan-based GPU acceleration across vendors. New in 0.14: configurable keyboard shortcuts, FunASR/SenseVoice remote API engine support, Wayland fixes, and improved CPU-based Whisper.cpp handling on hybrid laptops. Unlike Canonical's in-development Myna, Vocalinux is already usable and aims to be distro- and desktop-agnostic. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in Vocalinux 0.14 beta for Linux voice dictation? Vocalinux 0.14 beta adds configurable keyboard shortcuts, support for FunASR/SenseVoice as remote API speech engines, several Wayland fixes, and improved handling of CPU-based Whisper.cpp processing on hybrid CPU laptops. Vocalinux is a GPLv3-licensed offline speech-to-text tool that works on both X11 and Wayland Linux desktops. _daily.dev surfaces updates like this for developers tracking open-source Linux voice dictation tools._ ### What speech recognition engines does Vocalinux support? Vocalinux supports Whisper.cpp as its primary engine, with Vulkan-based GPU acceleration across vendors or a CPU fallback, and alternatively VOSK or OpenAI Whisper with PyTorch. The 0.14 beta release also added FunASR/SenseVoice support for those who want to use remote API-based speech engines instead of fully offline processing. _Comparing offline speech engines gets easier when developers follow tooling changes on daily.dev._ ### How does Vocalinux differ from Canonical's Myna speech-to-text project? Vocalinux aims to be Linux distribution agnostic and desktop agnostic, working across both X11 and Wayland, whereas Myna is Canonical's in-development speech-to-text solution built specifically as part of Ubuntu 26.10's context-aware desktop initiative. Vocalinux is already usable today as a GPLv3 open-source alternative for offline voice dictation. _Developers evaluating competing Linux voice dictation projects can follow both on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Type with your voice on Linux using this Whisper-based app](https://daily.dev/posts/type-with-your-voice-on-linux-using-this-whisper-based-app-jsd1jlcfz) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux Fu: Speak Up\!](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-fu-speak-up--fiet4rrgg) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Myna Announced As Speech-To-Text Solution For The Ubuntu Desktop](https://daily.dev/posts/myna-announced-as-speech-to-text-solution-for-the-ubuntu-desktop-isoe6uemo) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#speech-recognition](https://daily.dev/tags/speech-recognition) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vocalinux-0-14-beta-released-for-offline-voice-dictation-speech-to-text-on-linux-uh3z1owr5) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Vocalinux 0.14 Beta Released For Offline Voice Dictation / Speech-To-Text On Linux","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/vocalinux-0-14-beta-released-for-offline-voice-dictation-speech-to-text-on-linux-uh3z1owr5","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/vocalinux-0-14-beta-released-for-offline-voice-dictation-speech-to-text-on-linux-uh3z1owr5"},"datePublished":"2026-07-15T10:15:18.824Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:12:59.623Z","description":"Vocalinux 0.14 beta has been released, offering offline voice dictation and speech-to-text for Linux desktops on both X11 and Wayland. 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