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How to dictate and transcribe speech without the cloud with Voice Studio

Speak into a floating widget and transcribe recordings, all on your own device.

  • Content
  • Beginner
  • 30 minutes
  • From the README
  • Any agent

Authorization notice. Voice Studio is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

Remote script. The installer script comes from the internet, so verify it before running it.

Who it is forA writer, note-taker or professional who dictates often and does not want audio sent to a third-party service.

The problemMost dictation tools send audio to a remote server, which may conflict with privacy rules or offline work.

The outcomeSpoken text captured through a floating widget and transcripts of recordings, produced locally.

What you need first

  • A computer with an NVIDIA GPU, Apple Silicon, or a CPU (slower)
  • Free disk space; the CPU build of PyTorch needs about 5 GB
  • Permission to use any voice you clone
  • Internet access for the installer and the first model download

Steps

  1. curl -fsSL https://voicestudio.sh/install | sh
  2. Open Voice Studio and turn on the floating dictation widget.
  3. Dictate a short test sentence into your target app and check the text.
  4. Open the transcription feature and transcribe a saved recording to confirm accuracy.

Prompt for your agent

In the VoiceStudio repo (github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio), set up dictation with the floating widget and transcribe <path to audio file>. Expected output: a text transcript of the audio. Verify that the transcript matches the spoken words in the recording.

Caveat. The README says local workflows run on your hardware but accuracy and speed depend on the model and hardware you choose.

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