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radko

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How to install speech to text in Q4OS in all system?

Hello
This is so usefull so please consider as a standard in system install.

q4osteam

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Re: How to install speech to text in Q4OS in all system?

Yes, we are considering adding some AI tools in the Q4OS software center.

With Q4OS you are on Debian with some additions. So you can follow instructions for Debian, they will work on Q4OS as well. We also attach a few tips by AI, so you can check them, whether something would be valuable for you.

AI:
On **Debian 13 + KDE Plasma**, if your goal is **press a hotkey → speak → text appears in any app**, I'd recommend one of these:

### Easiest: Speech Note

```bash
sudo apt install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub net.mkiol.SpeechNote
```

Run:

```bash
flatpak run net.mkiol.SpeechNote
```

Speech Note is fully offline and supports multiple STT engines including Whisper and whisper.cpp. You download the speech models from inside the app. ([GitHub][1])

Official project:

[Speech Note GitHub](https://github.com/mkiol/dsnote?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

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### Better KDE integration: Voxtype

Voxtype is designed specifically for push-to-talk dictation on Linux and provides Debian packages. It works offline and is intended for typing directly into applications. ([voxtype.io][2])

Download:

[Voxtype Downloads](https://voxtype.io/download/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

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### New KDE-focused option: Vocalinux

Designed for Linux desktop dictation with Wayland and KDE support. Uses Whisper/Vosk locally and can type into browsers, editors, terminals, etc. ([Vocalinux][3])

Project:

[Vocalinux](https://vocalinux.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

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If you're running **KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland** (the Debian 13 default), I'd start with **Speech Note** because it's mature and available through Flatpak, then try Voxtype if you want a more seamless push-to-talk workflow. ([GitHub][1])