mywhisper-gtk

Minimalist Whisper for voice input in different Linux applications, including terminal apps.

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Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 with an X11 server.

Quick start

Download the latest AppImage from Releases.

Make the AppImage executable and run it:

chmod +x mywhisper-gtk-*.AppImage
./mywhisper-gtk-*.AppImage

Set OpenAI API Key in app settings (Settings in tray menu).

Build from source

Install the dependencies, build, and run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential libayatana-appindicator3-dev libxtst-dev libsoup-3.0-dev alsa-utils opus-tools
make build
./app.out

Screenshots

Hotkeys

Hotkey	Action
Double Ctrl / Shift / Alt	Start/stop voice input; key and interval are configurable in settings
Esc (during voice input)	Cancel