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ibus-speech-to-text

Summary

ibus-speech-to-text will provide voice dictation capabilities to any application supporting IBus input methods in Fedora Linux 42, using VOSK for local voice recognition.

Owner

Name: Manish Tiwari
Email: matiwari [at] redhat [dot] com

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora Linux 42
Last updated: 2025-02-19
Announced
Discussion thread
FESCo issue: #3363
Tracker bug: #2346273
Release notes tracker: #184

Detailed Description

ibus-speech-to-text provides a new input method that enables voice dictation in any application supporting IBus
Uses VOSK for local voice recognition, not requiring internet connectivity
Supports multiple languages through downloadable voice recognition models
Includes a setup tool built with GTK 4 and libadwaita for model management and configuration

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

This package will bring several benefits to Fedora:

Provides accessibility improvements through voice input capabilities
Offers offline voice recognition, preserving user privacy
Integrates seamlessly with existing IBus infrastructure
Supports multiple languages through downloadable models
Enhances user productivity through voice commands

Scope

Proposal owners:
- Package ibus-speech-to-text (review) [done]
- Package dependencies: gst-vosk (bz) and vosk-api (bz) [done]

Other developers: Parag Nemade

Release engineering: #Releng issue number

Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Alignment with the Fedora Strategy:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Early Testing (Optional)

Do you require 'QA Blueprint' support? N

How To Test

Functionality Test

1. Install required packages:sudo dnf install ibus-speech-to-text

2. Restart IBus using ibus restart command

3. Add Speech To Text in input sources

4. Launch the IBus STT Setup tool from the preferences for a configuration and to download a language model

5. Open a text editor

6. This Input Method can also be enabled and disabled with the default shortcut ("Win + Space") used to switch between IBus Input Methods

User Experience

Users will be able to:

Dictate text in any application supporting IBus
Switch between typing and voice input easily
Manage language models through a modern IBus STT Setup tool

Dependencies

Contingency Plan

Contingency mechanism: Remove the package
Contingency deadline: N/A
Blocks release? N/A

Documentation

Release Notes

ibus-speech-to-text has been added to Fedora

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