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Built a Linux-first on-device voice-to-text app (also runs on Mac and Windows)

Reddit r/linuxΒ·u/matpbΒ·about 1 month ago
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Built a Linux-first on-device voice-to-text app (also runs on Mac and Windows) Hi r/linux β€” I'm a solo dev and a daily Linux user. I've been using Whisper for dictation for over a year, but every polished frontend (Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, MacWhisper) is macOS-only. So I built Wspr for myself as the Linux-first answer. Friends watching me dictate to AI all day started asking for the same thing on Mac and Windows, so it now runs identically on all three. Linux-specific details (being upfront about Wayland status): \- \*\*X11 sessions: fully supported.\*\* Tested daily on Ubuntu under X11. \- \*\*Wayland sessions with XWayland (Ubuntu/GNOME/KDE default): works\*\* via XWayland β€” GDK\_BACKEND is forced to x11 first, paste goes through xdotool against the XWayland server. \- \*\*Pure-Wayland setups (Sway/Hyprland with no XWayland): not supported yet.\*\* Paste depends on xdotool today; native Wayland (libei / wlr-virtual-keyboard) is on the roadmap.…

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