Fact · Dictation software
The nerd-dictation README says its output can simulate keystroke events, which is the default.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Output can simulate keystroke events (default) or simply print to the standard output.”
nerd-dictation: Offline Speech to Text for Desktop Linux, Campbell Barton, GitHub, 2026, Features.
Open the original- What it measures
- The keystrokes go to whichever window has focus, through a tool such as xdotool on X11.
- What it does not show
- The README names xdotool for X11 by default. Wayland needs another tool, such as ydotool, dotool or wtype.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as nerd-dictation: types into any app: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- nerd-dictation
- Feature
- Types into any app
- Detail
- simulated keystrokes, X11 by default
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this