Fact · Dictation in your apps
Vocalinux turns speech into typed text in whatever app has focus, which makes it a dictation tool rather than a voice command tool.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Vocalinux turns speech into typed text in whatever app has focus.”
Vocalinux: Voice dictation for Linux (README), GitHub, VocaHQ/vocalinux, 2026, Opening description.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence is the project's own description of its purpose, at the top of the README.
- What it does not show
- The description covers dictation only. The README does not list spoken commands for controlling the desktop.