Official documentation
Speed of Sound documentation home
Antonio Zugaldia, Speed of Sound, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 20, 2026
- What it is
- The documentation home of Speed of Sound, a voice typing app for the Linux desktop. It describes offline transcription with Whisper, Parakeet and Canary, and typing into any focused application.
- How much weight it carries
- The project's own documentation, read on 2026-10-20. The home page says that no data leaves the machine, while the FAQ adds that cloud providers can be enabled, so the FAQ is used for the cloud rows.
Facts taken from this source
- Speed of Sound's home page says it types the result into any focused application.
“Types the result directly into any focused application using Portals for wide desktop support (X11, Wayland).” (Home page, Welcome section)
- Speed of Sound's home page describes offline, on-device transcription powered by Whisper, Parakeet, Canary and more.
“Offline, on-device transcription powered by Whisper, Parakeet, Canary, and more.” (Home page, Welcome section)