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Speech Note vs LocalTranslate: catalog facts
Speech NoteLocalTranslate
Free

Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.

Linux Linux
  • Speech recognition, speech synthesis and translation all run offline
  • Wide choice of engines, including Whisper, Piper and Kokoro
  • Translation runs entirely on your own device
  • Uses Mozilla's Firefox translation models
  • Linux and Sailfish OS only
  • Models must be downloaded separately and can be large
  • Not every language pair is supported
  • Linux only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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