Mycroft AI

by Mycroft AI · OpenVoiceOS community

Open-source voice assistant — community-forked after the original company wound down.

TL;DR

Open-source voice assistant — community-forked after the original company wound down.

Best for hackers and privacy-focused users building a fully self-hosted voice assistant on a Raspberry Pi. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
—
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, Hardware

What it is

Mycroft was the original open-source voice assistant — runs on Linux desktops and Raspberry Pi ("Mark I/II" hardware). After the company wound down, OpenVoiceOS picked up active development of the core.

Best for: Hackers and privacy-focused users building a fully self-hosted voice assistant on a Raspberry Pi.
Watch out for: Original Mycroft AI Inc. shut down in 2023; project continued under OpenVoiceOS fork; smaller skill ecosystem than Alexa.

Install / use

github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-core — Linux install scripts

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported6
HIPAA eligibleNo

Mycroft AI vs Whipscribe

FeatureMycroft AIWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages699
PlatformsLinux, HardwareWeb, API, MCP

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