Voice Assistants
Are you looking for an alternative to Google Assistant, Siri, or Alexa? Then this is the place for you!
| Project | Platforms | Features | Privacy | Status | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycroft | Linux, Raspberry Pi, Android, proprietary devices | Voice Recognition, Text-to-Speech | No tracking, FOSS, user controls all data | Mature but no longer updated/supported (December 2021) | Apache 2.0 |
| Home Assistant | Raspberry Pi, Proprietary Boards, Linux Servers. Web app + Android/iOS support | Smart home control, offline processing | No internet required | Active development; voice capabilities being developed by Rhasspy | Apache 2.0 |
| OpenVoiceOS | Python Virtual Environment, Docker, Custom OS for Raspberry Pi and Mycroft devices | Updated replacement for Mycroft. Many plugins available. | No internet required for core, voice model uses third party by default. Self-hosted voice models available. | Active development | Apache 2.0 |
| Leon | Self-hosted on Linux with NPM | Plugins, multiple TTS/STT models and providers. | Cloud and local voice models available. | Active development | MIT |
| Dicio | Android app | All processing on your device, multi-language support | All TTS/STT is local | Semi-active development (last commit 3 weeks ago as of 2025-03-20) | GPL-3.0 |