{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/9"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Vosk provides offline speech recognition for 20+ languages, enabling real-time transcription via a streaming API without requiring cloud services or internet connectivity.","skillfed_tags":["speech-recognition","offline-first","multilingual"],"use_cases":["Build a voice-controlled chatbot or virtual assistant that processes audio locally without cloud dependency","Generate subtitles for video or audio recordings by transcribing speech to text offline","Add voice commands to a Raspberry Pi or embedded Linux device for IoT applications","Transcribe interviews or lectures with privacy guarantees and no per-minute API costs","Implement speaker identification or custom vocabulary matching in voice-driven workflows"],"what_it_does":"Vosk is a Python binding for an offline speech recognition engine based on Kaldi. It transcribes audio to text without sending data to external servers, making it suitable for privacy-sensitive applications, embedded systems, and environments without reliable internet. The package wraps compiled Kaldi models and provides a streaming API that processes audio chunks in real time, returning partial and final transcriptions as they become available.\n\nThe toolkit supports 20+ languages and dialects with relatively small model files (around 50 Mb each). It's designed to scale from resource-constrained devices like Raspberry Pi to larger deployments, and includes features like reconfigurable vocabulary and speaker identification. Common use cases include chatbot backends, smart home voice control, video subtitle generation, and lecture transcription.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need offline speech recognition and can tolerate medium install friction and model file management. The permissive license, active maintenance, and lack of known vulnerabilities make it a solid choice for privacy-focused or bandwidth-constrained deployments. Not recommended if you require state-of-the-art accuracy or support for languages beyond the 20+ listed."},"id":"vosk","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/vosk","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/vosk.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/vosk/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2022-12-14","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"vosk","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Offline open source speech recognition API based on Kaldi and Vosk"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":677961,"position":5379,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.45"}