acme-misc/speak

Speak

Real-time speech-to-text for the acme editor using whisper.cpp streaming.

Features

• Real-time transcription as you speak
• Toggle recording with a single click
• Streams text directly to acme window
• Uses whisper.cpp tiny model for fast inference
• Latency varies by CPU speed (typically a few seconds)

Requirements

• whisper.cpp with stream example built (https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp)
• Go 1.21+
• ALSA utils (for audio capture)
• 9p tools for acme integration

Installation

1. Install and build whisper.cpp:

git clone https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp
cd whisper.cpp
make stream
# Install whisper-stream to PATH
cp build/bin/whisper-stream ~/bin/

2. Install Speak:

git clone https://github.com/lneely/acme-speak
cd acme-speak
mk install  # Downloads tiny model and builds binary to ~/bin/Speak

Usage

From acme, add Speak to your window tag and click it:

• First click: Start real-time transcription
• Second click: Stop transcription

Text appears in the acme window as you speak.

Configuration

Edit main.go to change:

• Model: Change modelPath constant (tiny, base, small, etc.)
• Latency/accuracy: Adjust --step and --length parameters
  • Current: 500ms step, 5000ms context (good balance)
  • Lower latency: 300ms step, 3000ms context (less accurate)
  • Higher accuracy: 1000ms step, 8000ms context (more lag)

Rebuild after changes: go build -o ~/bin/Speak .