r/KeralaFOSS
Any Speech to Text(Voice transcribing/typing) app that works offline with Indian languages like Malayalam and is decently fast?
I have tried the Whisper apps on FDroid, but the models in them do not seem to have support Malayalam.
Have tried Sayboard and tried using vosk models for Malayalam, but they seem to be slow and generally get things incorrect
Does anyone know any other apps or models that maybe fast and accurate?
ഒബ്സിയൻ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് തുടങ്ങുന്നത് നല്ലതാണോ?
എന്തൊക്കെ യൂസ് കേസ് ഉണ്ട്?
Edit: Thank you for the replies
Are there any cool opensource AI software that you know of which would help most folk?
One that I know of(in the broad aspect of seeing it as AI): Whisper for voice to text on Android
Which are your favorite Opensource/FOSS applications? Or the ones you see as most useful or unique finds?
Mentioning most common & popular ones, so that we can find the rare and good ones faster by avoiding duplication.
Firefox, VLC, MPV, Libreoffice, KDEConnect
On Firefox extensions, uBlock & DarkReader are awesome
Android specific:
Newpipe/Pipepipe, Markor, Fossify apps
Tho, do mention them if any of these applications have some lesser known features that you find cool and would be cool for others to know about.
Is it true that Deepseek was built at a cost of just 6 million USD?
Which models have you tried so far? I tried Qwen recently but found Gemma more suitable for my task.
Wait, Brave`s paid version is free only for linux?
It is Almost 60$ for the brave-orgin on windows but completely free on linux? Why would they do that? What do you think about this?
Focus: An open-source task app for people who hate cloud-based tools
Hey everyone,
Over the years I’ve tried a lot of productivity and Eisenhower Matrix apps, but most of them never really clicked with me.
Some were overloaded with features, some pushed subscriptions and accounts, and many felt more focused on engagement than actually helping you focus. I kept wanting something simpler. Something private, fast, intentional, and distraction free.
So I started building Focus.
Focus is an open-source offline task manager built around the Eisenhower Matrix. The idea was to create a productivity app that respects the user and stays out of the way.
No accounts.
No cloud dependency.
No ads.
No analytics.
No endless onboarding.
Just a clean space to think clearly and organize work.
The app is built with Flutter and uses Hive for fully local storage. Everything stays on your device. It supports Android, Windows, and Linux, with Material You inspired design, light/dark themes, keyboard shortcuts on desktop, focus mode, drag-and-drop task management, and more.
One thing I cared a lot about while building this was reducing friction. Adding tasks, moving between quadrants, switching views, or completing tasks should feel instant and effortless.
The whole philosophy behind Focus is that productivity should feel calm, not overwhelming.
The project has now crossed 200+ GitHub stars and 4k+ downloads, which honestly means a lot for something that started as a personal attempt to build a better productivity tool.
If you want to check it out or share feedback:
- GitHub: "Focus on GitHub" (https://github.com/Appaxaap/Focus?utm\_source=chatgpt.com)
- Product Hunt: "Focus on Product Hunt" (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/focus-10?utm\_source=chatgpt.com)
I’d genuinely love to hear thoughts, feature ideas, or criticism from people who care about intentional and privacy-friendly software.
Made a tool for finding job listings at IT parks in Kerala
just wrapped up a project called തൊഴിൽ .
It’s a job search tool specifically for Technopark and Infopark job listings which uses semantic search and AI embeddings from qwen models to find the appropriate jobs matching one's profile rather than traditional keyword like system...
still working on it, its been barely two days of works.. planning to add more job listing sites soon if this receives enough feedbacks on LinkedIn
check it out 👉 https://thozhil.zdux.me
source code on github z-dux/thozhil
Kerala government foss projects availablity?
Kerala government has endorsed foss for a long time, but I can't see any open source projects by government anywhere. Does anyone has any details?