Rhasspy
Offline, private voice assistant for home automation
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained home automation alternative.
Rhasspy is an open-source, fully offline voice assistant toolkit that works with many home automation systems. It handles wake words, speech-to-text, and intent recognition entirely on local hardware.
Key features
- Fully offline voice control
- Wake word detection
- Multi-language intent handling
- Works with many platforms
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Complete privacy
- No cloud dependency
Trade-offs
- Complex to configure
- Recognition needs tuning
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