Privacy alternative for translating audio like Google Translate? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Trying to translate video audio if that matters. Tried Deepl on my phone held up to the speaker but it doesn't register for some reason.

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[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

https://github.com/openai/whisper/discussions/1463

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

I found the app you wanted! Speech Note on Flathub

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Is that Linux only?

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Yes. DS Note from the AUR can provide the same functionality, apparently.

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

I'd like this too, but I'm not sure it one app to do this exists. You can use vosk for dictation in multiple languages, various different open source text translation tools, and then use espeak to narrate in multiple languages. I don't know if anyone's put them together like that yet though.

[-] Fisch@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

But I think espeak doesn't sound that great. There is probably better open source TTS now.

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

rhasspy's Piper tts is a good engine and has some good models for English and Spanish. Integrated into some apps but isn't difficult to code into an app.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

Hows Piper stack up to something like Coqui, Tortoise, orBark?

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one -1 points 3 months ago

Its very light to run even on just CPU (faster than realtime) and has decent quality. Good enough I made a personal project to turn books into audio books. But quality isn't its main selling point. I think its better than googles tts but that isn't saying much.

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