localvoxtral

Name: localvoxtral Review
Item: localvoxtral
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Documents & Content Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces context switching and typing overhead for developers working with Claude Code sessions by enabling voice input streamed directly into active terminal…

Talk to your coding agents by voice. Realtime, fully local macOS dictation that streams words as you speak and grounds LLM polishing in the exact Claude Code session under your cursor — Ghostty, iTerm2, Terminal.app, even a herdr pane. 100% on-device on Apple Silicon.

Ask Claude to transcribe voice commands while coding without sending audio to cloud servers.
Generate code faster by dictating function logic directly into your terminal session in real-time.
Automate repetitive coding tasks by speaking instructions that ground into your active Claude Code session.

60 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces context switching and typing overhead for developers working with Claude Code sessions by enabling voice input streamed directly into active terminal windows, improving hands-free workflow efficiency on macOS.

Best for

Engineering teams using Claude Code on Apple Silicon Macs who need faster iteration through voice-driven agent interaction.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/T0mSIlver/localvoxtral

By T0mSIlver

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install T0mSIlver/localvoxtral

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Transcribe voice commands while coding without sending audio to cloud servers

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars60Contributors4Last updated2026-10-22LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-22 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Hacker News

Show HN: Localvoxtral – Local real-time dictation on macOS with streaming STT — Hacker News · 1 pts

1 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 58 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 58 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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