mARTin-B78
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The upstream app is macOS-only (Swift/SwiftUI, CoreML/WhisperKit) and can't run on Linux or in a container. This adds a native host tool under linux/ that reproduces the workflow: focus any text field, press a hotkey, speak, and the optionally-rewritten text is typed into that field. - Engine: pynput global hotkeys → mic record → local faster-whisper → optional OpenAI-compatible rewrite → xdotool typing into the focused window - Frontends: system tray (AppIndicator, default), tkinter control panel, and headless modes - Config-driven workflows in ~/.config/blitztext/config.toml with per-workflow prompt/model/temperature overrides - Packaging: install.sh, requirements.txt, systemd user unit - Targets X11; local transcription runs CPU int8 on this arm64 host See linux/CHANGELOG.md and linux/README.md for details. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Changelog
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All notable changes to **Blitztext for Linux** (the native dictation tool in
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`linux/`) are documented here. The format follows
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[Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project
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adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
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The version is defined in [`blitztext/__init__.py`](blitztext/__init__.py).
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## [Unreleased]
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## [1.0.0] - 2026-06-03
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First release of the Linux port. The upstream project is a macOS-only menu-bar
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app (Swift/SwiftUI, CoreML/WhisperKit) that cannot run on Linux or in a
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container; this is a native host tool that reproduces the workflow — focus any
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text field, press a hotkey, speak, and the (optionally rewritten) text is typed
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into that field.
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### Added
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- **Native dictation engine** (`daemon.py`): global hotkeys via pynput, each
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hotkey toggles record → transcribe → optional rewrite → deliver.
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- **Local transcription** via faster-whisper (`transcribe.py`); `device="auto"`
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tries CUDA and falls back to CPU `int8` (CPU-only on this arm64 host).
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- **Microphone recording** (`recorder.py`) through pw-record / parecord /
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arecord — 16 kHz mono WAV, no Python audio bindings required.
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- **Optional LLM rewrite** (`rewrite.py`) against any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
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(OpenAI, or a local vLLM / llama-swap), configurable per workflow.
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- **Typing into the focused window** via xdotool (`paste.py`): `type` directly
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or `paste` through the clipboard; re-activates the target window first.
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- **Configurable workflows** (`config.py`) in `~/.config/blitztext/config.toml`,
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with five defaults (Transcribe, Nicer email, Improve text, Calm down, Add
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emojis), per-workflow prompt/model/temperature overrides, and a TOML writer.
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- **Control-panel window** (`gui.py`, tkinter): workflow rows with monogram
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avatars, hotkey badges, per-row Record buttons, a live status dot, and a
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Settings window that edits config and can Save & Restart.
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- **System-tray mode** (`tray.py`, AppIndicator): macOS-menu-bar-style status
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icon with a menu to trigger each workflow, Show panel, Settings…, and Quit;
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shares one daemon/model/hotkey set with the window. Falls back to the window
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with an install hint when PyGObject is absent.
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- **CLI** (`__main__.py`): `tray` (default), `gui`, `run`, `transcribe`,
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`config-path`, and `--version`.
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- **Packaging**: `install.sh` (venv with `--system-site-packages`),
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`requirements.txt`, and a `blitztext.service` systemd user unit.
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### Notes
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- Targets an **X11** session (uses xdotool); Wayland would need ydotool/wtype.
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- System tray requires a one-time `sudo apt install python3-gi` (the GTK /
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AppIndicator typelibs and GNOME `ubuntu-appindicators` extension are already
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present on the target host).
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[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/blitztext-app/compare/v1.0.0...HEAD
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[1.0.0]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/blitztext-app/releases/tag/v1.0.0
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