ollama-vox
Local macOS menubar voice assistant powered by MLX Whisper, Ollama, and Kokoro TTS
Overview
5 featuresollama-vox is an Other voice & speech project. It focuses on enabling local, privacy-preserving voice assistant functionality on macOS without cloud dependencies. It is built as an open-source project for macOS users and developers seeking local voice assistants. ollama-vox is open source under the MIT license. It ships for the web, the command line, and macOS, and it can be self-hosted.
maadhav-codes builds and maintains ollama-vox, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 29 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include menubar assistant, voice recognition, and text-to-speech.
- Menubar assistant
- Voice recognition
- Text-to-speech
- Local inference
- macOS integration
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Frequently asked questions about ollama-vox
- What does ollama-vox do?
- Ollama-vox focuses on enabling local, privacy-preserving voice assistant functionality on macOS without cloud dependencies. It is catalogued under Other voice & speech on PulseGate.
- Who is ollama-vox for?
- ollama-vox is an open-source project built for macOS users and developers seeking local voice assistants.
- Does ollama-vox have a free plan?
- Yes — ollama-vox is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does ollama-vox run on?
- ollama-vox runs on the web, the command line, and macOS. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is ollama-vox still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 29 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to ollama-vox?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include morvox, kokoro-mlx, and aloud-tts.morvoxkokoro-mlxaloud-tts
- Who makes ollama-vox?
- ollama-vox is developed by maadhav-codes.
- When did ollama-vox launch?
- ollama-vox first shipped in 2026.
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