Who should use textrun?

textrun is an open-source project built for linux users and developers needing Wayland screen reading and accessibility tools.

What platforms does textrun run on?

textrun runs on the command line and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.

Is textrun still maintained?

Unverified. textrun has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to textrun?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Voice Assistant Dialog Navigation, eyra, and Vonic Voice assistant for WooCommerce.

textrun is developed by marvin1099.

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textrun

Name: textrun
Author: marvin1099

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textrun is a generalized Wayland-compatible text reader for Linux. It combines optical character recognition with text-to-speech to read screen content aloud, supporting accessibility workflows for users and developers.

AGPL-3.0-onlyCLILinuxSelf-hosted

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Overview

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textrun is an Other voice & speech project. It focuses on reading on-screen text aloud on Wayland systems when conventional accessibility tools are unavailable. textrun is an open-source project aimed at linux users and developers needing Wayland screen reading and accessibility tools. It ships for the command line and Linux, and it can be self-hosted.

marvin1099 builds and maintains textrun, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include OCR text recognition, text-to-speech, and wayland support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

OCR text recognition
Text-to-speech
Wayland support
Screen reading
Accessibility support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLILinuxSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

AGPL-3.0-only

Verified signals

HTTPS

Indexing history

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Frequently asked questions about textrun

What is textrun?: Textrun focuses on reading on-screen text aloud on Wayland systems when conventional accessibility tools are unavailable. It is catalogued under Other voice & speech on PulseGate.
Who should use textrun?: textrun is an open-source project built for linux users and developers needing Wayland screen reading and accessibility tools.
What platforms does textrun run on?: textrun runs on the command line and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.
Is textrun still maintained?: Unverified. textrun has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to textrun?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Voice Assistant Dialog Navigation, eyra, and Vonic Voice assistant for WooCommerce.Voice Assistant Dialog Navigation eyra Vonic Voice assistant for WooCommerce
Who makes textrun?: textrun is developed by marvin1099.
How long has textrun been around?: textrun first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
License: AGPL-3.0-only
First seen: 21 Aug 2026
Built for: Linux users and developers needing Wayland screen reading and accessibility tools
Model: Open source
Solves: Reading on-screen text aloud on Wayland systems when conventional accessibility tools are unavailable.

Registered as

PyPI: textrun

Developer

marvin1099

Index record

Indexed: 21 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 21 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: textrun-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 21 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/textrun

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