# Community Projects **URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/c/community-projects/34.md [Latest](https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openconversational.ai/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openconversational.ai/tags.md) --- ## [About the Community Projects category](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/about-the-community-projects-category/14168)
**Author:** [@NeonClary](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonClary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/about-the-community-projects-category/14168 "2025-08-04T07:17:01Z")
Welcome! Major projects by community members are highlighted here. With the open source model, many parts of projects - such as hardware choices, skills development, STT and TTS, and enabling languages beyond English - … --- ## [Neon OS Release 26.08.03](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-release-26-08-03/22066)
**Author:** [@NeonDaniel](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonDaniel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-release-26-08-03/22066 "2026-08-06T00:32:57Z")
Neon OS 26.08.03 is out now :tada: Neon OS users can ask Neon to “check for updates”, or click the notification bell after powering on/restarting their Mark 2. Highlighted Changes: Updates to Neon Core packages Updat… --- ## [Moving playing music to other boxes](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/moving-playing-music-to-other-boxes/22037)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/moving-playing-music-to-other-boxes/22037 "2026-03-17T15:43:09Z")
Here’s a 2 min video on moving music: https://youtu.be/Z1t1HKMhTsU It describes a bash script that uses mpc/mpd and key-based authentication to move playing music from one Linux box to another think: “computer move musi… --- ## [Minimy progress](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/minimy-progress/22036)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/minimy-progress/22036 "2026-03-09T15:02:50Z")
Mycroft is still alive—two RPI students are helping with Minimy. Pipewire and mpc/mpd play music - we’re using auto indexing of music files so Minimy does not have to bother. redis is the message bus which seems less co… --- ## [From Mycroft and Ansible to OpenVoiceOS: boring installs, easy updates](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/from-mycroft-and-ansible-to-openvoiceos-boring-installs-easy-updates/22031)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/from-mycroft-and-ansible-to-openvoiceos-boring-installs-easy-updates/22031 "2026-02-12T22:21:17Z")
Originally posted here; From Mycroft and Ansible to OpenVoiceOS: boring installs, easy updates A few years ago, I wrote an opensource.com post about deploying Mycroft on a Raspberry Pi using Ansible. The fun part was v… --- ## [Blog: Voice: 5× Faster Than Typing and ready for the AI era](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-voice-5x-faster-than-typing-and-ready-for-the-ai-era/22028)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-voice-5x-faster-than-typing-and-ready-for-the-ai-era/22028 "2026-01-25T05:23:14Z")
Originally posted here; Voice: 5× Faster Than Typing and ready for the AI era | OpenVoiceOS Blog Voice Is (Again) the New Interface 5× Faster than typing and far smarter than keystrokes For decades, we’ve accepted keyb… --- ## [Blog: Introducing the First Phonemizer for Barranquenho](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-introducing-the-first-phonemizer-for-barranquenho/22027)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-introducing-the-first-phonemizer-for-barranquenho/22027 "2026-01-22T14:26:44Z")
Originally posted here; Introducing the First Phonemizer for Barranquenho | OpenVoiceOS Blog Today marks an exciting milestone for linguistic preservation! We’re thrilled to announce the release of g2p\_barranquenho, th… --- ## [Blog: Cloning Voices for Endangered Languages: Building a Text-to-Speech Model for Asturian and Aragonese](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-cloning-voices-for-endangered-languages-building-a-text-to-speech-model-for-asturian-and-aragonese/22022)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-cloning-voices-for-endangered-languages-building-a-text-to-speech-model-for-asturian-and-aragonese/22022 "2026-01-16T14:47:02Z")
Originally posted here; Cloning Voices for Endangered Languages: Building a Text-to-Speech Model for Asturian and Aragonese | OpenVoiceOS Blog Have you ever wanted to hear a computer speak in an accent you love, or in … --- ## [Blog: OVOS & HiveMind in the Manufacturing Industry](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-ovos-hivemind-in-the-manufacturing-industry/22021)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-ovos-hivemind-in-the-manufacturing-industry/22021 "2026-01-14T19:33:08Z")
This blog was originally posted in the TigreGotico website As the lead developer of OpenVoiceOS, maintained by a non-profit, and the creator of HiveMind, I’ve always believed in open, privacy-respecting voice technolog… --- ## [Hub and spoke model for STT](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hub-and-spoke-model-for-stt/22018)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hub-and-spoke-model-for-stt/22018 "2025-12-01T21:59:43Z")
Working with Ryan, a comp sci student, we got whisper running on a RasPi 5 and an Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano. The RasPi (a “spoke”) translates the JFK words in 2.5 seconds, while after much digging to get the Nvidia GPU to… --- ## [Blog: OVOS Just Got a Noise Filter: Better Listening, Less Interruption](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-ovos-just-got-a-noise-filter-better-listening-less-interruption/22013)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-ovos-just-got-a-noise-filter-better-listening-less-interruption/22013 "2025-11-07T10:27:51Z")
Originally posted here; OVOS Just Got a Noise Filter: Better Listening, Less Interruption | OpenVoiceOS Blog OVOS Just Got a Noise Filter: Better Listening, Less Interruption We’re thrilled to announce a new feature in… --- ## [Blog: Building an Open and Interoperable Voice Ecosystem](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-building-an-open-and-interoperable-voice-ecosystem/22010)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-building-an-open-and-interoperable-voice-ecosystem/22010 "2025-10-25T09:22:05Z")
Originally posted; Building an Open and Interoperable Voice Ecosystem | OpenVoiceOS Blog Building an Open and Interoperable Voice Ecosystem Open Voice OS (OVOS) has always been about freedom and flexibility, giving use… --- ## [OpenVoiceOS Receives NGI Zero Commons Fund Grant](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-receives-ngi-zero-commons-fund-grant/22009)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-receives-ngi-zero-commons-fund-grant/22009 "2025-10-20T09:46:01Z")
We’re excited to share some fantastic news — OpenVoiceOS (OVOS) has been selected to receive a grant from the NGI Zero Commons Fund! This milestone represents a huge step forward for our mission to build an open, commun… --- ## [Blog: OpenVoiceOS Blog Launches RSS Feed — A Win for Accessibility & Open Standards](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-openvoiceos-blog-launches-rss-feed-a-win-for-accessibility-open-standards/22007)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-openvoiceos-blog-launches-rss-feed-a-win-for-accessibility-open-standards/22007 "2025-10-19T09:52:53Z")
originally posted at: OpenVoiceOS Blog Launches RSS Feed — A Win for Accessibility & Open Standards | OpenVoiceOS Blog OpenVoiceOS Blog Launches RSS Feed — A Win for Accessibility & Open Standards We’re happy to announ… --- ## [Blog: Running HiveMind Player on ArkOS with the R36S](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-running-hivemind-player-on-arkos-with-the-r36s/22005)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 6:45am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-running-hivemind-player-on-arkos-with-the-r36s/22005 "2025-10-18T06:45:38Z")
originally posted at: Running HiveMind Player on ArkOS with the R36S | OpenVoiceOS Blog Running HiveMind Player on ArkOS with the R36S The R36S handheld from AliExpress is usually marketed as a retro gaming device, but… --- ## [Blog: Introducing phoonnx: The Next Generation of Open Voice for OpenVoiceOS](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-introducing-phoonnx-the-next-generation-of-open-voice-for-openvoiceos/22004)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-introducing-phoonnx-the-next-generation-of-open-voice-for-openvoiceos/22004 "2025-10-09T13:38:39Z")
Introducing phoonnx: The Next Generation of Open Voice for OpenVoiceOS Today marks a significant step forward in the OpenVoiceOS journey with the official adoption of phoonnx as our primary Text-to-Speech (TTS) framework… --- ## [Blog: Voices of Inclusion: Reflections on Our Collaboration](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-voices-of-inclusion-reflections-on-our-collaboration/22003)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-voices-of-inclusion-reflections-on-our-collaboration/22003 "2025-10-01T18:49:21Z")
Original guest blog post here; Voices of Inclusion: Reflections on Our Collaboration | OpenVoiceOS Blog Voices of Inclusion: Reflections on Our Collaboration As the External Collaborations Lead at Planet Blind Tech, I r… --- ## [New minimy project](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/new-minimy-project/21938)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/new-minimy-project/21938 "2025-09-17T18:50:19Z")
I “put down” minimy for a few months. But now, I met a professor from RPI who asked if I’d like to mentor Comp Sci students on the minimy repo, and I said “sure”. I’ve corresponded with one and hopefully there are a co… --- ## [Blog: OpenVoiceOS and Home Assistant: A Voice Automation Dream Team](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-openvoiceos-and-home-assistant-a-voice-automation-dream-team/21935)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-openvoiceos-and-home-assistant-a-voice-automation-dream-team/21935 "2025-09-17T13:44:12Z")
originally posted at: OpenVoiceOS and Home Assistant: A Voice Automation Dream Team | OpenVoiceOS Blog \_\_\_\_ OpenVoiceOS and Home Assistant: A Voice Automation Dream Team In the world of open-source smart homes, some… --- ## [Blog: A real use case with OVOS and Hivemind](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-a-real-use-case-with-ovos-and-hivemind/21934)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/blog-a-real-use-case-with-ovos-and-hivemind/21934 "2025-09-17T13:35:30Z")
originally posted at: A real use case with OVOS and Hivemind | OpenVoiceOS Blog \_\_\_\_\_ Why Home Automation with OVOS matters Over the past five years, I’ve visited many people with disabilities in their homes and witnes… --- ## [Neon OS Release 25.08.25](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-release-25-08-25/21792)
**Author:** [@NeonDaniel](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonDaniel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-release-25-08-25/21792 "2025-09-04T15:37:49Z")
Neon OS 25.08.25 is now available :tada: Neon OS users can ask Neon to “check for updates”, or click the notification bell after powering on/restarting their Mark 2. Highlighted Changes: Updates to the base OS image U… --- ## [Neon OS Release 25.08.19](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-release-25-08-19/21784)
**Author:** [@NeonDaniel](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonDaniel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-release-25-08-19/21784 "2025-08-25T17:21:10Z")
Neon OS 25.08.19 is out now :tada: Neon OS users can ask Neon to “check for updates”, or click the notification bell after powering on/restarting their Mark 2. Highlighted Changes: Updated skills and plugins Updated … --- ## [Mirror, Mirror… Who’s My Persona Today? 🤖✨ (Open Voice OS + MagicMirror²)](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mirror-mirror-who-s-my-persona-today-open-voice-os-magicmirror/21762)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mirror-mirror-who-s-my-persona-today-open-voice-os-magicmirror/21762 "2025-08-23T13:13:44Z")
In this video, we turn MagicMirror² into a playful, screen-sidekick by connecting Open Voice OS to an AI that can switch multiple personas on the fly—think smarty pant, snobby, friendly—each with a unique vibe and skill … --- ## [No More Mumbo Jumbo: Meet the OVOS Transcription Validator Plugin](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/no-more-mumbo-jumbo-meet-the-ovos-transcription-validator-plugin/18925)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/no-more-mumbo-jumbo-meet-the-ovos-transcription-validator-plugin/18925 "2025-07-22T16:09:18Z")
originally posted at No More Mumbo Jumbo: Meet the OVOS Transcription Validator Plugin | OpenVoiceOS Blog No More Mumbo Jumbo: Meet the OVOS Transcription Validator Plugin Ever had your OpenVoiceOS assistant respond wit… --- ## [Making Synthetic Voices From Scratch](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/making-synthetic-voices-from-scratch/18743)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/making-synthetic-voices-from-scratch/18743 "2025-07-19T21:49:45Z")
originally posted at Making Synthetic Voices From Scratch | OpenVoiceOS Blog Making Synthetic Voices From Scratch What’s the problem? Creating a voice for a text-to-speech (TTS) system usually requires a real person to … --- ## [Brainstorming a system](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/brainstorming-a-system/18551)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/brainstorming-a-system/18551 "2025-05-30T20:50:06Z")
Brainstorming a design for music boxes in perhaps a living room, an office, a kitchen and 3 bedrooms: All boxes have: Superior craftsmanship and fidelity Quality microphones A personal voice assistant on an SoC The b… --- ## [Minimy is working again](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/minimy-is-working-again/18536)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/minimy-is-working-again/18536 "2025-05-28T12:13:47Z")
A vestige of Mycroft: GitHub - mike99mac/minimy-mike99mac: simple nlp based voice assistant framework It’s been broken for about 6 months as the WebSockets message bus code was no longer supported with Python 3.11. The … --- ## [Frequency response analysis](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/frequency-response-analysis/18216)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/frequency-response-analysis/18216 "2025-04-14T20:42:36Z")
I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time - now the SUNY New Paltz students got me motivated. I installed audacity on my Windows laptop, with a so-so USB mic, and clicked “record”. I installed “sox” on Linux and ran… --- ## [Progress with local TTS](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/progress-with-local-tts/18215)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/progress-with-local-tts/18215 "2025-04-14T10:24:04Z")
Some progress this weekend - the message bus is still not working but the websockets code is using the latest (v15) - I’ll keep chugging. Mimic3 has been retired and piper seems to be working and performs fairly well - … --- ## [Some progress, some backsliding](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/some-progress-some-backsliding/18196)
**Author:** [@mike99mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mike99mac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/some-progress-some-backsliding/18196 "2025-04-12T12:07:29Z")
SmartBoomBoxes has had better days, but it still progresses. Last October, the required upgrade to Linux forced Python to 3.11. The Websockets message bus, which was working fine, forced an upgrade. I have not been ab… [Next page](https://community.openconversational.ai/c/community-projects/34.md?page=1)