# OpenVoiceOS's Voice AI Platform **URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/c/community-projects/ovos/35.md [Latest](https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openconversational.ai/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openconversational.ai/tags.md) --- ## [Links to OVOS builds and content in other categories](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/links-to-ovos-builds-and-content-in-other-categories/14603)
**Author:** [@NeonClary](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonClary)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/links-to-ovos-builds-and-content-in-other-categories/14603 "2024-04-06T01:15:53Z")
Build Journals: --- ## [About the OpenVoiceOS's Voice AI Platform category](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/about-the-openvoiceoss-voice-ai-platform-category/14170)
**Author:** [@NeonClary](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonClary)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is for everything OVOS. Home Page: https://openvoiceos.org/ Docs: OVOS User Documentation GitHub: OpenVoiceOS · GitHub Matrix: You're invited to talk on Matrix --- ## [\[HOWTO\] Begin your Open Voice OS journey with the ovos-installer 💖 😍](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/howto-begin-your-open-voice-os-journey-with-the-ovos-installer/14900)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/howto-begin-your-open-voice-os-journey-with-the-ovos-installer/14900 "2026-09-01T20:27:06Z")
Introduction Back to the old Mycroft A.I days, the users were able to run a script to install mycroft-core on different CPU architectures such as x86\_64 or arm64 and on few different Linux distributions as well in a very… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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 … --- ## [🚀 Open Voice OS on Jetson Orin Nano: Offline AI Assistant with LLM + TTS + STT on K3s!](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-on-jetson-orin-nano-offline-ai-assistant-with-llm-tts-stt-on-k3s/18194)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-on-jetson-orin-nano-offline-ai-assistant-with-llm-tts-stt-on-k3s/18194 "2025-04-12T12:05:08Z")
Hello the community! In this video, we demonstrate Open Voice OS running a fully offline AI voice assistant stack on the ultra-compact NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano, orchestrated with K3s and managed by Rancher. Get a glimps… --- ## [How to disable "internet is down" voice notification on OVOS?](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-disable-internet-is-down-voice-notification-on-ovos/17658)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-disable-internet-is-down-voice-notification-on-ovos/17658 "2025-02-18T09:02:22Z")
Hi, running OVOS on RPI3. When my internet or wifi is down, mycroft spirals down to endless repeating of “cannot get internet connection, check your wifi and try again” or something along those lines. Repeating it agai… --- ## [OpenVoiceOS Foundation Goes Live](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-foundation-goes-live/17619)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-foundation-goes-live/17619 "2025-02-15T18:00:26Z")
The OpenVoiceOS (OVOS) Foundation has officially launched, marking a new era for open-source voice AI. As a nonprofit, the foundation is dedicated to fostering privacy-first, community-driven voice assistant technology. … --- ## [How do i download and install it](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-do-i-download-and-install-it/17530)
**Author:** [@Zechariah](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Zechariah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-do-i-download-and-install-it/17530 "2025-02-07T19:49:05Z")
how do i download and intsall the mycroft ai on raspberrypi 3b+ --- ## [How to configure location/region on OVOS](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-configure-location-region-on-ovos/15340)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-configure-location-region-on-ovos/15340 "2025-01-17T21:25:04Z")
hi, running raspovos headless image on rpi3+ Where do I configure my current location in ovos? Judging by his response of “what’s the weather?” he has no clue where he is. the temperature is off by 30 degrees celsius … --- ## [Open Voice OS (Mark II) vs HiveMind Satellite (Mark 1) ⚔️💥💪](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-mark-ii-vs-hivemind-satellite-mark-1/14709)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-mark-ii-vs-hivemind-satellite-mark-1/14709 "2025-01-09T17:58:10Z")
Introduction As Mark 1 is getting older and older, running a voice assistant on it might be a challenge! This is the reason why HiveMind was born, to solve this challenge by deporting the compute part on a more powerful… --- ## [\[Solved\] ERROR - 503 response from https://stt.smartgic.io/fasterwhisper/stt: b](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/solved-error-503-response-from-https-stt-smartgic-io-fasterwhisper-stt-b/17109)
**Author:** [@lukas](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/lukas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/solved-error-503-response-from-https-stt-smartgic-io-fasterwhisper-stt-b/17109 "2025-01-04T14:20:26Z")
Hi, I’m new to mycroft, but not to Linux. I am making my first steps with mycroft and ovos and everything related, and I am quite excited. I just installed ovos with the ovos install script on a raspberry pi 5b. It’s … --- ## [HiveMind - Quickstart and updated docs](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hivemind-quickstart-and-updated-docs/16997)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hivemind-quickstart-and-updated-docs/16997 "2024-12-31T15:55:20Z")
HiveMind is an extension of the OpenVoiceOS (OVOS) voice assistant platform that allows you to connect multiple devices into a shared ecosystem, even those with limited hardware. By acting as a central hub, HiveMind enab… --- ## [Running OVOS after installation and reboot](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-after-installation-and-reboot/15089)
**Author:** [@Steve\_J](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Steve_J)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-after-installation-and-reboot/15089 "2024-12-28T00:08:33Z")
Hi, I’m a newbie to Raspberry Pi and OVOS. I have a pi 5 and successfully installed OVOS. It ran after installation and mycroft responded to queries. But when I rebooted, I can’t figure out how to get OVOS to run again. … --- ## [Open Voice OS running on a Mark II with its local AI running Mistral🔥🖲️🧠](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-running-on-a-mark-ii-with-its-local-ai-running-mistral/14572)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-running-on-a-mark-ii-with-its-local-ai-running-mistral/14572 "2024-11-25T19:18:03Z")
This showcase how Open Voice OS runs on the Mark II device and how it connects to a local AI powered by LLAMA with the Mistral 7B OpenOrca to answer basic questions! [Next page](https://community.openconversational.ai/c/community-projects/ovos/35.md?page=1)