Canonical Reveals Myna, Its Local Speech-to-Text App

Canonical reveals Myna, its local speech-to-text app

Canonical has published more details about the local speech-to-text engine that will take dictation in the forthcoming Ubuntu version 26.10, aka "Stonking Stingray." In a post on the company’s Discourse forums on Wednesday, the outfit named one of the most significant new elements that’s coming in the next version: Myna: Speech to Text for Ubuntu Desktop. Earlier this month, we reported from the Ubuntu Summit that Canonical was going big on AI a…

Ubuntu 26.10 is Expected to Have Speech To Text Support

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is making a new speech to text application. Ubuntu 26.10 is expected as the first release to include it. The new app is named myna, a bird that’s known for its ability to mimic human speech. Image by Wild Pixar from Pixabay “Press a keyboard shortcut, speak naturally, and see the resulting text appear in the application you’re using.” This will be the initial myna experience! The speech recognition models ru…

Ubuntu 26.10 Steps into AI with Local Speech-to-Text

Canonical’s Project Myna brings local speech-to-text dictation to Ubuntu Desktop, starting with the 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release.