...For learners, researchers, or avid readers, Shuyuan offers a way to bridge from plain text files or eBooks into a manageable, interactive resource — one where notes, references, and reading progress can be tracked. It likely supports different input formats (text, HTML, PDF), and may integrate optional translation or text normalization tools.
Dicio is a free and open source voice assistant for Android that focuses on strong privacy by running its understanding and response generation directly on the device whenever possible. It supports multiple input and output methods, including hotword-based voice input using the Vosk speech-to-text engine and a graphical interface for users who prefer to tap instead of talk. The assistant is built around a flexible “skills” system that lets it respond to a wide variety of requests such as...
Scanned text to audio translation for written knowledge dissemination
The objective of ttsBridge is to build open source applications that convert directly text in one language scanned by a camera to audio speech in another language, using generic and freely available text-to-speech engines, and without the need of using a tts voice specifically build for the target language. In other words, a word scanned in French or English can be spoken in any African language, using only tools that are already available on a generic mobile device. The objective is taking advantage of the new technologies to make written knowledge universally available.