Talk to your AI by voice, privately on your computer

Ways to talk to a bot

• Voice mode. Press the voice button in a chat and talk. The bot answers out loud as its reply comes in; talk over it to interrupt.
• Menu bar calls. Pick a bot from AppuBot's menu bar icon and a small call bar opens at the bottom of your screen, over whatever you're doing.
• Dictation. Press the mic in the composer, speak, and your words land in the message to edit before sending.
• Telegram voice notes. Send your bot a voice note from your phone; it hears it on your computer and can answer with a voice note (Telegram).

How does voice mode work?

1. The first time, AppuBot downloads its speech models (once; Settings › Voice shows them).
2. Press the voice button. A glowing orb in the bot's colour shows it's listening.
3. Speak naturally. AppuBot knows when you've finished a thought by your pauses, not just loudness, so a fan or the TV doesn't trigger it.
4. The bot starts answering as soon as its first sentence is ready, and keeps working on the task while it talks.
5. Interrupt by talking, tap the orb, or press Escape to end.

Which languages does it understand?

The standard hearing model covers 25 European languages. For about 100 languages, switch to the larger multilingual model in Settings › Voice; for Hindi and Hinglish there's a dedicated Hindi model that is quicker and more accurate. The bot's voice speaks 31 languages, with several voices to choose from.

The bot itself answers in whatever language you use, as its AI does.

Is voice private?

Yes. Speech recognition and the voice both run on your computer's own processor; no audio goes to AppuBot or to the AI provider. The bot receives only the text of what you said. Your recording is kept with the message on your computer so you can play it back.

The speech models are free downloads and cost nothing to run. That also means voice works the same whichever agent the bot uses, from Claude Code to Codex.

When is voice better than typing?

Voice replies are kept short and plain, without tables or formatting; anything long, like a file or a list, the bot puts in the chat for you to read.

• Hands busy. Cooking, driving with Telegram voice notes, sorting paper on your desk.
• Thinking out loud. Describe a messy problem in your own words and let the bot turn it into a plan.
• Quick checks during work. "What's my next meeting?" from the menu bar without leaving the app you're in.
• Long messages. Dictation is faster than typing a long brief, and you can fix the words before sending.