Goekdeniz-Guelmez/JOSIE-Voice
JOSIE-Voice is described as a real-time, on-device voice and chat assistant for Apple Silicon Macs. It states that hearing, voice recognition and speech run locally, that it can act in Reminders, Calendar, Maps and Messages, and that it supports Voice and Chat modes sharing one conversation history. The README says no public DMG is available yet and that the first public release is planned for December 2026. Requirements listed are M1 or newer and macOS 14 Sonoma or newer.
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JOSIE-Voice is described as a real-time, on-device voice and chat assistant for Apple Silicon Macs. It states that hearing, voice recognition and speech run locally, that it can act in Reminders, Calendar, Maps and Messages, and that it supports Voice and Chat modes sharing one conversation history. The README says no public DMG is available yet and that the first public release is planned for December 2026. Requirements listed are M1 or newer and macOS 14 Sonoma or newer.
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- The README states hearing, voice recognition and speech all run on the Mac, so voice does not leave the device.
- It describes taking actions in Reminders, Calendar, Maps and Messages.
- Voice and Chat modes share one conversation, saved in a sidebar and Library.
- The README says no installer is available yet; the first public DMG is planned for December 2026.
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It illustrates a local-first approach to voice assistants that acts on personal apps. Readers should note it is a pre-release project whose capabilities are described in its README rather than shown in a working build.
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