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FluidVoice vs Jarvis
FluidVoice has 11,611 GitHub stars, 828 forks, 89 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Jarvis has 634 stars, 108 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 28 days ago. FluidVoice leads on adoption by 1,731% (11,611 vs 634 stars). FluidVoice is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; Jarvis is written in TypeScript under MIT. FluidVoice has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Jarvis 17%. FluidVoice was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai, dictation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| FluidVoice | Jarvis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 634 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 828 | ⑂ 108 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick FluidVoice if
- You weight community size — 12K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Jarvis if
- You want the Jarvis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Jarvis fits your workflow better
About FluidVoice
FluidVoice is an open source voice dictation app for macOS under GPL 3.0. It uses on device speech recognition and a local AI enhancement layer to turn spoken input into text inside other applications. The project lives in the macOS and Swift ecosystem, with Homebrew installation, menu bar integration, and accessibility based text insertion.
read the full FluidVoice overview →
About Jarvis
Jarvis is a free, MIT licensed, open source voice dictation and voice control assistant for the Mac, built for anyone who wants hold a key dictation and local, private AI processing without a subscription.
read the full Jarvis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is FluidVoice or Jarvis more popular?
FluidVoice has 11,611 GitHub stars and Jarvis has 634. FluidVoice has the larger community by that measure.
Are FluidVoice and Jarvis free?
Both are open source. FluidVoice is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Jarvis under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between FluidVoice and Jarvis?
FluidVoice is written in Swift and Jarvis in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, FluidVoice or Jarvis?
Choose FluidVoice if you want the larger community (11,611 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Jarvis if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.