Cortana AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Virtual Assistants

The best open source Virtual Assistant alternative to Cortana is Mycroft. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Cortana and five of them are open source Virtual Assistants so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Virtual Assistant alternatives to Cortana are Dragonfire, SEPIA Framework, Kara and Leon.

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Cortana alternatives page was last updated Jun 4, 2023
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    Mycroft

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    Mycroft is an open source voice assistant, that can be installed on Linux, Raspberry Pi, or on the Mark 1 hardware device.

    27 Mycroft alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
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    Mycroft Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
    2.  Assistant
    3.  Natural Language Processing
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Speech Recognition
    6.  Voice recognition
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Voice Commands
    9.  Voice Search
    10.  Hackable
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from December 2021.

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    • Most users think Mycroft is a great Cortana alternative.

    • Mycroft is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Cortana.

    • Mycroft is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cortana.

    • Mycroft is Free and Open SourceCortana is Free and Proprietary
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    Dragonfire

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    Dragonfire is an open source virtual assistant for Linux operating systems especially for Ubuntu based distributions. Dragonfire will be preinstalled software package on DragonOS Linux Distribution.

    28 Dragonfire alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Dragonfire Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Speech Recognition
    3.  Speech to text
    4.  Voice Search
    5.  Chat Bot
    6.  Natural Language Processing
    7.  Voice Commands
    Discontinued

    The website is unavailable, and the last update was in December 2020.

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  4. SEPIA Framework icon
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    SEPIA Framework

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    SEPIA is a server-based, extendable, personal, intelligent assistant. The SEPIA-Framework is a collection of open-source modules and tools that form a coherent ecosystem for self-hosted, privacy-compliant, voice-controlled applications and devices.

    16 SEPIA Framework alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
    2.  Google assistant
    3.  Speech Recognition
    4.  Voice Commands
    5.  Natural Language Processing
    6.  Chat Bot
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    Kara

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    Simply put, Kara is a voice assistant that steals 0% of your data so you stay free! She is a actively maintained, modular, and designed to customize.

    13 Kara alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Kara Features

    1.  Speech to text
    2.  Speech Recognition
    3.  Voice recognition
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    Leon

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    Leon is an open-source personal assistant who can live on your server. You can talk to him and he can talk to you. You can also text him and he can also text you. Leon can communicate with you by being offline to protect your privacy.

    14 Leon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Leon Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
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