Open Source Cortana Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Cortana is Mycroft. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Cortana and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Cortana are Genie, kalliope, Lucida and Dragonfire.

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  1. Mycroft icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    Mycroft screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from December 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    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

    Mycroft VS Cortana

     

    • 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
  2. Genie icon

    Genie

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    The open, privacy-preserving virtual assistant.

    29 Genie alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Genie screenshot 1

    Genie Features

    Features

    1.  Voice Search
    2.  Service Integration
    3.  Natural Language Processing
    4. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    5. X icon  X Integration
    6.  Customizable triggers
    7. Instagram icon  Instagram integration
    8.  Personal-assistant

    Genie VS Cortana

     

    • Genie is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Cortana.

    • Genie is Free and Open SourceCortana is Free and Proprietary
  4. kalliope icon

    kalliope

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    Kalliope is a modular always-on voice controlled personal assistant designed for home automation.

    29 kalliope alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android

    kalliope Features

    1.  Personal-assistant
    2.  Speech to text
    3.  Modular System
    4.  Speech Recognition
    5.  Bots

    kalliope VS Cortana

     

  5. Lucida

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    formely known as Sirius, Lucida is a speech and vision based intelligent personal assistant developed in Clarity Lab at the University of Michigan.

    28 Lucida alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last commit to the GitHub repo was made on July 7th, 2017.

    Lucida VS Cortana

     
  6. Dragonfire icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Dragonfire screenshot 1
    Discontinued

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

    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

    Dragonfire VS Cortana

     
  7. SEPIA Framework icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    SEPIA Framework screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

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

    SEPIA Framework VS Cortana

     
  9. Kara icon

    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

    Kara VS Cortana

     
  10. Saiy - Voice Command Assistant icon

    Saiy - Voice Command Assistant

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    Saiy is the new version of utter! rebuilt from the ground up and it’s now Open Source too!

    10 Saiy - Voice Command Assistant alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    Unavailable on app store. Latest commit 5047da4 on Apr 1, 2018. See https://github.com/brandall76/Saiy-PS

    Saiy - Voice Command Assistant Features

    1.  Voice recognition
    2.  Speech Recognition
    3.  Personal-assistant

    Saiy - Voice Command Assistant VS Cortana

     
  11. Leon icon

    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

    Leon VS Cortana

     
  12. Presbot icon

    Presbot

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    Presbot is a community of chatbots, an interactive version of Linkedin. Presbot provides the simplest and fastest way to create your personal and professional chatbot. Presbot employs rule based and machine learning algorithms and learns from each interaction with your end users.

    33 Presbot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    Presbot screenshot 1

    Presbot Features

    1.  Chatbot Builder

    Presbot VS Cortana

     
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