Voice to Clipboard (vtcp)

vtcp is a command-line utility that captures audio from your microphone, transcribes it using Azure Cognitive Services Speech-to-Text, and copies the transcribed text to your clipboard.

Features

• Real-time speech recognition
• Copies transcribed text to clipboard
• Supports silence detection to automatically stop recording
• Plays a sound to indicate start and end of recording
• Uses Azure Cognitive Services for accurate speech-to-text conversion

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Azure Cognitive Services account
• Azure Speech Services subscription key and region

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository_url>
   cd vtcp

2. Create a virtual environment (recommended):

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Linux/macOS
   .venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure Azure Credentials:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory of the project.

   • Add your Azure Speech Services subscription key and region to the .env file:

     AZURE_SPEECH_KEY=your_key_here
     AZURE_SPEECH_REGION=your_region_here
     

     Replace your_key_here and your_region_here with your actual Azure credentials. You can obtain these from the Azure portal.

Usage

Run the vtcp command in your terminal: