Brønd for Linux
===============

Start:       ./broend   (the first start also adds Brønd and its icon to the
             application menu; ./install-menu-entry.sh --remove takes it away)

The first time, Brønd offers to download the language model DFM-Mimir (3.6 GB,
from Hugging Face) and, when you first dictate, the speech model hviske-v6
(2.5 GB). They are kept in ~/.local/share/broend/. Nothing you write or say
leaves the computer.

Needs: a 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.39 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04+, Debian 13+,
Fedora 40+, current Arch), 8 GB of memory or more, and for dictation and
recordings GStreamer (gstreamer1.0-plugins-base and -good) and PulseAudio
or PipeWire. Every desktop installation has these, and OpenGL (libopengl0).

DFM-Mimir belongs to Danish Foundation Models (Apache 2.0); hviske-v6 is by
syv.ai (CC BY-NC 4.0, non-commercial use). Brønd is an independent project,
not made or endorsed by Danish Foundation Models. Answers can be wrong; the
software is provided as is, without warranty. Licences: NOTICES.txt.

https://broend.usual.dk
