# DragonComputer/Dragonfire

the open-source virtual assistant for Ubuntu based Linux distributions

Repository: https://github.com/DragonComputer/Dragonfire
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dragonfire
Homepage: http://dragon.computer
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: linux, ubuntu, spacy, chatbot, kaldi, speech-recognition, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, nlp, machine-learning, artificial-intelligence, virtual-assistant, personal-assistant
Last push: 2022-11-21T21:49:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3788, "days_push": 1381, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1407, forks 210 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.465377+00:00)

## What it is
Dragonfire is an open-source virtual assistant for Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, combining speech recognition, text-to-speech, and NLP (Kaldi, spaCy) to answer voice commands. It runs as a desktop application with an animated avatar.

## Use cases
- voice-controlled assistant for ubuntu linux
- open-source siri alternative for linux
- speech-to-text and text-to-speech desktop assistant
- linux personal assistant that answers questions by voice
- offline voice assistant for my pc

## When to choose
- you run Ubuntu or a Debian-based Linux distro and want a voice assistant
- you want a fully open-source, self-hosted assistant stack
- you want to hack on a Python voice assistant using Kaldi and spaCy

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform assistant for Windows or macOS
- you need a modern LLM-powered conversational agent
- you need active development or frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: speech-recognition, tts, nlp, chatbot, machine-learning
- domain: artificial-intelligence, speech-processing, operating-systems
- platform: python
- tags: virtual-assistant, personal-assistant, ubuntu, kaldi, spacy, voice-assistant, natural-language-processing, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- DragonComputer/Dragonfire (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.465377+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:38:37.435131+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DragonComputer/Dragonfire (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.465377+00:00, sha 0bea21a73e2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.