modem-works/dream-recorder
Dream Recorder is an open-source venture by Modem. Developed in close collaboration with Mark Hinch (software & hardware), Ben Levinas and Joe Tsao (industrial design), and Alexis Jamet (illustrations). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
41/100
- Activity 47
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 38
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 534
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 323
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1607 stars · 129 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Dream Recorder is an open-source DIY bedside device built on a Raspberry Pi 5 that records users speaking their dreams aloud and turns them into ultra-low-definition cinematic dream reels. It combines speech recognition, LLM-based prompt generation, and LumaLabs video generation, with a 3D-printable glow-in-the-dark shell and full hardware documentation.
Use cases
- record and visualize my dreams as short videos
- build a DIY AI bedside device with a Raspberry Pi
- turn spoken dream descriptions into cinematic reels
- phone-free dream journaling device
- experiment with speech-to-video generative AI pipelines
When to choose
- you want a hands-on DIY hardware project with full assembly guides and BOM
- you want an offline, app-free bedside dream journaling experience
- you want to tinker with a complete speech-to-video AI pipeline on a Raspberry Pi
When to avoid
- you need a polished consumer product rather than a self-built device
- you don't want to pay per-dream API costs for OpenAI and LumaLabs
- you need high-definition video output rather than deliberately low-fi reels
Facets
application · maturity active
speech-recognition llm-inference video-processing tts machine-learning artificial-intelligence large-language-models hardware media developer-tools python iot self-hosted raspberry-pi diy-hardware dream-journal generative-ai 3d-printable bedside-device openai-api luma-labs linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/modem-works/dream-recorder · fetched 2026-08-28 · 42f0af738619
- homepage: https://modemworks.com/projects/dreamrecorder/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5dd981bb1ab8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| modem-works/dream-recorder | main | 41 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="modem-works/dream-recorder")
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