Kitt-AI/snowboy
Future versions with model training module will be maintained through a forked version here: https://github.com/seasalt-ai/snowboy observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 3768
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1785
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3364 stars · 1039 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Snowboy is a C++-based hotword (wake word) detection library by KITT.AI with bindings for Python, Android, and other platforms, enabling always-on voice activation for devices like Raspberry Pi. The original product was shut down at the end of 2020, and future maintenance continues in a community fork at seasalt-ai/snowboy.
Use cases
- detect a custom wake word like 'Alexa' on a Raspberry Pi
- add hands-free voice activation to a voice assistant
- run always-on keyword spotting on embedded devices
- train a personal hotword detection model
- integrate wake word detection into an Android app
When to choose
- you need lightweight, offline wake word detection on resource-constrained hardware
- you want to train a custom hotword model
- you are okay using the maintained fork (seasalt-ai/snowboy)
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with official support
- you need full speech recognition rather than wake word detection
- you require a permissive license (license is non-standard)
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
speech-recognition audio-processing machine-learning speech-processing artificial-intelligence embedded-systems cross-platform windows python cpp embedded hotword-detection wake-word keyword-spotting voice-assistant always-on-listening discontinued linux macos android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Kitt-AI/snowboy · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0e0230ed301c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kitt-AI/snowboy | main | 23 |
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