A simple copycat web app that will listen for what you say and repeat it back.
npm install
npm start
The experiment had a two-fold purpose:
- Proof of concept for in-browser companion voice support using react.
- Explore built-in browser support for Web Speech API vis-á-vis a single controlled implementation.
| Browser | OS | ASR | TTS | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safari | macOS | ❌ | ✅ | Partial Supported |
| Safari | iOS | ❌ | ✅ | Partial Supported |
| Chrome | macOS | ✅ | ✅ | Fully Supported |
| Chrome | iOS | ❌ | ✅ | Partial Supported |
| Chrome | Android | ❌ | ✅ | Partially Supported |
| Firefox | macOS | ❌ | ✅ | Partial Supported |
| Silk | FireOS | ❌ | ✅ | Partial Supported |
https://caniuse.com/#feat=speech-recognition is the most accurate browser support matrix, but it's incomplete for mobile browsers.
Safari docs say that Web Speech API is fully supported, but that is a lie.
Most places say Firefox supports Web Speech API, but that is a lie too.
Chrome probably uses a Google ASR service. However, a Chromium contributor warns that there is discussion about deprecating Web Speech API.
Chrome on Android/FireOS probably works, but more debugging needed.
Web Speech API, cf https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API
Unimplemented
Browser-specific, but only Chrome supports ASR, and it's ASR service is obfuscated but probably uses Google Speech API
Browser-specific, but all that I checked use the platform OS TTS service.
React, using React Voice Components
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Annyang is a HTML5 wrapper around Web Speech API.
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Artyom is a HTML5 wrapper around Web Speech API.
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Google Cloud Speech API offers the ability to do ASR directly, using a custom React component. Requires API key, $ per-request. There is a reference implementation in Node.
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