Offline speech to text across all apps

Question

I'm looking for an offline speech recognition software that would work for all Linux apps. The ideal solution would be just like the VS Code Speech extension:

1. Hold a shortcut
2. Speak
3. Release shortcut
4. Text is inserted at caret position

The other answers I saw here are old, referring to now unsupported packages (or online for the google one):

• Is there any software available to input text by speaking via microphone?
• Can I dictate to the Linux desktop?
• What's the best speech recognition software for Ubuntu?

Answer 1

• I’ve found nerd-dictation to be the most suitable solution. It uses VOSK’s offline models to perform speech‑to‑text conversion.
• You can see it here.
• To integrate it into your workflow, bind the nerd-dictation begin and nerd-dictation end commands to separate hotkeys via Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts.
• If you prefer “hold‑to‑dictate” behavior, you can install a utility like xbindkeys and configure it to run begin on key‑down and end on key‑up.