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Ubuntu introduced Myna Speech to Text project a few months ago. Now, it’s officially available for testing in Ubuntu 26.04 | 24.04 through an official PPA.

The Ubuntu team announced the technology preview for Myna project yesterday in Ubuntu blog:

Today, we’re making it available as a technology preview to the wider Ubuntu community. Whether you regularly rely upon speech-to-text dictation, or only use it for certain use cases, we want to hear your feedback.

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How to Try Out 26.10’s Speech-to-Text App in Ubuntu 26.04 | 24.04

Published: September 29, 2026 — Last updated: October 13, 2026 — 1 Comment

This is a step by step guide shows how to install and try out Myna, Ubuntu’s new offline speech to text feature in Ubuntu 26.04 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is developing a voice typing application called Myna. It’s an opt-in feature in Ubuntu 26.10, while the current Ubuntu 26.04 can also try it out.

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Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is making a new speech to text application. Ubuntu 26.10 is expected as the first release to include it.

The new app is named myna, a bird that’s known for its ability to mimic human speech.
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