Features

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VoxCommando Features

VoxCommando is extremely customizable

  • You decide which programs to control.
  • You decide which commands you want to use. Getting rid of commands you don't need increases the computer's ability to detect speech accurately.
  • You decide exactly how to trigger your commands and what parameters to use. You can choose any phrase to trigger a command, and you can assign multiple phrases to the same command easily.
  • You can also create complex phrasing strategies for more natural speaking.
    • you can include optional phrase segments (i.e. a command can optionally begin with the word 'please').
    • you can create "aliases" for objects used in commands. For example: "Livingroom light" could mean the same as "Overhead Light"


VoxCommando is flexible and powerful

VoxCommando allows you to do the following (and much more):

  • Direct control of MediaMonkey music manager
  • Send complex events to EventGhost, allowing for control over anything that EventGhost can control -- and that is a lot
  • Direct control of XBMC Xbox Media Center
  • Direct control of iTunes (Windows only)
  • Direct control of Windows Media Center (requires installation of a free plugin)
  • Communicate with the Vera home automation controller from MiCasaVerde
  • Interface with other programs and devices using TCP, http, and UDP protocols (for example, communicate with Global Cache iTach or network audio receivers)
  • Create custom scripts in Python
  • Create your own plugins in C#


VoxCommando has an extensive list of built-in Actions that can be used when building macros, such as:

  • Text-to-Speech (TTS)
  • Control your mouse
  • Open programs
  • Keyboard emulation
  • Manipulate windows (focus, close, minimize, etc.)
  • Scrape websites
  • Control system volume
  • Wake-on-LAN (WOL)


Even more options and actions are available in the growing list of Plugins, including:

  • Interface with Google Calendar
  • Get information from Weather Underground
  • Interface with the Our Groceries app
  • Send events to Growl
  • Translate text using Bing
  • Control Onkyo network receivers
  • Check Gmail

... and more!