dikshant 0.1.0

Windows Voice Assistant with wake word detection

Dikshant - Windows Voice Assistant

Dikshant is a lightweight background voice assistant for Windows that activates on the phrase "hey friend". It can perform system-level tasks like opening applications, shutting down, or executing custom commands — all using natural language.

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🔥 Features

• 🎙️ Wake-word activation with "hey friend"
• 🖥️ Executes system commands (e.g., open apps, shutdown)
• 🧠 Understands natural language instructions
• 🔁 Runs in the background after launch
• 📦 Easy to install via pip

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Supported Commands (v0.1.0)

(All require wake phrase: "Hey friend")

1. Application Control "Hey friend open notepad"

"Hey friend launch chrome"

"Hey friend start calculator"

2. Website Navigation "Hey friend open youtube" → Opens YouTube in default browser

"Hey friend visit google" → Opens Google

"Hey friend go to github" → Opens GitHub

3. Assistant Control "Hey friend take rest" → Stops the assistant

"Hey friend go to sleep" → Alternative stop command

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📦 Installation

Install directly from PyPI:

pip install dikshant

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🚀 Usage

After installation, launch it from the terminal:

dikshant

Then simply speak commands like:

• "Hey friend, open notepad"
• "Hey friend, take rest" (to stop the assistant)

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🛠 Requirements

Most dependencies will be auto-installed via pip, but core ones may include:

• speechrecognition
• pyaudio (may need manual install for Windows)
• pyttsx3
• pywin32

💡 If pyaudio fails during install, use:

pip install pipwin
pipwin install pyaudio

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📃 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙋‍♂️ Author

Dikshant Ghimire
Feel free to customize and extend!

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💬 Contributions

Pull requests, issues, and suggestions are welcome!
Please ensure you follow best practices and lint your code.

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🧪 Coming Soon

• Cross-platform support (Linux/Mac)
• GUI interface
• Integration with AI-based NLU