Chatterbox 1.7.1 for Linux

Live local speech-to-text captions for the VRChat chatbox. Linux x86_64, one self-contained file.

New in 1.7.1 — translation. Your captions can be translated on your own machine before they reach the chatbox: Tencent's Hy-MT2 1.8B model (Apache-2.0, 1.1 GB) through llama.cpp, fetched on demand from the Models screen as the model plus a 36 MB CPU engine pack; an optional 21 MB Vulkan pack runs it on any GPU (NVIDIA, AMD or Intel) through your distribution's Vulkan loader. The new Translate tab holds the switch, the language and "show the original too", and shows the last translated sentence. The recognition engine and Whisper model selectors moved from Settings to Models → In use. Nothing is sent anywhere — the model and the runtime both live on your machine. Details: README "Translation" and docs/TRANSLATION_BENCH-2026-10-08.md.

Checked in WSL2 Fedora 44 (CPU path); not yet run on a real Linux desktop — reports welcome.

Download Chatterbox-1.7.1-linux-x64, then chmod +x it and run it. The in-app updater (Settings → Updates) also offers this release to 1.6.0 installs.

SHA-256: 602B501FA35DC0338936824315092BF66DF6638ABBBAECD57BD4A008AEF24D9F