01 / LINUX
Mint Voice Typing
Start and stop dictation with Super + H. Speech recognition runs locally after setup, with a microphone-level overlay and adjustable settings.
MAKE
THINGS.
THINGS.
Web + Android + Experiments
Kelly Dodsworth — Web Design, Linux Tools & Android Apps
I’m Kelly Dodsworth. I build websites, explore AI-assisted imagery and make small tools for Linux and Android. I test them, break them, improve them and occasionally end up with something useful. This is where I keep the work that interests me most.
Currently building in Android Studio + web
Kelly Dodsworth
Canada
Main project: Vivido
Vivido brings together my interests in web design, photography and AI-assisted imagery.
Flagship project / always evolving
VIVIDO
One project where code, imagery and curiosity are allowed to collide.
Vivido started around AI-assisted imagery and grew into a custom-built playground: seasonal collections, image presentation, moderation tools, admin controls and whatever useful idea comes next.
vivido.ca
The labs
Practical tools, creative work and experiments built through hands-on learning.
Version 0.2.0 · Early release · Linux Mint Cinnamon
02 / WEB + IMAGES
Vivido
A custom-built home for AI-assisted images, creative requests and photo restoration.
03 / ANDROID
Android Lab
Photo conversion and creative text tools for Android. Download the apps or explore their Kotlin and Jetpack Compose source.
Linux Mint Cinnamon Desklets
Three small tools from my Cinnamon desktop, with matching colours and adjustable layouts. Hover over a preview to take a closer look, or click to open it.
LINUX MINT / CINNAMON
System Monitor
Live CPU, memory, disk usage and network activity in one compact desktop panel.
System readings · Network traffic · Adjustable appearanceLINUX MINT / CINNAMON
Clipboard
Keep recent copied text close at hand, pin useful snippets and click a card to copy it again.
Text history · Pinned snippets · Pause recordingLINUX MINT / CINNAMON
Web Workbench
A desktop home for website links, local server controls, backups and everyday tools.
Site status · Local servers · LaunchersAndroid Apps: Photo Converter & Creative Text
Small apps I’ve built, with source code for anyone who wants to see how they work.
01 / PHOTOS
Vivido Photo Converter
Convert photos to JPG, PNG or WebP, adjust quality and size, and choose where to save the results.
02 / TEXT
Vivido Social Text
Turn text into creative Unicode styles, browse styles and copy the result for use in social posts and messages.
Installation and source code
Download an APK on your Android phone, open the file and follow Android’s installation prompts. Your browser or file manager may ask for permission to install this download.
These are the existing development builds recovered from my Android projects. They have not been rebuilt or retested for this website. If an existing installation has a different signing key, Android may reject an update.
The source ZIPs contain the Android Studio projects. Extract a ZIP and open the project folder in Android Studio. Local SDK paths and build caches are omitted.
Older download: Photo Converter 1.0
The previous Photo Converter version is also available.
Mint Voice Typing: Speech to Text for Linux Mint
Version 0.2.0 — installation and first use.
LOCAL SPEECH DICTATION
Speak naturally. Type anywhere.
Turn speech into text with local voice typing on your Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop. After setup, speech recognition runs offline. Start and stop with Super + H.
Before you install
Linux Mint 22.x Cinnamon · 64-bit Intel/AMD · X11
Internet for setup and at least 2 GB free. Setup downloads approximately 640 MB of models plus dependencies. Wayland is not supported.
Install and start typing
- Download the ZIP and extract it in Downloads.
- Open the extracted folder, right-click an empty area and choose Open in Terminal.
- Run
bash install.sh, answeryand enter your password when the package manager requests it. - Select your microphone in System Settings → Sound → Input.
- Select a text field, press Super + H, speak, then press the shortcut again to stop.
The first start can take several seconds. Keep the destination window selected until the overlay disappears; the final words may arrive after you stop.
Privacy, shortcuts and troubleshooting
Recognition runs locally after installation. Setup contacts package repositories, PyPI, Hugging Face and GitHub. This tool controls dictation; it does not mute your system microphone.
If Super + H is already assigned, the installer preserves that shortcut. Launch Mint Voice Typing from the menu or follow the README inside the ZIP to assign another shortcut.
Check your microphone signal in Sound → Input. Errors are saved in ~/.local/state/mint-voice-typing/recognizer.log. The ZIP includes the complete README, licence and troubleshooting details.
To remove it, run bash ~/.local/share/mint-voice-typing/uninstall.sh.
Early release: checked on my working setup. A complete installation and microphone test on another clean Mint computer still need testing.
On the bench
What I’m exploring and working on next.
Android Studio
Building more small utilities and getting deeper into Kotlin, Compose and Android UI.
Web Interfaces
Cleaner admin screens, better mobile layouts and simpler ways to manage site content.
AI + Photography
Exploring restoration, portrait generation, styling and image workflows.
Whatever is next
New ideas often start with a small problem or a moment of curiosity. There’s always something to explore.
About Kelly
I build things because I like figuring them out.
I’m Kelly Dodsworth. Most of what I make starts with curiosity: a website idea, a small Android tool, a visual experiment or a problem that annoys me enough to fix it.
I’m more interested in useful work than impressive-sounding titles, and I’d rather build something small that works than something complicated nobody needs.
kellydodsworth.ca
Built, broken, rebuilt.
A personal creative space for the work, experiments and ideas I want to keep making.