PowerShell/Docs/VoiceControl.md

Executing PowerShell Scripts by Voice

Voice recognition and response (VRR) is so much fun and so comfortable! Just give it a try.

🔧 Installation

1. Download and install Serenade from https://serenade.ai/ (Serenade is freely available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows).
2. Download and install the PowerShell Scripts, allow the script execution and set the search path to it (see the FAQ page).
3. Execute: ./export-to-serenade.ps1 Computer in the PowerShell Scripts, this creates a custom JavaScript file at $HOME/.serenade/scripts/PowerShell.js using the wake word 'Computer'. Recommended wake words with a high recognition rate are: "Alexa", "Bixby", "Computer", "James", or "Jarvis". In the following the wake word "Computer" is used.

🗣 Usage

1. Launch Serenade and click into the circle to enable Listening mode.
2. Launch Windows Terminal and click into the window.
3. Speak into the microphone: Computer, open calculator - this executes the PowerShell script open-calculator.ps1 which launches the calculator application.

More supported voice commands are:

Computer, open [app]

Launches the given application, just replace [app] by: 3D-Viewer, Calculator, Git Extensions, Magnifier, Microsoft Paint, Microsoft Store, Netflix, Notepad, OBS Studio, Outlook, Paint 3D, Spotify, Thunderbird, Visual Studio, or Windows Terminal.

When finished say: "Computer, close [app]" to close the application.

Computer, check [name]

Lets the computer check something, replace [name] by: Bitcoin rate, Christmas, CPU, date, dawn, DNS, drives, dusk, Easter Sunday, Earth (fun), Ether rate, headlines, Independence Day, ISS position, midnight, moon phase, New Year, noon, operating system, ping, Santa, sunrise, sunset, swap space, tea time, Tether rate, time, time zone, up-time, VPN, weather, or zenith.

Computer, open [name] browser

Launches the given Web browser or opens a new tab - replace [name] by: Chrome, default, Edge, or Firefox.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

Computer, open [name] drive

Launches the File Explorer with the given drive - replace [name] by: C:, D:, E:, F:, G:, or M:.

When finished say: "Computer, close file explorer" to close the File Explorer.

Computer, open [name] folder

Launches the File Explorer with the given folder - replace [name] by: apps, autostart, desktop, documents, downloads, Dropbox, home, music, OneDrive, pictures, recycle bin, repos, temporary, or videos.

When finished say: "Computer, close file explorer" to close the File Explorer.

Computer, open [name] website

Launches the default Web browser with the given website - replace [name] by: Amazon, Apple, Baidu, BBC, Bing, BitBucket, CDC, CIA, CNN, DistroWatch, Dropbox, eBay, Facebook, FBI, Flipboard, FourSquare, FRITZ!Box, FRITZ!Repeater, GitHub, GliderTracker, HolidayCheck, HRworks, Instagram, IPFS, Microsoft, NASA, NBC, Netflix, Notepad, Outdoor Active, PayPal, Pinterest, Pixabay, Plex, Serenade, Slashdot, Snap Store, Starbucks, Tesla, TikTok, Toggl, Topo Map, Twitter, UFA, Unsplash, Walmart, WhatsApp, White House, Windy, Wikipedia, Wired, Wolfram Alpha, World News, Yahoo, or YouTube.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

Computer, show [name] city

Launches the default Web browser with Google Maps at the given city - replace [name] by: Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kansas, Las Vegas, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico, Miami, Montreal, Moscow, Munich, New York, Panama, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Tunis, Vienna, Washington, or Zurich.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

Computer, play radio [name]

Launches the default Web browser and tunes into an internet radio station - replace [name] by: 7, AFN Stuttgart, Arabella, Bob, Club Mix, Dance FM, FFN, Galaxy, Gong, Ibiza, Jam FM, Kiss Kiss, Malibu, N-JOY, Paloma, or You FM.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

Computer, play [name] sound

• starts to play the given audio sound - replace [name] by: bee, beep, cat, cow, dog, donkey, elephant, elk, frog, goat, gorilla, horse, lion, parrot, pig, rattlesnake, vulture, or wolf.

Computer, play [name] game

Launches the default Web browser and plays the given game - replace [name] by: 2048, Chess, Cube, Pacman, Tetris, TicTacToe, or Tower.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

Computer, open [name] settings

Launches the Windows settings - replace [name] by: activation, apps, background, backup, bluetooth, color, date, default apps, developer, display, ethernet, lockscreen, maps, printer, proxy, recovery, speech, start, system (the top level settings!), taskbar, themes, time, update, USB, VPN, or Wifi.

When finished say: "Computer, close system settings" to close the Windows settings.

Computer, show [name] manual

Launches the default Web browser with the given online manual - replace [name] by: Ant, Apple, Audacity, Azure, Bash, Blender, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, GCC, Git, Jenkins, MSBuild, OBS Studio, PowerShell, Serenade, SystemRescue, Toyota, Vim, Voice (yes, this page!), Volkswagen, or Windows.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

Computer, show [name] rate

Launches the default Web browser showing the given exchange rate - replace [name] by: Bitcoin, Ether, Euro, Tether, or US dollar.

When finished say: "Close tab" or: "Computer, close [name] browser" to close the Web browser.

🔊 Audio Voice Commands

• Computer, turn volume off
• Computer, turn volume on
• Computer, turn volume up
• Computer, turn volume down

💭 Misc Voice Commands

• Computer, locate my phone
• Computer, tell joke
• Computer, tell quote
• Computer, repeat last reply
• Computer, connect VPN

💬 Welcome & Farewell

• Computer, Hi
• Computer, say hello
• Computer, good morning
• Computer, good evening
• Computer, good night
• Computer, how are you?
• Computer, come on
• Computer, thank you
• Computer, I'll be back
• Computer, good bye
• Computer, bye-bye
• Computer, see you