Components inside the app
| Component | What it does in Ciakko | Made by | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET, ASP.NET Core and Blazor, BlazorWebView for WPF | The runtime and the app's windows | Microsoft and the .NET Foundation | MIT |
| Microsoft Edge WebView2 SDK | Shows the app's pages inside its windows | Microsoft | WebView2 SDK license (BSD style) |
| Whisper.net | Runs the speech model that writes captions and dictation | Sandro Hanea | MIT |
| whisper.cpp | The speech engine under Whisper.net | Georgi Gerganov and the ggml authors | MIT |
| Whisper models | Speech recognition, downloaded when you ask for them | OpenAI | MIT |
| NVIDIA CUDA runtime libraries | Speed up captions on NVIDIA graphics cards | NVIDIA | NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit license, redistributable parts |
| ONNX Runtime | Runs the model that separates you from the background of the webcam | Microsoft | MIT |
| MediaPipe selfie segmentation model | Finds the person in the webcam picture for the background blur and the thumbnail | Apache 2.0 | |
| RNNoise | Cleans the noise from your voice | Jean-Marc Valin, Xiph.Org Foundation, Amazon, Mozilla | BSD 3-Clause |
| NAudio | Records and reads the microphone and the system sound | Mark Heath and contributors | MIT |
| Vortice.Windows | Access to Direct3D, Direct2D and Media Foundation for capture and export | Amer Koleci | MIT |
| PdfPig | Reads the text of PDF documents in the project context | UglyToad and contributors | Apache 2.0 |
| Open XML SDK | Reads the text of Word documents in the project context | Microsoft | MIT |
| Markdig | Shows Markdown text | Alexandre Mutel | BSD 2-Clause |
| Blazored.LocalStorage | Keeps the app's settings and sign-in on your PC | Chris Sainty | MIT |
| Model Context Protocol C# SDK | The connection that lets Claude drive Ciakko | The Model Context Protocol project and Microsoft | MIT |
| Microsoft IdentityModel | Reads the sign-in token | Microsoft | MIT |
| Inter, Montserrat, IBM Plex Mono | The fonts of the app's windows, loaded from Google Fonts | Rasmus Andersson, Julieta Ulanovsky and the Montserrat authors, IBM | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Where to read the licenses
- Apache 2.0: apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- SIL Open Font License 1.1: openfontlicense.org
- NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit license: docs.nvidia.com/cuda/eula
- The WebView2 SDK license is installed with the app next to the WebView2 files; the text of MIT and of the BSD licenses is below.
MIT License
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
BSD 3-Clause License (RNNoise)
Copyright (c) 2007-2017, 2024 Jean-Marc Valin. Copyright (c) 2023 Amazon. Copyright (c) 2017, Mozilla. Copyright (c) 2005-2017, Xiph.Org Foundation. Copyright (c) 2003-2004, Mark Borgerding.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- Neither the name of the Xiph.Org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
BSD 2-Clause License (Markdig)
Copyright (c) Alexandre Mutel. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.