Comparison
Heard vs rtk
rtk has more GitHub stars (83,395 vs 205). rtk was updated more recently (last commit 16h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Heard
Open-source (Apache 2.0) voice layer for Claude Code and Codex on macOS. Runs fully local with Kokoro text-to-speech, no account or API keys: hear a short spoken summary when…
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git clone https://github.com/heardlabs/heard
rtk
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
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brew install rtk| Metric | Heard | rtk |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 205 | 83,395 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | n/a |
| Forks | 28 | 5,295 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | Rust |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 22h ago | 16h ago |
| Created | Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Categories | Media & audio, AI & LLM tooling, Mobile & desktop | AI & LLM tooling |