This is a voice-activated Virtual Assistant built using Python. It can perform a variety of tasks such as opening websites, searching information online, telling the time, and much more — all using simple voice commands.
Whether you're learning Python or building smart automation tools, this project is a great start for hands-free computing.
✅ Voice input recognition
✅ Text-to-speech response
✅ Tells current time and date
✅ Opens apps and websites
✅ Performs Google searches
✅ YouTube search with voice
✅ Easy to extend with new commands
| Component | Library | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 🎤 Voice Input | speech_recognition |
Captures and interprets speech |
| 🔊 TTS Output | pyttsx3 |
Converts text responses to audio |
| 🌐 Web Control | webbrowser |
Opens websites like Google, YT |
| 🕒 Time Handling | datetime |
Gets current time and date |
| 💻 System Access | os |
Launches local apps |
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/alokbhateshwar/virtual-assistant.git
cd virtual-assistant- Install the dependencies:
pip install pyttsx3 SpeechRecognition pyaudio
⚠️ If you get errors withpyaudio, install it using a.whlfile: Download PyAudio Wheel
Simply run the assistant script:
python assistant.pyThe assistant will activate and listen for your voice commands.
| 🗣️ Say This | 🤖 Assistant Does This |
|---|---|
| "What time is it?" | Speaks the current time |
| "Open Google" | Opens https://google.com in browser |
| "Search Python tutorials on YouTube" | Searches YouTube for Python tutorials |
| "Open Notepad" | Launches Notepad app |
| "Exit" or "Quit" | Stops the assistant |
virtual-assistant/
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├── assistant.py # Main program logic
├── README.md # Project documentation
├── requirements.txt # (Optional) List of packages
└── LICENSE # MIT License
- Add GUI using Tkinter or PyQt
- Integrate weather/news APIs
- Add chatbot capabilities using NLP (spaCy or transformers)
- Store command history and logs
- Enable multi-language support
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Licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute.
If you’d like to improve the assistant, add more voice commands, or integrate APIs — contributions are welcome! Just fork the repo, make your changes, and submit a pull request.
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### ✅ Next Steps for You:
- Copy-paste this into your `README.md` file in your `virtual-assistant` repo.
- Add a screenshot or demo GIF if possible.
- (Optional) Create a `requirements.txt`:
```bash
pip freeze > requirements.txt