Learning with Texts vs Sotto
Learning with Texts
learning-with-texts.sourceforge.ioSotto
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| Figure | Learning with Texts | Sotto |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Language learning apps | 9.1 (#8) | 9.0 (#15) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline lessons | Yes | Yes |
| Offline use | The documentation says annotated texts can be displayed or printed for offline learning. | The project documents an optional fully offline setup using a local LLM, speech recognition, and speech generation on the user’s hardware. |
| Personalized review | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | LWT is a tool for learning languages through reading and listening to texts. | Sotto is self-hosted, open-source AI language-learning software with CEFR courses, adaptive listening, and speaking practice built around a learner’s notes, work, and interests. |
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In their own words
Learning with Texts
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Sotto
Sotto is open-source, self-hosted language-learning software for structured CEFR courses and private practice. Its course covers grammar, reading, listening, speaking, and writing, with advancement tied to demonstrated mastery; separate practice is not gated by course progression. A vocabulary and grammar memory graph uses SM-2 spaced repetition to schedule reviews and help shape adaptive listening. Learners can build classes from articles, papers, YouTube links, or topics, with material leveled to a CEFR course and citations provided. Configurable AI and speech services include OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, faster-whisper, and Kokoro; Gemini Live supports spoken translation. The application, database, and files run on the operator’s own stack, and the maker documents an offline setup using the learner’s hardware. Access options include a browser-installable PWA, a desktop launcher for macOS, Windows, and Linux, a terminal client, and workbook PDFs for iPad annotation. Sotto is free to run under AGPL-3.0, but users pay configured AI and speech providers directly. Content sent to cloud providers is subject to those providers’ terms.