# Common Voice

**URL:** https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/voice/239.md

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## [NEW HERE? This forum is for Voice-AI Dataset Creation project called "Common Voice"](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/new-here-this-forum-is-for-voice-ai-dataset-creation-project-called-common-voice/136231)

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**Author:** [@bozden](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/bozden)\
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**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/new-here-this-forum-is-for-voice-ai-dataset-creation-project-called-common-voice/136231 "2024-10-04T22:08:40Z")

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Hey friend, welcome. You could have though that this is the place for voicing your ideas, but it is unfortunately not. Common Voice is Mozilla’s project about dataset creation for Voice-AI. While you are here you may l…

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## [Weekly Update Thread - 2021-2022](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/weekly-update-thread-2021-2022/84411)

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**Author:** [@heyhillary](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/heyhillary)\
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**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/weekly-update-thread-2021-2022/84411 "2021-08-12T10:44:55Z")

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What are the weekly updates ? We want this to be a space for us (Common Voice Team) to openly communicate with the community. To help support the discoverability of Common Voice Weekly Updates for the Community I have …

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## [🤖 About Common Voice: Readme first](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/about-common-voice-readme-first/17218)

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**Author:** [@heyhillary](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/heyhillary)\
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**Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/about-common-voice-readme-first/17218 "2017-07-19T17:21:45Z")

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Welcome to the Common Voice community forum. A space to collaborate, connect with members and engage in the weekly updates. This forum is multilingual, learn more on our readme. About Common Voice Common Voice is a pub…

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## [Duplicate sentences in Portuguese](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/duplicate-sentences-in-portuguese/149534)

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**Author:** [@turicas](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/turicas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/duplicate-sentences-in-portuguese/149534 "2026-09-28T22:30:46Z")

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Hi! I found that some sentences are basically the same in Portuguese, with only differences in capitalization or punctuation that don’t change how they’re pronounced. I’ve created a simple Python script, available in th…

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## [Help Us Grow Igbo on Common Voice and Pontoon](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/help-us-grow-igbo-on-common-voice-and-pontoon/149601)

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**Author:** [@Stephenifeanyi58](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Stephenifeanyi58)\
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**Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/help-us-grow-igbo-on-common-voice-and-pontoon/149601 "2026-09-27T06:56:39Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m the Community Language Expert for Igbo (as well as the new team manager for the Igbo locale at Pontoon), and I am excited to help in expanding our language’s footprint in the Mozilla projects. Currentl…

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## [Where is webpage data processed and stored when using Firefox built-in translator?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/where-is-webpage-data-processed-and-stored-when-using-firefox-built-in-translator/149549)

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**Author:** [@Pradeep\_Yadav](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Pradeep_Yadav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/where-is-webpage-data-processed-and-stored-when-using-firefox-built-in-translator/149549 "2026-09-23T16:59:02Z")

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I want to understand what happens to webpage data when using Firefox built-in Translate feature. Specifically, I need to know whether the webpage content is sent to Firefox servers, where it is processed, and whether it …

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## [Announcing Community Meeting Times for October, November, and December](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/announcing-community-meeting-times-for-october-november-and-december/149537)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/announcing-community-meeting-times-for-october-november-and-december/149537 "2026-09-22T16:44:27Z")

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Hi everyone! I’ll be posting reminders closer to the dates, but I wanted to provide the times for upcoming community meetings. Community meetings are meant to provide a time to meet with other members of the Common Voice…

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## [Consistent Speaker IDs Across Scripted and Spontaneous Speech Releases (feature request)](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/consistent-speaker-ids-across-scripted-and-spontaneous-speech-releases-feature-request/149524)

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**Author:** [@turicas](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/turicas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/consistent-speaker-ids-across-scripted-and-spontaneous-speech-releases-feature-request/149524 "2026-09-22T15:55:52Z")

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Hello! I’ve been training speaker diarization models using Common Voice data and noticed an opportunity for improvement: currently, client\_id values appear to be hashed differently across the datasets. Scripted Speech us…

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## [Requesting Reviewer/Manager Rights for Shan (shn) Lanaguage on Pontoon](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/requesting-reviewer-manager-rights-for-shan-shn-lanaguage-on-pontoon/149485)

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**Author:** [@Ajsam-007](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Ajsam-007)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/requesting-reviewer-manager-rights-for-shan-shn-lanaguage-on-pontoon/149485 "2026-09-19T01:59:12Z")

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Hi Common Voice Team, I am actively driving the Shan (shn) language project forward. On the Website Localization (Pontoon) side, I have translated over 500 words and have already been recognized with the Shan Language T…

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## [Upcoming Community Meeting - Tuesday September 22nd](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/upcoming-community-meeting-tuesday-september-22nd/149494)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/upcoming-community-meeting-tuesday-september-22nd/149494 "2026-09-18T21:04:35Z")

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Hi everyone! Congratulations again on the latest release. :tada: This upcoming Tuesday, September 22nd at 14:00 UTC, we will have a community meeting, also sometimes referred to as office hours. We’ll give some highligh…

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## [Common Voice Scripted Speech v27.0 and Spontaneous Speech v5.0 Released](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-scripted-speech-v27-0-and-spontaneous-speech-v5-0-released/149490)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-scripted-speech-v27-0-and-spontaneous-speech-v5-0-released/149490 "2026-09-18T14:00:27Z")

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The latest versions of Common Voice datasets, Scripted Speech v27.0 and Spontaneous Speech v5.0, are available for download on the Mozilla Data Collective! A giant thank you to all of our contributors for their hard work…

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## [Common Voice Release - Dataset Downloads Available within 24 hours](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-release-dataset-downloads-available-within-24-hours/149463)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-release-dataset-downloads-available-within-24-hours/149463 "2026-09-16T13:43:47Z")

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Hi everyone! Common Voice Scripted Speech v27.0 and Spontaneous Speech v5.0 have been uploaded and are currently being reviewed. The latest versions of datasets should all be available for download within 24 hours. I’ll …

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## [How exactly the report sentence/audio clip mechanism work for ScriptSpeech mode?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/how-exactly-the-report-sentence-audio-clip-mechanism-work-for-scriptspeech-mode/149363)

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**Author:** [@Libra](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Libra)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/how-exactly-the-report-sentence-audio-clip-mechanism-work-for-scriptspeech-mode/149363 "2026-09-15T17:57:11Z")

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There are some sentences, that I reported many times on audio clip checking tab but I continue to meet them again and again. What is the reason for that? Are reports on "Scripted Speech. Validate readings " tab always m…

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## [Low Quality Russian Script Speech dataset. Synthesized voices](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/low-quality-russian-script-speech-dataset-synthesized-voices/149364)

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**Author:** [@Libra](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Libra)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/low-quality-russian-script-speech-dataset-synthesized-voices/149364 "2026-09-15T16:30:07Z")

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I started to check audio clips in Russian Scripted Speech tab. And about 40-50% of them from 100-200 I checked were just synthesized voices reading these sentences. Is it health practice and should be accepted?

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## [How can sentences be taken out of circulation at all on project level and not just be put in "reported.csv" and is it even possible?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/how-can-sentences-be-taken-out-of-circulation-at-all-on-project-level-and-not-just-be-put-in-reported-csv-and-is-it-even-possible/149445)

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**Author:** [@Libra](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Libra)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/how-can-sentences-be-taken-out-of-circulation-at-all-on-project-level-and-not-just-be-put-in-reported-csv-and-is-it-even-possible/149445 "2026-09-14T22:12:19Z")

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If I understand it correctly, it means that all reported sentences are never really hidden from contributors on project level. Everyone can hide sentence for themself, but not for other contributors. It is a really str…

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## [Why using of comma is blocked in questions?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-using-of-comma-is-blocked-in-questions/146018)

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**Author:** [@Libra](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Libra)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-using-of-comma-is-blocked-in-questions/146018 "2026-09-14T21:00:19Z")

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When I tried to add questions to Spontaneous Speech, I many times failed to that and didn’t understand the reason, why I can’t do that. But today I found, it happens when I try to add a comma in my questions. The proble…

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## [Performance Bug Fixed for Review in Scripted Speech](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/performance-bug-fixed-for-review-in-scripted-speech/149392)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/performance-bug-fixed-for-review-in-scripted-speech/149392 "2026-09-14T20:27:18Z")

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Hi Common Voice community! Over the weekend, we did some work on the platforms and were able to fix a performance bug that had been occurring when trying to review sentences in Scripted Speech. The page was giving “no se…

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## [Reboot and then wait 10-20 minutes for tabs to restore](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/reboot-and-then-wait-10-20-minutes-for-tabs-to-restore/149373)

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**Author:** [@Cory\_G](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Cory_G)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/reboot-and-then-wait-10-20-minutes-for-tabs-to-restore/149373 "2026-09-08T12:58:38Z")

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This isn’t the first time but so far this is the longest time. I had to use Chrome to write this because I had to reboot and firefox decided to install a new version. BUT, even after firefox says it is done with instal…

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## [Dataset release timeline for MCV Scripted Speech v27.0 and Spontaneous Speech v5.0](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/dataset-release-timeline-for-mcv-scripted-speech-v27-0-and-spontaneous-speech-v5-0/149314)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/dataset-release-timeline-for-mcv-scripted-speech-v27-0-and-spontaneous-speech-v5-0/149314 "2026-08-31T20:02:55Z")

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Hi all! The September release of the Common Voice datasets is just around the corner. This release will include version 27.0 of Scripted Speech datasets and version 5.0 of Spontaneous Speech datasets. Friday, September…

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## [Norbert Ndungutse Introduction](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/norbert-ndungutse-introduction/149278)

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**Author:** [@Norbert\_Ndungutse](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Norbert_Ndungutse)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/norbert-ndungutse-introduction/149278 "2026-08-28T17:04:52Z")

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Hey everyone, I’m Norbert, a Full Stack AI Engineer based in Uganda working across React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS on the frontend, alongside Python, PyTorch, FastAPI, and Docker on the backend. I’m jumping into Common …

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## [Common Voice August Office Hours](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-august-office-hours/149241)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-august-office-hours/149241 "2026-08-21T18:21:24Z")

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Hi everyone, Please join me for Common Voice’s August Office Hours this Tuesday, August 25th at 16:00 UTC! This is a loosely structured time to ask any questions you have about the platform, meet other contributors, sha…

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## [Common Voice Android app: legal question about the logo and the name "Common Voice"](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-android-app-legal-question-about-the-logo-and-the-name-common-voice/62892)

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**Author:** [@Sav22999](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Sav22999)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-android-app-legal-question-about-the-logo-and-the-name-common-voice/62892 "2026-08-13T08:10:56Z")

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Hi, I’ve developed an unofficial Common Voice app for Android (https://github.com/Sav22999/common-voice-android/). My question is: can I use the name “Common Voice” inside the app or it’s a TM name? Of course I specify…

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## [Two Part Authentication on Firefox account login](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/two-part-authentication-on-firefox-account-login/149134)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Determann](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Steve_Determann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/two-part-authentication-on-firefox-account-login/149134 "2026-08-10T13:35:13Z")

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I set up a firefox account many years ago which required a simple password login. Due to recently changing computers, I tried to login to that account, to find I’m being refused access since two part authentication appea…

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## [Lost bookmarkks](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/lost-bookmarkks/149086)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_Lemont](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Dave_Lemont)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/lost-bookmarkks/149086 "2026-08-03T17:15:07Z")

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out of nowhere i lost all bookmarks from firefox on a mac - instructions on the web are not helping

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## [Common Voice dataset segments now available on MDC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-dataset-segments-now-available-on-mdc/149060)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/common-voice-dataset-segments-now-available-on-mdc/149060 "2026-07-28T17:18:16Z")

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Hi all! I am happy to announce that select popular segments of the Common Voice corpus are now available through Mozilla Data Collective for download. We plan on making more dataset segments available for download in the…

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## [Call for Applications: Common Voice Honorarium Program](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/call-for-applications-common-voice-honorarium-program/149021)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/call-for-applications-common-voice-honorarium-program/149021 "2026-07-23T14:21:11Z")

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Applications are now open for the Common Voice Honorarium Program! We are looking to support community-led initiatives that help grow Common Voice. This cycle, we have a particular focus on: Languages not yet availab…

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## [Convocatoria: Programa de ayudas económicas para contribuidores de Common Voice](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/convocatoria-programa-de-ayudas-economicas-para-contribuidores-de-common-voice/149020)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/convocatoria-programa-de-ayudas-economicas-para-contribuidores-de-common-voice/149020 "2026-07-23T14:20:41Z")

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¡Ya se abrió la convocatoria para el Programa de apoyos económicos para contribuidores de Common Voice! En Common Voice estamos buscando apoyar a iniciativas que provengan de nuestras comunidades lingüísticas y que nos …

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## [Mon code javascript fonctionne uniquement par partie et une autre partie ne fonctionne pas](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mon-code-javascript-fonctionne-uniquement-par-partie-et-une-autre-partie-ne-fonctionne-pas/148884)

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**Author:** [@pierre\_tchatcho](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/pierre_tchatcho)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mon-code-javascript-fonctionne-uniquement-par-partie-et-une-autre-partie-ne-fonctionne-pas/148884 "2026-07-21T01:26:20Z")

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Lorsque j’éxecute mon code javascript et que je place mes variables dans le sessionStorage j’ai du mal a les récupérer et les afficher dans ma page: soit une partie donne et l’autre ne donne pas soit une autre partie don…

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## [Soon it is brand new Mozilla SI Browser just for starts. Unbeliveable features made by RED (Harri Ikonen)](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/soon-it-is-brand-new-mozilla-si-browser-just-for-starts-unbeliveable-features-made-by-red-harri-ikonen/148828)

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**Author:** [@Harri\_Ikonen](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Harri_Ikonen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/soon-it-is-brand-new-mozilla-si-browser-just-for-starts-unbeliveable-features-made-by-red-harri-ikonen/148828 "2026-07-21T01:24:55Z")

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Tämä “lisäosa” tai siis koko selain tulee olemaan jotain uskomatonta. Kehitämme kokonaan aivan uudenlaisen selaimen, johon tulee uskomattomia helpotuksia, jolloin saattaa tulla mieleen, että tarvitseeko tässä tehdä enää …

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## [Job Opportunity: Common Voice Product Director](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/job-opportunity-common-voice-product-director/148932)

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**Author:** [@Alexandra\_Fort](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alexandra_Fort)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/job-opportunity-common-voice-product-director/148932 "2026-07-14T15:45:46Z")

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Hi all! Common Voice is currently looking for a Product Director. Check out the job posting and apply here: Job Application for Product Director, Common Voice (12 month Fixed-Term) at Mozilla . If you have any questions,…

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