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Last updated on: 2026-05-18
Android Apps > Tools > Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin]
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Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin]

4.2.0
Jolan Rensen
3.57
38 reviews
1,000+
Downloads
$1.99

Hey Google! Jarvis! Computer! Shout any hotword you like and let Tasker react!

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About Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin]

Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] is a tools app developed by Jolan Rensen.

How many times has Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] been downloaded?

Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] has been downloaded 1.7 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 8 times.

What is the rating of Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin]?

Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] is rated 3.57 out of 5 stars, based on 38 ratings.

Is Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] free?

Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] costs $1.99 to download. The APK download size is 13.43 MB. The latest version available is 4.2.0. The last update was on January 16, 2026.

What are the requirements for Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin]?

Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] requires Android 5.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2017.

Description
This is the paid version, please uninstall the free version before downloading this one to avoid confusion ;)

This app is powered by Snowboy (https://snowboy.kitt.ai/) Hotword detection.

Ever wanted to reuse that old android phone you've got lying around as an always listening mic and let it trigger a Tasker task? Or wanted to shout something else to your phone than the same old "OK Google"?

Well then this is the plugin for you!
This app does need Tasker to work! (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm, this is a paid app with a 7 days free trial)

Visit https://snowboy.kitt.ai/ (NOTE Chrome doesn't work, Firefox does), train and download the voice models you like (preferably on the device where you will run this plugin). Then you can add them in the plugin and the fun can start!
Yes you can listen for as many hotwords at a time as you like and trigger a different task for each one.
NOTE that when the listening service is running, the mic will be blocked from other app. This ensures the best performance and speed, however if you want to use the mic in another app, you can simply disable and enable it from the notification (Oreo notification channels supported) or enable the setting that does this for you.
You can also control the state of the listening mode from within a task if you like, use the quick toggle, or quickly stop or start it using app shortcuts on your home screen.

To give you a taste of what's possible I already give you a few hotwords to play with, but since they are not trained to your phone's mic it's much advisable to train and download your own.

What makes this plugin so special is that it is powered by Snowboy. They built a C++ toolkit that is light-weight, offline, super fast and they included a website with a database where you can access a lot of hotwords that are already trained!
Since it's already compiled natively it only works for devices having an armv7a or armv8-aarch64 chip (I'm sorry for you guys having Intel chips).

To give you an idea of what you can do with it: I have an Nvidia SHIELD androidTV that has Google Assistant but no always listening support. So, I grabbed an old android phone, installed my plugin and whenever I say "Hey Google" it sends an adb command (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ADBPlugin) that starts Assistant!

For help please visit https://forum.xda-developers.com/u/tasker-tips-tricks/plugin-hotword-plugin-free-t3692422 or send me an email.

Recent changes:
4.2.0
Fixed bug selecting multiple hotwords for Tasker
Update to Android 15

before:
Fixed link to snowboy.jolanrensen.nl
Removed all file permissions
New "already imported" screen where you can now delete imported hw's
Fixed donations (if you got a refund in 2022/2023, try again :) )
Rebuilt Tasker communication completely (you need to set up all your tasks again, unfortunately)
Material You support
Figured out on Android 11 the service can only be started from the app or notification :(
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More data about Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin]

Price $1.99
Total downloads 1.7 thousand
Recent downloads 8
Rating 3.57 based on 38 ratings
Ranking Not ranked
Version 4.2.0
APK size 13.4 MB
Number of libraries 24
Designed for Android 5.1+
Suitable for Everyone
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Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] has been downloaded 1.7 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 8 times.

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Comments on Hotword Plugin [Tasker Plugin] for Android

★★★★★ David Sanchez · Nov 5, 2024
I remade all my macro droid macros in tasker and the app works perfectly now. Ding off and everything! No more crashes. I think it is a macro droid issue. Thanks.
★★★★★ Mo Sha · Nov 18, 2020
The best I found so far. Finally, I can have different hot words on my phone and on my tablet. And I can activate different assistants individually, without having to decide which one to make default. Thank you!
★★★★★ Dave W. · Apr 18, 2022
My first goal is to trigger an AutoVoice prompt on my phone when I speak the hot word. My own hot word resulted in many false triggers. The built-in "Hey Google" hot word resulted in less false triggers. My second goal is to automatically disable the hot word when I start playing an Audible title on my tablet, then automatically re-enable the hot word when playing stops for any reason. So far I'm happy with the results I get using this extension. If you're worried about your battery, turn it off DUH
★☆☆☆☆ クリスティアンリッチ · Nov 8, 2018
I had to buy the app 2x, once from XDA and another here, I used 2 of my own hot words 1 worked, after adding another it started crashing. I had to clean data to get t working again.
★☆☆☆☆ Luden UK · Feb 4, 2020
Once you enable microphone in the app assistant shows "google can't be reached right now" - looks like they blocked it.

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