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ChatTTS

A generative speech model built for daily dialogue — natural, conversational text-to-speech

★ 39.9k stars⑂ 4.3k forksAGPL-3.0updated 2026-04
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// project facts

Project facts

ChatTTS is an open-source audio project by 2noise (2noise/ChatTTS on GitHub). It has 39,892 GitHub stars and 4,257 forks, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 10 April 2026.

Repository
2noise/ChatTTS
GitHub stars
39,892
Forks
4,257
License
AGPL-3.0
Last updated on GitHub
10 April 2026
Category
Audio
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Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from ChatTTS and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and Python environment.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/2noise/ChatTTS) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Dialogue-optimised TTS

A generative speech model designed specifically for daily dialogue rather than narration.

Chinese and English

Supports Chinese and English conversational speech.

Natural prosody

Targets natural conversational delivery for LLM chat applications.

pip package

Installable from PyPI as ChatTTS, or from source.

vLLM option

Documents optional vLLM-based serving for faster inference.

Open weights approach

Model and dataset details are documented in the README.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/2noise/ChatTTS.git
    cd ChatTTS
  2. Clone and install requirements

    Clone the repo and install the Python requirements.

    git clone https://github.com/2noise/ChatTTS.git
    cd ChatTTS
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  3. Or install the package

    Install ChatTTS directly from PyPI for library use.

    pip install ChatTTS
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What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains ChatTTS?

It is maintained by 2noise and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/2noise/ChatTTS is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is ChatTTS free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.

Does it need a paid API key?

No. It runs locally; note the code is AGPL-3.0 while model weights carry their own terms in the README.

How does ChatTTS compare to alternatives?

Compared with Coqui TTS: ChatTTS is specialised for conversational dialogue prosody, while Coqui TTS is a general trainable TTS toolkit.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/2noise/ChatTTS, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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