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Coqui TTS

Deep learning toolkit for text-to-speech, battle-tested in research and production

★ 46.1k stars⑂ 6.2k forksMPL-2.0updated 2024-08
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// project facts

Project facts

Coqui TTS is an open-source audio project by coqui-ai (coqui-ai/TTS on GitHub). It has 46,109 GitHub stars and 6,166 forks, is released under the MPL-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 16 August 2024.

Repository
coqui-ai/TTS
GitHub stars
46,109
Forks
6,166
License
MPL-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
16 August 2024
Category
Audio
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from Coqui TTS 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/coqui-ai/TTS) 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

Many TTS models

Implements Tacotron, Glow-TTS and other spectrogram and end-to-end models.

Vocoders

Includes HiFiGAN, MelGAN and other vocoders for high-quality waveforms.

Voice cloning

Supports speaker encoders and voice cloning/conversion workflows.

Multi-speaker TTS

Train and run multi-speaker models with speaker encodings.

Pretrained models

Provides pretrained models ready for inference via the `tts` command.

Docker image

Ships a Docker image (ghcr.io/coqui-ai/tts-cpu) for quick trials.

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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/coqui-ai/TTS.git
    cd TTS
  2. Install TTS

    Install the Python package from PyPI.

    pip install TTS
  3. Synthesize speech

    Run the CLI with a pretrained model on your first sentence.

    tts --text "Hello world" --out_path out.wav  # see README for the exact command
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What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains Coqui TTS?

It is maintained by coqui-ai and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/coqui-ai/TTS is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is Coqui TTS free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the MPL-2.0 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. Models run locally; note the project has been quiet since 2024, so pin versions carefully.

How does Coqui TTS compare to alternatives?

Compared with piper or eSpeak: Coqui TTS offers trainable, high-quality neural models and cloning, beyond lightweight rule-based or small-footprint engines.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/coqui-ai/TTS, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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