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edge-tts

Use Microsoft Edge's online text-to-speech service from Python WITHOUT needing Microsoft Edge or Windows or an API key

★ 12.2k stars⑂ 1.1k forksCustomupdated 2026-03
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// project facts

Project facts

edge-tts is an open-source audio project by rany2 (rany2/edge-tts on GitHub). It has 12,158 GitHub stars and 1,131 forks, is released under the Custom license, and was last updated on GitHub on 22 March 2026.

Repository
rany2/edge-tts
GitHub stars
12,158
Forks
1,131
License
Custom
Last updated on GitHub
22 March 2026
Category
Audio
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Pick the job

    Transcription, synthesis, voice changing, or editing — each tool here majors in one.

  2. Install and set up

    Binaries, pip packages, or Docker; models download on first run for AI tools.

  3. Feed it audio or text

    Drop in a recording or type what you want spoken.

  4. Export the result

    WAV/MP3/OGG outputs drop straight into editors or apps.

// features

Why people love it

Speech synthesis

High-quality text-to-speech voices built in.

Multilingual

Dozens of languages supported, not just English.

Real-time options

Streaming transcription and TTS for live applications.

Diarization

Tell speakers apart in meetings and interviews automatically.

Voice cloning

Clone a voice from a short sample for narration and dubbing.

State-of-the-art models

Whisper-grade transcription and natural neural voices, free.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/rany2/edge-tts.git
    cd edge-tts
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains edge-tts?

It is an open-source project at rany2/edge-tts with 1,131 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is edge-tts free for commercial use?

Licensed under Custom — check the repo for commercial-use terms.

Which languages are supported?

Dozens; English is strongest, major world languages are solid.

Does it work offline?

Most of these run fully offline after the model download.

Can I use the voices commercially?

Check each license — many allow it, but voice-cloning has ethical and legal boundaries.

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// alternatives

Alternatives in Audio

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Get edge-tts

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