LibreAI / Audio / Irodori-TTS
// audio ยท Aratako/Irodori-TTS

Irodori-TTS

Expressive TTS where emojis steer the speaking style.

๐Ÿ’Ž Hidden gemโ˜… 1.4k starsโ‘‚ 168 forksMITupdated 2026-09
โ–ฆ visual โ€” this project's README ships no embeddable screenshot,
so here's a placeholder. The guide below is complete regardless.
// project facts

Project facts

Irodori-TTS is an open-source audio project by Aratako (Aratako/Irodori-TTS on GitHub). It has 1,380 GitHub stars and 168 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 12 September 2026.

GitHub stars
1,380
Forks
168
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
12 September 2026
Category
Audio
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Hidden gem โ€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
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Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Fetch the model

    Download the weights from the Hugging Face collection.

  2. Write your script

    Type text and sprinkle in emojis to set the mood.

  3. Choose a voice

    Pick the speaker that fits your project.

  4. Render with feeling

    Generate speech that follows your emoji directions.

// features

Why people love it

Emoji style control

Emojis in text guide the emotional delivery of the voice.

Flow-matching model

Modern generative approach to natural-sounding speech.

Voice cloning

Clone voices to pair new speakers with emoji direction.

Hugging Face weights

Easy to download and experiment with the model.

MIT licensed

Free for personal and commercial projects.

Playful interface

Directing emotion is intuitive, not technical.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 โ€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/Aratako/Irodori-TTS.git
    cd Irodori-TTS
  2. Step 2 โ€” Check the README

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

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 โ€” Run it

    Follow the project's launch command โ€” 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 Irodori-TTS?

It is an open-source project at Aratako/Irodori-TTS with 168 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is Irodori-TTS free for commercial use?

MIT licensed โ€” commercial use allowed with attribution.

How do emojis control the voice?

The model reads emoji tokens as style cues, shifting delivery toward matching emotions.

Can it clone voices too?

Yes โ€” voice cloning is listed among its capabilities.

Where are the weights hosted?

On Hugging Face, in the project's published collection.

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