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Kokoro-FastAPI
Turn the beloved Kokoro voice model into an OpenAI-compatible speech API with one Docker command.
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View guide โTurn books and documents into natural speech with the Kokoro TTS model.
kokoro-tts is an open-source audio project by nazdridoy (nazdridoy/kokoro-tts on GitHub). It has 1,909 GitHub stars and 178 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 22 August 2026.
Pass in plain text, or point it straight at an EPUB or PDF file.
Pick from multiple voices and blend them to taste.
Generate speech in any of the model's supported languages.
Export audio files you can play anywhere.
Reads whole books and documents without manual copy-paste.
Mixes multiple voices to create new combinations.
Supports several languages for genuinely global reading.
Scriptable from the terminal for batch audiobook creation.
Great fit for turning written content into listenable audio.
Use it freely in personal and commercial projects.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/nazdridoy/kokoro-tts.git
cd kokoro-ttsEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command โ Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at nazdridoy/kokoro-tts with 178 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
MIT licensed โ commercial use allowed with attribution.
Yes, it is built with EPUB books and PDF documents in mind, so long-form input is a core use case.
Yes โ voice blending is a headline feature, letting you combine voices into new ones.
Kokoro supports multiple languages; check the model's documentation for the current list.
Turn the beloved Kokoro voice model into an OpenAI-compatible speech API with one Docker command.
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Free and open โ grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.