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MeloTTS

MeloTTS — multilingual text-to-speech for English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

★ 7.7k stars⑂ 1.1k forksMITupdated 2024-12
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// project facts

Project facts

MeloTTS is an open-source audio project by myshell-ai (myshell-ai/MeloTTS on GitHub). It has 7,661 GitHub stars and 1,079 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 24 December 2024.

GitHub stars
7,661
Forks
1,079
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
24 December 2024
Category
Audio
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Pick the language (or languages) you need voices for, and whether you will call the library from Python, the CLI or the Web UI.

  2. Get the project

    Clone myshell-ai/MeloTTS from GitHub (or use the install path in the run steps below) and skim its README for the parts relevant to your goal.

  3. Install and configure

    Clone the repo and install it following the README's usage instructions for your chosen language models.

  4. Run your first task

    Synthesise a short sentence in one language on CPU, check the audio quality and speed, then try a second language or a mixed Chinese-English line.

// features

Why people love it

Six languages

Speakers for English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean in one library.

Mixed Chinese and English

The Chinese speaker supports mixed Chinese and English text, a common pain point for bilingual content.

CPU real-time inference

Fast enough to synthesise in real time on CPU, so voice features do not require a GPU.

Web UI and CLI

Beyond the Python library, a contributed Web UI and command-line interface make quick tests easy.

High-quality voices

Positioned as a high-quality TTS library rather than a tiny embedded synthesizer, based on MyShell's research.

Open MIT library

Free to embed in your own applications under the MIT license.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the source from the official GitHub repository for MeloTTS.

    git clone https://github.com/myshell-ai/MeloTTS.git
    cd MeloTTS
  2. Install MeloTTS

    Clone the repository and install following the README's usage section for your platform and language.

    git clone https://github.com/myshell-ai/MeloTTS.git
    cd MeloTTS  # then follow the README install/usage steps
  3. Synthesise speech

    Use the Python API, CLI or Web UI from the README to generate speech in your chosen language.

    # Follow the README usage examples to synthesise your first sentence — see README
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What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains MeloTTS?

myshell-ai (MyShell.ai), through the myshell-ai/MeloTTS repository.

Is MeloTTS free to use?

Yes — the project is open source under the MIT license as recorded for this listing. You can use, modify and distribute it under the MIT terms.

Does MeloTTS need a paid API key?

No API key is needed — synthesis runs locally, including on CPU; MeloTTS is free under the MIT license.

How does MeloTTS compare to a cloud TTS service?

Cloud TTS charges per character and needs connectivity, but offers many managed voices. MeloTTS runs locally in six languages at CPU real-time speed for free — fewer knobs, but private, offline and embeddable.

How do I get started with MeloTTS?

Clone the repository (or use the documented installer), follow the install and configure steps on this page, and run the smallest real task first — synthesise a short sentence in one language on CPU, check the audio quality and speed, then try a second language or a mixed Chinese-English line.

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