LibreAI / Audio / OpenVoice
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OpenVoice

Instant voice cloning from MIT and MyShell — clone a voice from a short reference clip

★ 37.8k stars⑂ 4.2k forksMITupdated 2025-04
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// project facts

Project facts

OpenVoice is an open-source audio project by myshell-ai (myshell-ai/OpenVoice on GitHub). It has 37,811 GitHub stars and 4,250 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 19 April 2025.

GitHub stars
37,811
Forks
4,250
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
19 April 2025
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 to achieve with OpenVoice and check the README on GitHub for requirements before installing.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (or take the packaged install route in step 3 if the README offers one).

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the project's documented install commands — the Run section below lists the exact ones — and add any required API keys or models.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's quickstart example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Instant voice cloning

Clone a voice from a short reference recording without training a model per speaker.

Cross-lingual cloning

Generate speech in a language different from the reference speaker's own language.

Style and emotion control

Control speaking style, emotion and accent beyond simple tone matching, per the project paper and docs.

OpenVoice V2

The newer V2 model improves audio quality and language coverage over V1; both are MIT-licensed since April 2024.

Free for commercial use

The README states both V1 and V2 are released under the MIT License and free for commercial use.

Research-backed

Published as the paper 'OpenVoice: Versatile Instant Voice Cloning' (arXiv:2312.01479) with a public project page and demos.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the OpenVoice source and its usage documentation.

    git clone https://github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice.git
    cd OpenVoice
  2. Follow the usage guide

    The README points to docs/USAGE.md for environment setup, checkpoint download and exact commands — follow it for your V1/V2 choice.

    # see docs/USAGE.md in the repo for the exact setup and checkpoint commands
  3. Run your first clone

    Prepare a short reference audio clip plus target text, then run the demo/inference flow from the usage guide.

    # see docs/USAGE.md for the exact inference command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains OpenVoice?

OpenVoice is maintained by the myshell-ai organization/account on GitHub, together with open-source contributors, in the public repository myshell-ai/OpenVoice.

Is OpenVoice free to use?

Yes — the code is open source under the MIT license. You can use, modify and redistribute it under that license's terms.

Does OpenVoice need a paid API key?

No paid API key is needed — OpenVoice is a downloadable open model you run yourself; you only need suitable compute (a GPU is recommended) and the model checkpoints from the usage guide.

How does OpenVoice compare to commercial voice-cloning APIs?

Unlike hosted cloning services that charge per character, OpenVoice runs locally under MIT terms — but you are responsible for your own compute, deployment and consent checks for voices you clone.

How do I get started with OpenVoice?

Clone the repository from GitHub, follow the install commands in the Run section (taken from the project's README), and complete the documented quickstart example before adapting it to your own use case.

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