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Voice4.7

Whisper iconWhisper

Turns speech into text. Transcribes and translates recordings, interviews, and video audio.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice4.5

whisper.cpp iconwhisper.cpp

A lightweight version of Whisper that transcribes quickly on ordinary laptops with no graphics card.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice4.4

RVC WebUI iconRVC WebUI

Converts one voice into another, for dubbing and singing voice work.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice4.3

faster-whisper iconfaster-whisper

A rebuilt Whisper engine that transcribes several times faster using less memory.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice3.8

OpenVoice iconOpenVoice

Clones a voice from a short sample and speaks in it across several languages.

  • For tinkerers
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice3.7

Coqui TTS iconCoqui TTS

A text-to-speech toolkit with many voices and languages, including voice cloning models.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MPL-2.0
Models
Mixed, some non-commercial
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice3.7

Bark iconBark

Text-to-audio that produces expressive speech with laughter, pauses, and background sounds.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice3.6

Kokoro iconKokoro

A very small text-to-speech model that sounds far better than its size suggests.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, Apache-2.0
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
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Voice3.3

Piper iconPiper

Fast, natural text-to-speech that runs on small devices, even a Raspberry Pi.

  • Some setup
  • Windows · Mac · Linux
Code
Open source, MIT
Models
Open weights
Runs
On your computer
Real cost
Free
Get it