Bark
The score measures project health and popularity. It is not a hands-on review. How it works
Text-to-audio that produces expressive speech with laughter, pauses, and background sounds.
- Some setup
- Works on Windows, Mac, Linux
The openness label
- Code
- Open source, MIT
- Models
- Open weights
- Runs
- On your computer
- Real cost
- Free
What you need to run it
About 16 GB of memory. Graphics card optional (8 GB of video memory speeds it up).
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- 39,354 stars on GitHub
- Last updated 2024-08-19
Quick answers
Is Bark free?
Yes. Bark is free and open source, released under the MIT license. There is nothing to buy and no subscription.
Does Bark run on my own computer?
Yes. Bark runs entirely on your own computer, so your files and prompts stay with you.
What do I need to run Bark?
About 16 GB of memory. Graphics card optional (8 GB of video memory speeds it up). It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Is Bark still maintained?
Bark was last updated on 2024-08-19, so development has slowed, but the tool still works.
Checked by Forkopolis on November 11, 2026.
