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ChatterboxOrpheus TTS
Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

 Free

Free to download and run yourself.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Zero-shot voice cloning from a very short audio sample
  • MIT licensed for unrestricted local use
  • Emotion tags for expressive speech
  • Realtime streaming example included
  • Generation quality and speed depend on available local hardware
  • No dedicated GUI application, mainly used through code
  • No packaged desktop app; needs a Python setup
  • Multilingual models are a research preview
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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