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ChatTTSKokoro
Free

Free; the code is AGPL-3.0 and the released model is for academic use.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Natural conversational prosody with laughter and pauses
  • Multiple speakers in one model
  • Very small model size makes it fast and cheap to run locally
  • Apache-licensed weights allow unrestricted deployment
  • Only English and Chinese supported
  • Released model is restricted to academic use
  • No repository activity reflected since mid-2025
  • No built-in graphical interface; used as a Python library
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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