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edge-ttsKokoro-FastAPI
Free

Free and open source; it uses Microsoft's online service at no cost.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • No API key or Microsoft account needed
  • Writes subtitles alongside the audio
  • OpenAI-compatible speech endpoint
  • Prebuilt multi-architecture Docker images with models included
  • Depends on Microsoft's online service, so it needs internet and could break if the service changes
  • Playback command needs mpv on macOS and Linux
  • AMD GPU support is experimental
  • Apple Silicon has no prebuilt image
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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