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KokoroChatTTS
Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

 Free

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

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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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