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Orpheus TTSChatterbox
Free

Free to download and run yourself.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Emotion tags for expressive speech
  • Realtime streaming example included
  • Zero-shot voice cloning from a very short audio sample
  • MIT licensed for unrestricted local use
  • No packaged desktop app; needs a Python setup
  • Multilingual models are a research preview
  • Generation quality and speed depend on available local hardware
  • No dedicated GUI application, mainly used through code
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
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 26, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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