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Orpheus TTSKokoro
Free

Free to download and run yourself.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Emotion tags for expressive speech
  • Realtime streaming example included
  • Very small model size makes it fast and cheap to run locally
  • Apache-licensed weights allow unrestricted deployment
  • No packaged desktop app; needs a Python setup
  • Multilingual models are a research preview
  • No repository activity reflected since mid-2025
  • No built-in graphical interface; used as a Python library
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
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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