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Piper

Fast local neural text-to-speech that runs on CPU.

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Platforms: Linux, Macos, Windows
Operating systems: Linux, macOS, Windows
Ram floor: 2 GB
Gpu: Not needed
Docker: Yes
Setup: Beginner
Deploy as: Local
Commercial use: Allowed

MIT. Voice models are separate downloads with their own licenses.

Project.

Fetched Sep 12, 2026¹

Status: Archived repository¹
License: MIT
Stars: 11.3k¹
Forks: 1.1k¹
Open issues: 396¹
Language: C++¹
Last commit: Aug 26, 2025¹
Latest release: Nov 14, 2023
Tags: ttsvoiceoffline

About.

Piper is a local TTS engine with many voices. It is the offline path when a hosted voice API is the wrong fit. Pair it with a UI or Home Assistant.

ONNX voices · CLI · low latency

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