MeloTTS is a multilingual text-to-speech library written in Python for generating natural-sounding speech locally.
It is aimed at developers and researchers who want to add speech synthesis to scripts, applications, and machine learning workflows, while also offering easier interactive access through command-line and browser-based interfaces.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports English with multiple accents, as well as Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
- Fast enough for CPU real-time inference.
- The Chinese speaker supports mixed Chinese and English input.
- Provides a Python API for integrating speech synthesis into local applications and scripts.
- Includes command-line tools and a Web UI.
- Can be used without installation or installed locally.
- Includes guidance for training on custom datasets.
Website: github.com/myshell-ai/MeloTTS
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Developer: MyShell.ai
License: MIT License
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