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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202615 facts
Tortoise TTS
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Open-source software
Free
Apache 2.0 licensed code · run inference locally or use a hosted demo
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- API access
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Custom voices
- Users can add a voice by providing at least three roughly 10-second WAV clips at 22,050 Hz.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The project acknowledges Hugging Face for the GPT model and generation API and for hosting model weights.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Hardware
- The README says local use requires an NVIDIA GPU and describes a separate Apple Silicon setup for macOS 13 or later with M1 or M2 chips.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Hosted demo
- A live demo is hosted on Hugging Face Spaces, and the README says CPU-only Spaces do not work for it.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Inference
- The repository contains the code needed to run Tortoise TTS in inference mode.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Tortoise TTS is licensed under Apache 2.0.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Long text
- The read and read_fast scripts split text files into speech clips and can combine the clips into one file.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The author identifies himself as James Betker and says his employer was not involved in the project’s development.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Programmatic use
- The Python API accepts reference audio and generates speech using a selected preset.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Tortoise is a text-to-speech program focused on multi-voice capability and realistic prosody and intonation.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- The repository includes a socket streaming server that listens on port 5000.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Voice cloning
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Voice references
- The model uses speaker reference clips to guide voice qualities such as pitch, tone, and speaking speed.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
