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Piper

Fast local neural text-to-speech engine with many voices, used in Home Assistant; runs on a Raspberry Pi.

Open Home Foundation
Local only
Free, open source

Official site · Source code

Where it ranks

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Text to speech
Local servers & APIs · Local · no rated model available here yet

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Facts

Vendor: Open Home Foundation
Approach: Local servers & APIs
Where it runs: Runs only on your own hardware
Interface: Command line, API
Skill level: Intermediate: some setup or configuration
Price: Free, open source
Pricing notes: Free and open source.
Source code: Open source (GPL-3.0)
GitHub stars: 5.9k (19 Oct 2026)
Last verified: 19 Oct 2026

Price from github.com, 19 Oct 2026.

Models it gives you

No models recorded yet.

Sources

https://github.com/OHF-Voice/piper1-gpl