#1313th of 62 in VoiceFor voice, speech and music
Voicebox
Local voice studio for cloning, TTS, dictation and agent speech
- Stars
- 58.4k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Apr 2026
- Language
- Python
13,810 on 27 Mar 202658,421 on 23 Oct 2026
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Overview
Desktop app (Tauri) and Docker service that clones voices from a short sample and generates speech through eight TTS engines, including Qwen3-TTS, Chatterbox and Kokoro, in 23 languages. Adds Whisper dictation with a global hotkey, a REST API on port 17493 and an MCP server so coding agents can speak in a cloned voice. For individuals who want ElevenLabs-style voice I/O on their own machine.
Who it is for: Individuals wanting local voice cloning, TTS and dictation
Its own README calls it an alternative to ElevenLabs, Wispr Flow.
Ranked among open-source alternatives to ElevenLabs (#9 of 10) and Wispr Flow (#1 of 2).
Strengths
- Eight switchable TTS engines; Chatterbox Multilingual covers 23 languages
- REST API plus HTTP and stdio MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf
- Runs on MLX, CUDA, ROCm, DirectML, Intel Arc or CPU
- Auto-chunking with crossfade handles scripts up to 50,000 characters
Weaknesses
- No prebuilt Linux binaries; build from source or use Docker
- Only Chatterbox Turbo honors tags like [laugh]; other engines read them aloud
- Dictation auto-paste and the permission flow are macOS-specific
- Docker deployment gets one line in the README; details are in external docs
What it needs
- GPU optional
- Docker + Compose
- Models: Qwen3-TTS 0.6B/1.7B, Qwen CustomVoice, Qwen VoiceDesign, LuxTTS, Chatterbox Multilingual
- port 17493
- README: alternative to ElevenLabs, Wispr Flow
Quick answers
Is Voicebox open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Can you run Voicebox with Docker?
Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
Does Voicebox need a GPU?
No. It runs on a CPU and can use a GPU when you have one.
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