Script in, narration out, entirely on your PC. Built on the open model independent blind tests preferred over ElevenLabs. Clone your own voice from a 10-second sample. No credits, no character meter, no $99/month.
Free forever. Readable Python you can audit yourself. Windows 10/11 + Python. GPU optional.
| Cloud TTS ($22-99/mo) | Voice Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Credits per character, retries burn credits, overages auto-billed | $0, unlimited |
| Your scripts | Processed on their servers | Never leave your PC |
| Voice cloning | Paid tiers, sample uploaded to their cloud | Free, sample stays local |
| Quality | Excellent | Open model preferred over ElevenLabs in blind tests |
| Works offline | No | Yes, fully |
| Auditable code | No | Yes, it's yours |
The full tool, both engines. Unzip, pip install, narrate. README covers GPU setup, CPU mode, voice cloning, and mp3 output.
I remote in, tune it to your hardware, clone your brand voice from a short sample, and narrate your first script with you before we hang up. 30 minutes.
For teams that produce content: up to 10 machines, multiple brand voice presets, script-to-narration workflow training, 90 days of support.
Yes. No account, no credits, no character meter. The paid options are my time: white-glove setup with your brand voice ($97) or a studio-wide install ($497).
The default engine is Chatterbox, an MIT-licensed model that independent blind listening tests preferred over ElevenLabs. A lighter CPU engine (Kokoro, Apache license) is included for machines without a GPU.
Yes, from 7 to 20 seconds of clean speech, and the sample never leaves your machine. Clone only voices you own or have written permission to use.
Purpose Built AI — a systems engineer's practice that rebuilds overpriced cloud tools as local software and builds custom AI systems for businesses. This site runs on the same stack.
Dictation, video clips, meeting notes, and voiceover. The subscription tools, rebuilt to run on your machine. All free, all readable code, all yours.