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pocket-tts for Mac

Text-to-speech application designed to run efficiently on CPUs

Quick answer: pocket-tts is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install pocket-tts. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 124 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What pocket-tts is

pocket-tts is a command-line tool for macOS: text-to-speech application designed to run efficiently on CPUs.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/kyutai-labs/pocket-tts.

How to install pocket-tts

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install pocket-tts.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install pocket-tts on Mac?

Run brew install pocket-tts in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is pocket-tts open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does pocket-tts run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is pocket-tts?

It was installed 124 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3112 in this catalogue.

What version of pocket-tts is current?

The latest packaged version is 4.0.1.