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speech for Mac

On-device speech toolkit for Apple Silicon: ASR, TTS, VAD, diarization

Quick answer: speech is a design tool for macOS. Install it with brew install speech. It is distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence. It has 152 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What speech is

speech is a design tool for macOS: on-device speech toolkit for Apple Silicon: ASR, TTS, VAD, diarization.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence.

How to install speech

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install speech on Mac?

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

Is speech open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Does speech 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 speech?

It was installed 152 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2822 in this catalogue.

What version of speech is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.0.29.