AI BriefingChirp Unveils Offline TTS App
·2026.04.30 04:13
Key point
Chirp has been released as an offline TTS app supporting Kokoro and Qwen3-TTS.
Details
Chirp is an open-source offline text-to-speech desktop app that runs locally. After downloading the models, it generates speech without an internet connection, and it's written in C++ and Rust.
- Supports Kokoro and Qwen3-TTS.
- Offers voice cloning using a reference WAV.
- Supports 12 languages, with audio preview after generation.
- Supports macOS, Windows, Linux, and can utilize Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs.
- Provides a CLI for WAV generation and a local HTTP API with Swagger docs.
- Also designed with agent integration in mind, including /skill instructions and a voice preset catalog.
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