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license: apache-2.0

Kitten TTS 😻

Kitten TTS is an open-source realistic text-to-speech model with just 15 million parameters, designed for lightweight deployment and high-quality voice synthesis.

Currently in developer preview

✨ Features

Ultra-lightweight: Model size less than 25MB
CPU-optimized: Runs without GPU on any device
High-quality voices: Several premium voice options available
Fast inference: Optimized for real-time speech synthesis

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install kittentts

Basic Usage

from kittentts import KittenTTS
m = KittenTTS("kittenml/kitten-tts-nano-preview")

audio = m.generate("This high quality TTS model works without a GPU")

💻 System Requirements

Works literally everywhere

Checklist

Release a preview model
Release the fully trained model weights
Release mobile SDK
Release web version