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license: apache-2.0
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# 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 

- [x] Release a preview model
- [ ] Release the fully trained model weights
- [ ] Release mobile SDK 
- [ ] Release web version