Looking for a one-time paid (non-subscription) TTS program for android (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Apytele@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Acapella lets me just outright buy a voice and download it for offline use but the voices are somewhat dated now. I don't mind large on device library and I don't mind paying once, but I want it to sound good and I want it to work 100% offline (and privately). Also would like a male voice if possible, I know most people seem to prefer female voices I guess, I've noticed male ones are harder to find.

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[-] limecool@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago

SherpaTTS is Foss and works offline after downloading voice data

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Flawless speech(stumbles on numbered bullet points a bit)

Try the southern_English_male_medium for a starter voice(in the Piper models)

After you download a model, turn off Network Permissions for a completely offline TTS.

[-] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Gonna keep trying but it is definitely not working out of the box...

[-] vurr@lemmy.today 1 points 5 months ago

For me with the high models it takes like 20-30 second pauses and if the text is long enough then it just stops completely.

[-] limecool@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, it can be resource intensive. Use mid models for best performance

[-] B0rax@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago

Which platform? Linux? Docker? Are we talking about phones? MacBooks?

[-] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Sorry android should have specified you're right lol

[-] technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

SmartVoice TTS has the best results for me so far. Tried Sherpa, but liked the voices recommended by SmartVoice better for longer texts.

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