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Kokoro

Compact, high-quality open text-to-speech model

Self-Hosted AI ★ 9.3k stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Kokoro is an open-weight text-to-speech model with a small parameter count that produces natural-sounding speech. It can be self-hosted with an OpenAI-compatible API wrapper for local speech synthesis.

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Key features

  • Small high-quality model
  • Multiple voice presets
  • Low resource usage
  • Runs offline

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 9.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript

Is Kokoro secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Kokoro's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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