Local TTS model
XTTS v3 (Community)
Community-maintained successor to XTTS v2 after Coqui shut down. Improved cloning stability, lower artefacts, and 20+ languages. Drop-in replacement for existing XTTS pipelines with better prosody.
Apple Silicon ready
text-to-speech generation
20 languages
MPL 2.0
Quality
9.1/10
Speed
7/10
Model size
2 GB
Voices
Unlimited via cloning (6s sample)
Can XTTS v3 (Community) run locally?
XTTS v3 (Community) can generate speech locally for private voice workflows. Start with pip install TTS-community.
MPL 2.0 license. Review upstream restrictions before commercial use.
pip install TTS-community
Upstream source
cloningmultilingualemotion
Audio profile
Best fit
XTTS v3 (Community) is best for local voice cloning and expressive speech generation.
Hardware: gpuapple
Model details
Type
Local TTS model
Family
coqui
Latency
low
Formats
pytorchonnx
Languages
en, es, fr, de, it, pt, pl, tr, ru, nl, cs, ar, zh, ja, hu, ko, hi, ro, sv, uk
Context
Community fork - active maintenance
Install locally
01
Check runtimeConfirm the backend supports pytorch, onnx on your machine.02
Install modelUse the upstream command or repository instructions.03
Test locallyRun a short private audio prompt before moving into production workflows.pip install TTS-community
Good for
- text-to-speech generation
- Apple Silicon ready local workflows
- cloning, multilingual, emotion
Watch before shipping
- Validate pronunciation, latency and artifacts with your own voice samples.
- Review the upstream license and acceptable-use notes.
- Benchmark on your target CPU, Apple Silicon or GPU setup.
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