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title: Install piper-tts on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of piper-tts for on elementary OS - Fast, local
  neural text-to-speech server
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/piper-tts/elementary
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# Install piper-tts on **elementary OS**

# piper-tts

[Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

* [Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/piper-tts/elementary#install)

#### Fast, local neural text-to-speech server

Piper is a fast, local neural text to speech system that sounds great and is
optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4. It uses onnxruntime and is around 95% realtime
on Pi 4.

This snap includes the Piper TTS engine and provides a Wyoming protocol server
for easy integration with Home Assistant and other systems.

Features:

* Fast, local TTS (no cloud required)
* Multiple voice models available
* Wyoming protocol support for Home Assistant
* TCP socket server for easy integration
* Low resource usage

### Package name

* piper-tts

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 28 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 1 October 2026 - latest/candidate

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/piper-tts/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install piper-tts

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install piper-tts

To install piper-tts, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install piper-tts
```

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