piper-tts

Ken VanDine (ken-vandine) Publisher Star developer Star developer

Install latest/edge of piper-tts

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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Install using the command line

sudo snap install piper-tts --edge

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piper-tts is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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  • 31 December 2025 - latest/edge

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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

Install piper-tts on your Linux distribution

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Where people are using piper-tts

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Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 25.10
Zorin OS 18
Ubuntu 22.04
Fedora 43
Ubuntu 20.04