PolinniZhong/omi-read-aloud
A lightweight macOS menu bar companion that reads copied conversation text and AI responses from Codex, Kimi Work, Deepseek, QianWen, and other apps aloud via Doubao TTS. BYOK.
- Stars
- 77
- Forks
- 0
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 2mo ago
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About omi-read-aloud
omi-read-aloud is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by PolinniZhong, written mainly in Swift. A lightweight macOS menu bar companion that reads copied conversation text and AI responses from Codex, Kimi Work, Deepseek, QianWen, and other apps aloud via Doubao TTS. BYOK. It has 77 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and was last updated 2mo ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Swift
- Stars
- 77
- Last update
- 2mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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omi-read-aloud FAQ
Can I use omi-read-aloud commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is omi-read-aloud free?
Yes. omi-read-aloud is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does omi-read-aloud run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, omi-read-aloud works on macOS.
Does omi-read-aloud need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is omi-read-aloud still maintained?
It was last updated 2mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to omi-read-aloud?
Similar free, open-source tools include Speech, fish-speech, index-tts, VoxCPM.
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