hgneng/ekho
Chinese text-to-speech engine
GPL-2.0Lex
- Stars
- 1.2k
- Forks
- 267
- Open issues
- 7
- Last push
- 1mo ago
About ekho
ekho is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by hgneng, written mainly in Lex. Chinese text-to-speech engine. It has 1.2k GitHub stars and 267 forks, and was last updated 1mo ago. It's released under the GPL-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Language
- Lex
- Stars
- 1,217
- Last update
- 1mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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ekho FAQ
Is ekho free?
Yes. ekho is open source and free to use. It's released under the GPL-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does ekho run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does ekho need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is ekho still maintained?
It was last updated 1mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to ekho?
Similar free, open-source tools include VoxCPM, index-tts, Speech, mlx-audio.