piper-tts-apps/piper-app-apple
The original Piper(https://github.com/OHF-Voice/piper1-gpl), now on iOS and macOS
- Stars
- 68
- Forks
- 12
- Open issues
- 9
- Last push
- today
piper-app-apple star history
+3 this week
About piper-app-apple
piper-app-apple is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by piper-tts-apps, written mainly in Swift. The original Piper(https://github.com/OHF-Voice/piper1-gpl), now on iOS and macOS. It has 68 GitHub stars and 12 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the GPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- Swift
- Stars
- 68
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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piper-app-apple FAQ
Can I use piper-app-apple commercially?
With conditions. GPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but software you distribute that builds on it must be released under the same license. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is piper-app-apple free?
Yes. piper-app-apple is open source and free to use. It's released under the GPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does piper-app-apple run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, piper-app-apple works on macOS.
Does piper-app-apple need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is piper-app-apple still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 9 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to piper-app-apple?
Similar free, open-source tools include Speech, fish-speech, VoxCPM, index-tts.
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