How do I - TTS
TTS plugins are responsible for converting text into audio for playback. Several options are available each with different attributes and supported languages. Some can be run on device, others need an internet connection to work.
As with most OVOS packages, the TTS plugins are available on PyPi and can be installed with pip install
pip install ovos-tts-plugin-piper
will install the latest stable version. If there are installation errors, you can install the latest alpha versions of the plugins.
pip install --pre ovos-tts-plugin-piper
By default, OVOS uses ovos-tts-server-plugin and a series of public TTS servers, provided by OVOS community members, to send speech to your device. If you host your own TTS server, or this option is not acceptable to you, there are many other options to use.
List of TTS plugins
| Plugin | Offline | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ovos-tts-server-plugin | no | API (self hosted) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-mimic3 | yes | FOSS |
| ovos-tts-plugin-mimic | yes | FOSS |
| ovos-tts-plugin-mimic2 | no | API (free) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-marytts | no | API (self hosted) |
| neon-tts-plugin-larynx_server | no | API (self hosted) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-pico | yes | FOSS |
| neon-tts-plugin-glados | yes | FOSS |
| neon-tts-plugin-mozilla_local | yes | FOSS |
| neon-tts-plugin-polly | no | API (key) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-voicerss | no | API (key) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-google-TX | no | API (free) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-responsivevoice | no | API (free) |
| neon-tts-plugin-mozilla_remote | no | API (self hosted) |
| neon-tts-plugin-tacotron2 | yes | FOSS |
| ovos-tts-plugin-espeakNG | yes | FOSS |
| ovos-tts-plugin-cotovia | yes | FOSS |
| ovos-tts-plugin-catotron | no | API (self hosted) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-softcatala | no | API (self hosted) |
| ovos-tts-plugin-SAM | yes | Abandonware |
| ovos-tts-plugin-beepspeak | yes | Fun |