Tool fileDesk: Voice
Kokoro-82M review
Quick answer
A free, small, fully offline TTS model with 54 voices and no content layer at all.
Free: Free open weights (Apache 2.0). Paid: Free.
Best for: Offline adult TTS.
At a glance
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Allows: Any text, no content policy, Offline local TTS, Commercial use
- Content rules: Apache 2.0 license; model card lists no content policy or usage restrictions.
- Privacy and retention: Runs on your own hardware, so audio stays local.
- Age verification: No age verification (local model).
Kokoro-82M
- Official site
- huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M
- Free tier
- Free open weights (Apache 2.0)Model card and license (opens in new tab), checked
- From
- Free (Runs locally with the kokoro Python package)Model card and license (opens in new tab), checked
- Best for
- Offline adult TTS
- Platforms
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- Product type
- Local open-weight TTS model (82M parameters).
- Voices and expression
- 54 voices in 8 languages (v1.0); emotion control not mentioned.
- Live calls
- No live call feature; it is a TTS model only.
- Content rules
- Apache 2.0 license; model card lists no content policy or usage restrictions.Model card and license (opens in new tab), checked
- Voice cloning and consent
- No voice cloning described.
- Privacy and retention
- Runs on your own hardware, so audio stays local.
- Age verification
- No age verification (local model).
- User reports
- No public reviews found
- Last checked
- by Callum Reyes
Strengths
- No content filter
- Fully offline
- Free for commercial use
- Small and fast
Weaknesses
- No emotion tags
- No cloning
- Needs Python setup
- No age gate or safety layer
Our notes
Kokoro-82M is an open-weight TTS model under the Apache 2.0 license with 54 voices in 8 languages. Its model card lists no content restrictions. It runs locally, so no audio leaves the user’s machine.
Check log
The vendor pages we read, the date we read them and what they said. These are document checks of published pages.
| Date | Checked | Found |
|---|---|---|
| Model card and license (opens in new tab) | Price: Free (Runs locally with the kokoro Python package)Free tier: Free open weights (Apache 2.0)Content rules: Apache 2.0 license; model card lists no content policy or usage restrictions. |
Sources
Appears in
- No. 005
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