F5-TTS
Zero-shot voice cloning TTS based on flow matching.
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- 2026-10-14
Live from the GitHub API · updated 2026-10-15
What is F5-TTS?
F5-TTS generates natural speech in the voice of a short reference clip without training. It ships a pip package with a Gradio app and CLI, and supports multi-speaker dialogue and speed control.
Key features
- Zero-shot voice cloning from seconds of audio
- Gradio app and CLI
- Multi-style / multi-speaker generation
System requirements
- Platforms
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- GPU
- NVIDIA recommended; Apple Silicon supported
- Python
- 3.10+
How to install F5-TTS
Summarized from the project’s README. Projects change quickly — check the GitHub page for the latest instructions.
pip
- 1Install PyTorch for your device, then F5-TTS.
pip install f5-tts - 2Launch the web app.
f5-tts_infer-gradio
Strengths
- High-quality cloning with no training
- Simple install
Limitations
- Pretrained weights are CC-BY-NC (non-commercial)
F5-TTS alternatives compared
| Software | Stars | License | Platforms | VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F5-TTS Zero-shot voice cloning TTS based on flow matching. | 15.4K | MIT | — | |
| Fish Speech Multilingual TTS and voice cloning from Fish Audio. | 33.1K | Apache-2.0 | 4 GB+ | |
| GPT-SoVITS Few-shot voice cloning and TTS with a full training WebUI. | 62.8K | MIT | 6 GB+ | |
| Kokoro A tiny 82M-parameter TTS model with surprisingly natural voices. | 9.3K | Apache-2.0 | — | |
| Coqui TTS Deep-learning text-to-speech toolkit, including the XTTS voice cloning model. | 46.1K | MPL-2.0 | — | |
| Whisper OpenAI’s open-source speech recognition and translation model. | 110.5K | MIT | ~1 GB (tiny) to ~10 GB (large) |
FAQ
Is F5-TTS free?
Yes — F5-TTS is open-source software released under the MIT license. Check the license (and any model weight licenses) before commercial use.
Does F5-TTS run on Windows, Mac and Linux?
F5-TTS supports: Windows, macOS, Linux.
What hardware do I need for F5-TTS?
NVIDIA recommended; Apple Silicon supported
How do I install F5-TTS?
1. Install PyTorch for your device, then F5-TTS. 2. Launch the web app.
What are the best F5-TTS alternatives?
Popular alternatives include Fish Speech, GPT-SoVITS, Kokoro, Coqui TTS. See the comparison table on this page.