Announcement
Kokoro-82M Text-to-Speech API Wrapper with FastAPI and Docker
A production-ready, Dockerized FastAPI wrapper providing easy API access to the Kokoro-82M text-to-speech model, featuring CPU (ONNX) and NVIDIA GPU (PyTorch) support, efficient audio handling, and auto-stitching for seamless output.
Project Introduction
Summary
This project offers a simple yet powerful FastAPI wrapper for the Kokoro-82M text-to-speech model, designed for easy deployment via Docker and flexible usage on both CPU and GPU hardware to generate high-quality audio from text.
Problem Solved
Integrating sophisticated text-to-speech models like Kokoro-82M into applications requires specific environments and careful handling of audio output. This project provides a standardized, easy-to-deploy API endpoint that abstracts these complexities, making TTS accessible to developers.
Core Features
Dockerized Deployment
The entire application is containerized using Docker, ensuring consistent deployment across different environments and simplifying setup.
CPU (ONNX) & GPU (PyTorch) Support
Supports efficient inference on CPU using ONNX Runtime and leverages NVIDIA GPUs with PyTorch for higher performance.
Automatic Audio Stitching
Automatically handles processing and stitching of audio segments for long text inputs, producing continuous and natural-sounding speech.
High-Performance API
Built on FastAPI, offering an asynchronous API endpoint for high performance and scalability.
Tech Stack
Use Cases
This API wrapper can be utilized in a variety of applications requiring programmatic text-to-speech generation:
Voice Assistants and Chatbots
Details
Integrate realistic and natural-sounding voice responses into chatbots, virtual assistants, or conversational AI applications.
User Value
Enhances user interaction and experience with high-quality voice output.
Automated Content Creation
Details
Automate the generation of voiceovers for video content, presentations, audio articles, or e-learning materials.
User Value
Streamlines content production workflows and reduces the need for manual recording.
Accessibility Features
Details
Provide audio narration for web content, documents, or applications to improve accessibility for visually impaired users.
User Value
Makes digital content more accessible and inclusive.
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