Voice & audio
kokoro-web
Kokoro Text-to-Speech — High-quality speech synthesis powered by Kokoro TTS
★ 223
April 2025
Apache-2.0
Voice & audio
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 5 Sept 2026We opened the hosted demo and confirmed it was running.
Where this sits among the 118 tools we list in Voice & audio
- Works without using a terminal92 of 118
- No API key required113 of 118
- Keeps your data on your own machine30 of 118
- Runs on a phone alone72 of 118
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed55 of 118
Only 5 of the 118 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Kokoro Text-to-Speech — High-quality speech synthesis powered by Kokoro TTS
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultyFor advanced users
- Command lineNot required
- API keyNot required
- Sends data onlineNo
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
kokoro-web FAQ
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use kokoro-web?
- No install needed — it runs in the browser.
- Does kokoro-web work on a phone?
- Yes, it works on a phone.
- Can I use kokoro-web commercially?
- The licence is Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kokoro-web (this page) | Not needed | Not needed | No | Yes | Yes |
| Kokoro-TTS | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chatterbox | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| Edge-TTS-Text-to-Speech | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | No | Not verified |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.