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text-to-speech

Convert text to natural speech with ElevenLabs, DIA TTS, Kokoro, Chatterbox, and more via inference.sh CLI. Models: ElevenLabs (premium, 22+ voices, 32 languages), DIA TTS (conversational), Kokoro TTS, Chatterbox, Higgs Audio, VibeVoice (podcasts). Capabilities: text-to-speech, voice cloning, multi-speaker dialogue, podcast generation, expressive speech. Use for: voiceovers, audiobooks, podcasts, accessibility, video narration, IVR, voice assistants. Triggers: text to speech, tts, voice generation, ai voice, speech synthesis, voice over, generate speech, ai narrator, voice cloning, text to audio, elevenlabs, eleven labs, voice ai, ai voiceover, speech generator, natural voice

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Text-to-Speech

Convert text to natural speech via inference.sh CLI.

Text-to-Speech

Quick Start

Requires inference.sh CLI (infsh). Install instructions

bash
infsh login

# Generate speech
infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Hello, welcome to our product demo."}'

Available Models

Model App ID Best For
ElevenLabs TTS elevenlabs/tts Premium quality, 22+ voices, 32 languages
DIA TTS infsh/dia-tts Conversational, expressive
Kokoro TTS infsh/kokoro-tts Fast, natural
Chatterbox infsh/chatterbox General purpose
Higgs Audio infsh/higgs-audio Emotional control
VibeVoice infsh/vibevoice Podcasts, long-form

Browse All Audio Apps

bash
infsh app list --category audio

Examples

Basic Text-to-Speech

bash
infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Welcome to our tutorial."}'

Conversational TTS with DIA

bash
infsh app sample infsh/dia-tts --save input.json

# Edit input.json:
# {
#   "text": "Hey! How are you doing today? I'm really excited to share this with you.",
#   "voice": "conversational"
# }

infsh app run infsh/dia-tts --input input.json

Long-form Audio (Podcasts)

bash
infsh app sample infsh/vibevoice --save input.json

# Edit input.json with your podcast script
infsh app run infsh/vibevoice --input input.json

Expressive Speech with Higgs

bash
infsh app sample infsh/higgs-audio --save input.json

# {
#   "text": "This is absolutely incredible!",
#   "emotion": "excited"
# }

infsh app run infsh/higgs-audio --input input.json

Use Cases

  • Voiceovers: Product demos, explainer videos
  • Audiobooks: Convert text to spoken word
  • Podcasts: Generate podcast episodes
  • Accessibility: Make content accessible
  • IVR: Phone system voice prompts
  • Video Narration: Add narration to videos

Combine with Video

Generate speech, then create a talking head video:

bash
# 1. Generate speech
infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Your script here"}' > speech.json

# 2. Use the audio URL with OmniHuman for avatar video
infsh app run bytedance/omnihuman-1-5 --input '{
  "image_url": "https://portrait.jpg",
  "audio_url": "<audio-url-from-step-1>"
}'

Related Skills

bash
# ElevenLabs TTS (premium, 22+ voices)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts

# ElevenLabs dialogue (multi-speaker)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-dialogue

# Full platform skill (all 150+ apps)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli

# AI avatars (combine TTS with talking heads)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-avatar-video

# AI music generation
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-music-generation

# Speech-to-text (transcription)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@speech-to-text

# Video generation
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-video-generation

Browse all apps: infsh app list

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