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Kokoro-FastAPI

Docker server for the natural-sounding Kokoro text-to-speech model, with an OpenAI-style API

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Last commit14 Oct 2026
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Kokoro-FastAPI wraps the small but high-quality Kokoro TTS model in a Docker container with an OpenAI-compatible speech endpoint and a simple web UI. It runs on CPU or GPU and is commonly paired with Open WebUI for spoken replies.

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Runs withDocker, Python
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The project README documents running it with Docker.

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