VoiceStudio: Free ElevenLabs Alternative

If you want AI voice cloning, text-to-speech, video dubbing, or transcription without sending your audio to a cloud service, VoiceStudio is a project worth checking out. 🎙️
VoiceStudio is an open-source desktop application designed as a local alternative to services such as ElevenLabs. Its core workflows run on your own hardware, with no account, API key, subscription, or usage meter required for local use.
The interesting part is that VoiceStudio is not limited to simple text-to-speech. It combines several AI audio tools into one application.

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🎙️ What Can VoiceStudio Do?​

VoiceStudio supports several practical audio workflows:

• Voice Cloning: Create a voice profile from a reference recording and generate new speech using that voice.
• Text-to-Speech: Convert written text into natural-sounding speech.
• Video Dubbing: Transcribe, translate, re-voice, and time speech for videos.
• Transcription: Convert spoken audio into text.
• Audiobooks: Generate long-form audio and audiobook-style content.
• Voice Design: Create a voice based on characteristics such as age, gender, accent, pitch, and style.
• Dictation: Use speech recognition for real-time or system-wide dictation.
• Batch Generation: Process multiple audio-generation jobs instead of creating every file manually.

That makes it more than just an ElevenLabs replacement. It is closer to a complete local AI audio workspace.

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🌍 646 Languages​

One of the most impressive parts of VoiceStudio is its language catalog.
The project currently lists 646 TTS languages for its OmniVoice-based workflow. However, this does not mean that every supported language has identical quality or that every installed engine supports all 646 languages. Language coverage depends on the selected engine and model.
This distinction is important if you plan to use VoiceStudio for multilingual content.
For example, the same application can provide access to different engines with very different language coverage, cloning capabilities, hardware requirements, and licenses.

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⚙️ Multiple AI Voice Engines​

Another major advantage is that you are not locked into a single TTS engine.
The current project lists 16 text-to-speech engines and 11 speech-recognition engines. You can switch between engines depending on the language, voice-cloning requirements, platform, and available hardware.
Some of the supported TTS engines include:

• OmniVoice
• CosyVoice 3
• GPT-SoVITS
• VoxCPM2
• MOSS-TTS-Nano
• KittenTTS
• Sherpa-ONNX
• IndexTTS 2.5
• PocketTTS
• Supertonic 3
• MOSS-TTS-v1.5
• Confucius4-TTS

Not every engine supports the same features, so you should check its language, cloning, hardware, and license requirements before using it for a specific project.

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🔒 Does VoiceStudio Send Your Audio to the Cloud?​

The main attraction for privacy-conscious users is its local-first design.
VoiceStudio's local workflows run on your own computer, so your audio-generation and voice-cloning workflow does not require sending your files to a cloud API. The project also supports optional remote services, so it is more accurate to describe VoiceStudio as local-first rather than claiming that every possible operation is always offline.
This can be especially useful when working with:

• Private voice recordings
• Internal company content
• Unpublished videos
• Personal projects
• Sensitive audio that you do not want to upload to a third-party service

⚠️ You should still check the configuration, selected engine, and model before processing sensitive material, because optional remote components and individual model licenses can differ.

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💻 What Operating Systems Does It Support?​

VoiceStudio's current desktop application is maintained for:

• Windows 10/11 x64
• macOS 13.3+ on Apple Silicon
• Linux x86_64 with glibc 2.39+

Hardware requirements depend heavily on the AI engine you choose. Some engines can run on CPU, while others benefit significantly from CUDA, MPS, or other accelerated hardware.
So, having a powerful GPU can make a major difference for heavier voice-generation and cloning workloads.

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🆚 VoiceStudio vs. Cloud Voice Platforms​

The biggest difference is the workflow.

Feature	VoiceStudio	Typical Cloud Voice Platform
Local processing	✅	Usually limited
Voice cloning	✅	✅
Text-to-speech	✅	✅
Video dubbing	✅	Varies
Transcription	✅	Varies
Audiobook creation	✅	Varies
Multiple TTS engines	✅	Usually provider-specific
API key required for core local workflow	❌	Usually
Usage meter for core local workflow	❌	Often
Internet required for core local workflow	❌	Usually

VoiceStudio's main advantage is control: you choose the engine, run the workload locally, and keep your workflow independent from a single cloud provider.

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🚀 How to Get VoiceStudio​

The project provides releases and installation instructions for supported platforms.
For macOS and Linux, the project also provides an installation command:

curl -fsSL https://voicestudio.sh/install | sh

Windows users can follow the project's Windows installation instructions and download the appropriate release.
You can also clone the repository and run the application from source if you want to work with the development version:

git clone https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio.git
cd VoiceStudio
bun install
bun run setup
bun run dev

The project documentation notes that the maintained desktop application is now based on Electron, while the older Tauri desktop application has been archived.

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⚠️ Things to Know Before Using It​

VoiceStudio is currently described by its developers as an active beta, so you should expect ongoing changes and occasional issues.
Also keep these points in mind:

• Different engines have different hardware requirements.
• Language availability varies between engines.
• Voice quality can differ significantly between models.
• Some models have their own licenses and usage restrictions.
• You should only clone voices when you have permission to use the source voice.
• Commercial use should be checked against the VoiceStudio and individual model licenses.

The application itself is licensed under AGPL-3.0, while bundled and optional models can have separate licenses.

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🎯 Is VoiceStudio Worth Trying?​

If you are looking for a free, open-source, local AI voice tool, VoiceStudio offers a surprisingly broad set of features in one application.
You can clone voices, generate speech, dub videos, transcribe audio, create audiobooks, design voices, and switch between multiple AI engines without depending entirely on a cloud voice platform.
The biggest reason to try it is not simply the number of languages or engines. It is the combination of voice cloning + TTS + dubbing + transcription + local processing in a single desktop application.
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🔗 GitHub: VoiceStudio on GitHub

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions​

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Is VoiceStudio free?​

Yes. The project is open source and provides its core local workflow without an account, API key, subscription, or usage meter. Individual models and engines can have separate licenses or requirements.

Can VoiceStudio clone a voice?​

Yes. VoiceStudio supports voice cloning, including zero-shot cloning with supported engines. The quality and supported languages depend on the selected model.

Does VoiceStudio support 646 languages?​

Its OmniVoice-based workflow has a catalog of 646 TTS languages, but individual engines support different language sets.

Does VoiceStudio work offline?​

Its core local workflows are designed to run on your own hardware without requiring cloud services. However, the project also supports optional remote services, so you should check which engine or feature you are using.

Can I use VoiceStudio for commercial projects?​

Potentially, but you need to review the AGPL-3.0 license and the separate licenses of the models and engines you use. Do not assume that every included model has identical commercial-use terms.