--- frontmattername: sherpa-onnx-tts
description: Local text-to-speech via sherpa-onnx (offline, no cloud)
metadata:
{
'i-clavdivs':
{
'emoji': '🗣️',
'os': ['darwin', 'linux', 'win32'],
'requires': { 'env': ['SHERPA_ONNX_RUNTIME_DIR', 'SHERPA_ONNX_MODEL_DIR'] },
'install':
[
{
'id': 'download-runtime-macos',
'kind': 'download',
'os': ['darwin'],
'url': 'https://github.com/k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx/releases/download/v1.12.23/sherpa-onnx-v1.12.23-osx-universal2-shared.tar.bz2',
'archive': 'tar.bz2',
'extract': true,
'stripComponents': 1,
'targetDir': '~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/runtime',
'label': 'Download sherpa-onnx runtime (macOS)',
},
{
'id': 'download-runtime-linux-x64',
'kind': 'download',
'os': ['linux'],
'url': 'https://github.com/k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx/releases/download/v1.12.23/sherpa-onnx-v1.12.23-linux-x64-shared.tar.bz2',
'archive': 'tar.bz2',
'extract': true,
'stripComponents': 1,
'targetDir': '~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/runtime',
'label': 'Download sherpa-onnx runtime (Linux x64)',
},
{
'id': 'download-runtime-win-x64',
'kind': 'download',
'os': ['win32'],
'url': 'https://github.com/k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx/releases/download/v1.12.23/sherpa-onnx-v1.12.23-win-x64-shared.tar.bz2',
'archive': 'tar.bz2',
'extract': true,
'stripComponents': 1,
'targetDir': '~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/runtime',
'label': 'Download sherpa-onnx runtime (Windows x64)',
},
{
'id': 'download-model-lessac',
'kind': 'download',
'url': 'https://github.com/k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx/releases/download/tts-models/vits-piper-en_US-lessac-high.tar.bz2',
'archive': 'tar.bz2',
'extract': true,
'targetDir': '~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/models',
'label': 'Download Piper en_US lessac (high)',
},
],
},
}sherpa-onnx-tts
Local TTS using the sherpa-onnx offline CLI.
Install
- •Download the runtime for your OS (extracts into
~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/runtime)
- •Download a voice model (extracts into
~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/models)
Update ~/.i-clavdivs/i-clavdivs.json:
{
skills: {
entries: {
'sherpa-onnx-tts': {
env: {
SHERPA_ONNX_RUNTIME_DIR: '~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/runtime',
SHERPA_ONNX_MODEL_DIR: '~/.i-clavdivs/tools/sherpa-onnx-tts/models/vits-piper-en_US-lessac-high',
},
},
},
},
}
The wrapper lives in this skill folder. Run it directly, or add the wrapper to PATH:
export PATH="{baseDir}/bin:$PATH"
Usage
{baseDir}/bin/sherpa-onnx-tts -o ./tts.wav "Hello from local TTS."
Notes:
- •Pick a different model from the sherpa-onnx
tts-models release if you want another voice.
- •If the model dir has multiple
.onnx files, set SHERPA_ONNX_MODEL_FILE or pass --model-file.
- •You can also pass
--tokens-file or --data-dir to override the defaults.
- •Windows: run
node {baseDir}\\bin\\sherpa-onnx-tts -o tts.wav "Hello from local TTS."