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Pocket‑TTS: Lightweight CPU‑Only Text‑to‑Speech Library

Discover Pocket‑TTS, an ultra‑compact, CPU‑friendly TTS solution that eliminates GPU dependencies and web API calls. Learn how to install it with a single pip or uv command, clone voices from wav files, serve a local HTTP server for instant audio streaming, and integrate it into Python projects or Colab notebooks. With 100M‑parameter models running on 2 cores, Pocket‑TTS delivers ~200 ms latency and 6× real‑time speed on modern CPUs. This guide covers setup, voice management, CLI usage, and best practices, making it ideal for developers and hobbyists looking to embed TTS in small devices or edge environments.