Local Voice (FluidAudio TTS/STT)

Sub-second local voice AI for Apple Silicon Macs using FluidAudio's CoreML models.

Features

• TTS: Kokoro model with 54 voices, ~0.6-0.8s latency
• STT: Parakeet TDT v3, ~0.2-0.3s latency, 25 languages
• 100% local: No cloud, no cost, works offline
• Neural Engine: Runs on Apple's ANE for efficiency

Requirements

• macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
• Swift 5.9+
• espeak-ng (for TTS phoneme fallback)

Quick Setup