Echogarden

by Echogarden Project

Easy-to-use speech toolkit: TTS, STT, alignment, language detection.

TL;DR

Easy-to-use speech toolkit: TTS, STT, alignment, language detection.

Best for node.js apps wanting STT + TTS + forced alignment from one CLI. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows

What it is

A JavaScript-first speech toolkit packaging Whisper (via whisper.cpp), Silero, Vosk, and several TTS engines under one CLI. GPL-3.0.

Best for: Node.js apps wanting STT + TTS + forced alignment from one CLI.
Watch out for: Single-developer project; latency competitive but not state-of-the-art.

Install / use

npm install echogarden -g

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported50
HIPAA eligibleNo

Echogarden vs Whipscribe

FeatureEchogardenWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages5099
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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