Mozilla TTS

by Mozilla

Mozilla's archived TTS — historical reference.

TL;DR

Mozilla's archived TTS — historical reference.

Best for historical reference; superseded by Coqui TTS. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
—
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux

What it is

Mozilla's original TTS repo. MPL-2.0.

Best for: Historical reference; superseded by Coqui TTS.
Watch out for: Archived.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/mozilla/TTS

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported2
HIPAA eligibleNo

Mozilla TTS vs Whipscribe

FeatureMozilla TTSWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages299
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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