# Kokoro: high-quality local TTS that runs on CPUs

Kokoro is a new text-to-speech system that delivers high-quality speech synthesis locally on CPUs, eliminating the need for specialized hardware or cloud services. This makes fast, private, and offline TTS accessible on standard computers, benefiting developers and users needing on-device voice generation.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://ariya.io/2026/03/local-cpu-friendly-high-quality-tts-text-to-speech-with-kokoro/) — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:24:10 +0000