Larynx

by Rhasspy

Rhasspy's predecessor TTS — Tacotron-style models for offline assistants.

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Upstream is archived. Larynx’s repository has been set read-only by its owner, so there are no further releases, fixes, or security patches. The last commit landed 2023-06-21. It can still be cloned and run, and forks may be maintained elsewhere. See the repository.

TL;DR

Best for legacy Rhasspy deployments — superseded by Piper for new installs. Pricing: free (MIT).

Category
Open source
License
MIT
Stars
★ 829
Last push
2023-06-21
Pricing
free (MIT)
Platforms
Linux, Raspberry Pi

What it is

Larynx is the predecessor to Piper from the Rhasspy ecosystem. Still used in some legacy Rhasspy / Mycroft deployments. MIT-licensed. Consent posture: synthetic-only.

Best for: Legacy Rhasspy deployments — superseded by Piper for new installs.
Watch out for: Largely superseded by Piper; some languages still only available through Larynx.

Install / use

pip install larynx

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported6
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

Larynx vs Whipscribe

FeatureLarynxWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree (MIT)$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages699
PlatformsLinux, Raspberry PiWeb, API, MCP

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