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Text To Speech by kbarbel640-del — Agent Skill

Name: Text To Speech
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

Text To Speech

Convert text to natural speech with DIA TTS, Kokoro, Chatterbox, and more via inference.sh CLI. Models: DIA TTS (conversational), Kokoro TTS, Chatterbox, Higgs Audio, VibeVoice (podcasts). Capabilities: text-to-speech, voice cloning, multi-speaker dialogue, podcast generation, expressive speech. Use for: voiceovers, audiobooks, podcasts, accessibility, video narration, IVR, voice assistants. Triggers: text to speech, tts, voice generation, ai voice, speech synthesis, voice over, generate speech, ai narrator, voice cloning, text to audio, elevenlabs alternative, voice ai, ai voiceover, speech generator, natural voice

kbarbel640-del Updated Sep 8, 2026 1 repo stars

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Text-to-Speech

Convert text to natural speech via inference.sh CLI.

Quick Start

# Install CLI
curl -fsSL https://cli.inference.sh | sh && infsh login

# Generate speech
infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Hello, welcome to our product demo."}'

Available Models

Model	App ID	Best For
DIA TTS	`infsh/dia-tts`	Conversational, expressive
Kokoro TTS	`infsh/kokoro-tts`	Fast, natural
Chatterbox	`infsh/chatterbox`	General purpose
Higgs Audio	`infsh/higgs-audio`	Emotional control
VibeVoice	`infsh/vibevoice`	Podcasts, long-form

Browse All Audio Apps

infsh app list --category audio

Examples

Basic Text-to-Speech

infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Welcome to our tutorial."}'

Conversational TTS with DIA

infsh app sample infsh/dia-tts --save input.json

# Edit input.json:
# {
#   "text": "Hey! How are you doing today? I'm really excited to share this with you.",
#   "voice": "conversational"
# }

infsh app run infsh/dia-tts --input input.json

Long-form Audio (Podcasts)

infsh app sample infsh/vibevoice --save input.json

# Edit input.json with your podcast script
infsh app run infsh/vibevoice --input input.json

Expressive Speech with Higgs

infsh app sample infsh/higgs-audio --save input.json

# {
#   "text": "This is absolutely incredible!",
#   "emotion": "excited"
# }

infsh app run infsh/higgs-audio --input input.json

Use Cases

Voiceovers: Product demos, explainer videos
Audiobooks: Convert text to spoken word
Podcasts: Generate podcast episodes
Accessibility: Make content accessible
IVR: Phone system voice prompts
Video Narration: Add narration to videos

Combine with Video

Generate speech, then create a talking head video:

# 1. Generate speech
infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Your script here"}' > speech.json

# 2. Use the audio URL with OmniHuman for avatar video
infsh app run bytedance/omnihuman-1-5 --input '{
  "image_url": "https://portrait.jpg",
  "audio_url": "<audio-url-from-step-1>"
}'

Related Skills

# Full platform skill (all 150+ apps)
npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@inference-sh

# AI avatars (combine TTS with talking heads)
npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@ai-avatar-video

# AI music generation
npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@ai-music-generation

# Speech-to-text (transcription)
npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@speech-to-text

# Video generation
npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@ai-video-generation

Browse all apps: infsh app list

Documentation

Running Apps - How to run apps via CLI
Audio Transcription Example - Audio processing workflows
Apps Overview - Understanding the app ecosystem

---name: text-to-speechdescription: Convert text to natural speech with DIA TTS, Kokoro, Chatterbox, and more via inference.sh CLI. Models: DIA TTS (conversational), Kokoro TTS, Chatterbox, Higgs Audio, VibeVoice (podcasts). Capabilities: text-to-speech, voice cloning, multi-speaker dialogue, podcast generation, expressive speech. Use for: voiceovers, audiobooks, podcasts, accessibility, video narration, IVR, voice assistants. Triggers: text to speech, tts, voice generation, ai voice, speech synthesis, voice over, generate speech, ai narrator, voice cloning, text to audio, elevenlabs alternative, voice ai, ai voiceover, speech generator, natural voice---# Text-to-SpeechConvert text to natural speech via [inference.sh](https://inference.sh) CLI.## Quick Start```bash# Install CLIcurl -fsSL https://cli.inference.sh | sh && infsh login# Generate speechinfsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Hello, welcome to our product demo."}'```## Available Models| Model | App ID | Best For ||-------|--------|----------|| DIA TTS | `infsh/dia-tts` | Conversational, expressive || Kokoro TTS | `infsh/kokoro-tts` | Fast, natural || Chatterbox | `infsh/chatterbox` | General purpose || Higgs Audio | `infsh/higgs-audio` | Emotional control || VibeVoice | `infsh/vibevoice` | Podcasts, long-form |## Browse All Audio Apps```bashinfsh app list --category audio```## Examples### Basic Text-to-Speech```bashinfsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Welcome to our tutorial."}'```### Conversational TTS with DIA```bashinfsh app sample infsh/dia-tts --save input.json# Edit input.json:# {# "text": "Hey! How are you doing today? I'm really excited to share this with you.",# "voice": "conversational"# }infsh app run infsh/dia-tts --input input.json```### Long-form Audio (Podcasts)```bashinfsh app sample infsh/vibevoice --save input.json# Edit input.json with your podcast scriptinfsh app run infsh/vibevoice --input input.json```### Expressive Speech with Higgs```bashinfsh app sample infsh/higgs-audio --save input.json# {# "text": "This is absolutely incredible!",# "emotion": "excited"# }infsh app run infsh/higgs-audio --input input.json```## Use Cases- **Voiceovers**: Product demos, explainer videos- **Audiobooks**: Convert text to spoken word- **Podcasts**: Generate podcast episodes- **Accessibility**: Make content accessible- **IVR**: Phone system voice prompts- **Video Narration**: Add narration to videos## Combine with VideoGenerate speech, then create a talking head video:```bash# 1. Generate speechinfsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Your script here"}' > speech.json# 2. Use the audio URL with OmniHuman for avatar videoinfsh app run bytedance/omnihuman-1-5 --input '{ "image_url": "https://portrait.jpg", "audio_url": "<audio-url-from-step-1>"}'```## Related Skills```bash# Full platform skill (all 150+ apps)npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@inference-sh# AI avatars (combine TTS with talking heads)npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@ai-avatar-video# AI music generationnpx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@ai-music-generation# Speech-to-text (transcription)npx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@speech-to-text# Video generationnpx skills add inference-sh/agent-skills@ai-video-generation```Browse all apps: `infsh app list`## Documentation- [Running Apps](https://inference.sh/docs/apps/running) - How to run apps via CLI- [Audio Transcription Example](https://inference.sh/docs/examples/audio-transcription) - Audio processing workflows- [Apps Overview](https://inference.sh/docs/apps/overview) - Understanding the app ecosystem

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