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title: "Voicebox Documentation"
description: "Voicebox is a local-first voice cloning studio -- a free and open-source alternative to ElevenLabs."
---

Voicebox is a **local-first voice cloning studio** -- a free and open-source alternative to ElevenLabs. Clone voices from a few seconds of audio, generate speech in 23 languages across 4 TTS engines, apply post-processing effects, and compose multi-voice projects with a timeline editor.

![Voicebox App Screenshot](/images/app-screenshot-1.webp)

- **Complete privacy** -- models and voice data stay on your machine
- **4 TTS engines** -- Qwen3-TTS, LuxTTS, Chatterbox Multilingual, and Chatterbox Turbo
- **23 languages** -- from English to Arabic, Japanese, Hindi, Swahili, and more
- **Post-processing effects** -- pitch shift, reverb, delay, chorus, compression, and filters
- **Expressive speech** -- paralinguistic tags like `[laugh]`, `[sigh]`, `[gasp]` via Chatterbox Turbo
- **Unlimited length** -- auto-chunking with crossfade for scripts, articles, and chapters
- **Stories editor** -- multi-track timeline for conversations, podcasts, and narratives
- **API-first** -- REST API for integrating voice synthesis into your own projects
- **Native performance** -- built with Tauri (Rust), not Electron
- **Runs everywhere** -- macOS (MLX/Metal), Windows (CUDA), Linux, AMD ROCm, Intel Arc, Docker

## Download

| Platform | Download |
|----------|----------|
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | [Download DMG](https://voicebox.sh/download/mac-arm) |
| macOS (Intel) | [Download DMG](https://voicebox.sh/download/mac-intel) |
| Windows | [Download MSI](https://voicebox.sh/download/windows) |
| Docker | `docker compose up` |

[View all releases](https://github.com/jamiepine/voicebox/releases/latest)

## Get Started

- [Installation](/docs/overview/installation) -- download and install Voicebox
- [Quick Start](/docs/overview/quick-start) -- get up and running in 5 minutes
- [API Reference](/docs/api-reference) -- integrate voice synthesis into your apps
