In simple English
This program takes an audio recording of a person speaking and makes it sound like a different person. You record your voice or upload a sound file, and the software swaps the voice to match a target profile. It runs on your own computer with a simple web page interface. You need a powerful graphics card to make it run fast. The software is free to download and use under an open licence.
What it is
Applio is a voice conversion application built on the Retrieval-based Voice Conversion framework (a system that matches input audio features to a trained voice model using deep learning). It provides a graphical interface for training new voice models and converting existing audio files.
What it is good for
Anyone who wants to clone voices for creative projects, video dubbing, or research without paying for a cloud service.
- Simple web page interface that runs locally on your computer.
- Includes tools for training your own custom voice models.
- Permissive MIT licence allows commercial use with proper attribution.
- Requires a powerful graphics card with a lot of video memory for decent processing speeds.
- Initial setup involves downloading large machine learning dependencies and python environments.
- Development has slowed down as the project has reached a stable maturity phase.
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git clone https://github.com/IAHispano/Applio.git cd Applio run-install.bat