r/OpenVoxAI

Hey everyone,

OpenVox 2.1.0 for Mac is live, and this is probably the biggest update since I added the Local API.

The main new feature is Select & Read, which turns OpenVox into also a local read-aloud app for Mac.

You can now highlight text in almost any Mac app and have OpenVox read it aloud using a global shortcut. So instead of copying text into a TTS app, you can select text in Safari, Notes, Mail, Chrome, PDFs, documents, or other apps and listen instantly.

I know a lot of people use apps like Speechify for reading articles, documents, and long text, but I wanted to build something that runs locally on the Mac, uses local AI voices, and does not send the text to a cloud TTS service. I recommend to use Supertonic model for this feature since it is light weight and fast and is language agnostic so can read anything in 30+ languages.

What’s new in OpenVox 2.1:

• Added Select & Read to read selected text aloud from any Mac app using a global shortcut.
• Added a compact notch-style player for Select & Read playback.
• Added menu bar mode with quick access to show the app, change voice/speed, and start or stop the Local API.
• Added startup options for launching OpenVox in window mode or menu bar mode.
• Added Start OpenVox at Login setting.
• Improved audiobook generation and export progress overlays with clearer chapter and full-book progress.
• Improved audiobook delete options so you can delete the full book or only generated audio.
• Added global word replacement settings under Text Preprocessing, including support for pause tags.
• Fixed multiple bugs in the Audiobook workflow.

The bigger idea with this update is that OpenVox is no longer just a text-to-speech generator where you paste text and export audio. It can now also work as a local AI reading tool that sits in your menu bar and reads selected text whenever you need it.

For people looking for a Speechify alternative on Mac, the difference is that OpenVox runs on-device using local voice models. After the model is downloaded, the reading and voice generation happen locally on your Mac.

No cloud upload for reading.
No monthly credits for local usage.
No account required.
No tracking.

This update also improves the audiobook workflow quite a bit, especially progress overlays and delete options. So if you use OpenVox for long-form text-to-speech, EPUB/PDF reading, or audiobook generation, 2.1 should feel much smoother.

If you try 2.1 and anything feels broken, buggy, or awkward, please let me know. This is a big update, so I’d really appreciate feedback on what needs fixing or polishing.

Download: https://openvoxai.com/

Hi,
OpenVox on Mac doesn't clear its history (sometimes). After reopening the app, the history comes back, and the history files are marked as "File missing."
Sometimes, after reopening, it doesn't remember the history at all.

Video:
https://streamable.com/9y22dt

Just pushed OpenVox Windows 1.5.0.

This update is mostly focused on making the app feel smoother and more practical for real long-form work, especially batch generation and audiobooks.

What’s new:

AI Speech / Batch Mode

• Improved batch mode layout and scrolling
• Added Export All for batch audio generations
• Updated speed control range to 0.50x to 1.50x with 0.01 precision
• More UI polish across the app

Voice Library

• Cleaned up filters
• Fixed tag dropdown behavior
• Removed duplicate language entries
• Added starred voice filtering, so favorite voices are easier to find

Audiobooks

• Added chapter creation
• Added chapter reordering
• Added chapter title editing
• Improved chapter controls
• Playback pause state now works better
• Redesigned Audiobook generation progress with book cover, book title, chapter status, chapter progress, and overall audiobook progress.
• Generate All now resumes correctly by skipping already generated chapters
• Faster M4A / M4B export
• Improved M4B chapter metadata compatibility for audiobook reader apps

This update should make OpenVox much better for anyone generating longer content, audiobooks, batches, courses, meditations, narration, or multi-file projects locally on Windows.

As always, feedback is welcome. I’m still polishing the Windows version heavily based on user reports.

Download: https://openvoxai.com/

Just released OpenVox 2.0.0 for Mac, and this update adds Supertonic 3 as a new TTS model.

I also made a quick video comparing generation speed between Kokoro and Supertonic 3 on the same long text, around 4,800 characters, tested on an M4 Mac.

Result:

Kokoro: 38.4 seconds
Supertonic 3: 22.9 seconds

That is a pretty big difference for long-form voice generation, especially if you are creating audiobooks, YouTube scripts, podcasts, or batch voiceovers.

Supertonic 3 also supports 31 languages, so it should be useful for people creating multilingual content locally on Mac.

Kokoro is still great and very lightweight, but Supertonic 3 gives another strong option when speed and language coverage matter.

Available now in OpenVox Mac 2.0.0.

Would love to know what kind of speed others are getting on their Macs.

Hey everyone,

OpenVox Windows 1.4.0 is now available, and this update adds Supertonic 3 as a new TTS model.

This one was added for a very specific reason: fast CPU-only inference.

A lot of Windows users do not have a powerful NVIDIA GPU, or they are using laptops, mini PCs, and office machines where CUDA setup is either not available or just not worth the trouble. Supertonic 3 fits really well there because it can run locally on CPU, without needing cloud generation.

So this is not just “one more model added”.

For OpenVox Windows, Supertonic 3 gives a practical option for users who want:

• Fast local TTS on CPU
• No CUDA dependency
• No cloud API call for generation
• Support for 31 languages
• A lightweight model for daily use
• A smoother option for voiceovers, narration, audiobooks, and assistant-style workflows

The idea behind OpenVox is to make these local voice models actually usable by normal people. No Python setup. No command line. No dependency fixing. Just select the model and generate speech inside the app.

If you are on Windows and wanted a faster CPU-friendly model, update to OpenVox Windows 1.4.0 and try Supertonic 3.

Would love to hear how it performs on your system.

Download: https://openvoxai.com/

The biggest change is the new guided trimming flow for Voice Clone.

Earlier, if you uploaded a longer clip, it was easy to accidentally use a noisy start, awkward silence, or a bad ending. Now you get a waveform preview, zoom, drag handles, and basic quality checks so you can trim a clean sample before cloning.

I also updated the recommended clone sample length to 5-12 seconds. Shorter, cleaner samples are giving more stable results than throwing long random clips at the model.

What’s new in 1.9.0:

• Improved Voice Clone with guided trimming for longer audio clips
• Added waveform preview, zoom, drag handles, and clean start/end quality checks
• Updated clone sample requirement to 5-12 seconds for more stable results
• Added confirmation to make sure the reference script actually matches the audio before saving the cloned voice
• Fixed Voice Changer voice selection so custom voices from all languages show correctly
• Added M4A and AIFF support in Voice Changer
• Added model parameter controls to the Local API

This should make voice cloning less guessy and more reliable, especially for people using their own recordings.

As always, thanks to everyone sending bug reports and testing weird edge cases. A lot of these fixes came directly from user feedback.