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Jamie Pine
2026-03-16 00:52:23 -07:00
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import type { UseFormReturn } from 'react-hook-form';
import { FormControl } from '@/components/ui/form';
import {
Select,
SelectContent,
SelectItem,
SelectTrigger,
SelectValue,
} from '@/components/ui/select';
import { getLanguageOptionsForEngine } from '@/lib/constants/languages';
import type { GenerationFormValues } from '@/lib/hooks/useGenerationForm';
/**
* Engine/model options and their display metadata.
* Adding a new engine means adding one entry here.
*/
const ENGINE_OPTIONS = [
{ value: 'qwen:1.7B', label: 'Qwen3-TTS 1.7B' },
{ value: 'qwen:0.6B', label: 'Qwen3-TTS 0.6B' },
{ value: 'luxtts', label: 'LuxTTS' },
{ value: 'chatterbox', label: 'Chatterbox' },
{ value: 'chatterbox_turbo', label: 'Chatterbox Turbo' },
] as const;
const ENGINE_DESCRIPTIONS: Record<string, string> = {
qwen: 'Multi-language, two sizes',
luxtts: 'Fast, English-focused',
chatterbox: '23 languages, incl. Hebrew',
chatterbox_turbo: 'English, [laugh] [cough] tags',
};
/** Engines that only support English and should force language to 'en' on select. */
const ENGLISH_ONLY_ENGINES = new Set(['luxtts', 'chatterbox_turbo']);
function getSelectValue(engine: string, modelSize?: string): string {
if (engine === 'qwen') return `qwen:${modelSize || '1.7B'}`;
return engine;
}
function handleEngineChange(form: UseFormReturn<GenerationFormValues>, value: string) {
if (value.startsWith('qwen:')) {
const [, modelSize] = value.split(':');
form.setValue('engine', 'qwen');
form.setValue('modelSize', modelSize as '1.7B' | '0.6B');
} else {
form.setValue('engine', value as GenerationFormValues['engine']);
if (ENGLISH_ONLY_ENGINES.has(value)) {
form.setValue('language', 'en');
} else {
// If current language isn't supported by the new engine, reset to first available
const currentLang = form.getValues('language');
const available = getLanguageOptionsForEngine(value);
if (!available.some((l) => l.value === currentLang)) {
form.setValue('language', available[0]?.value ?? 'en');
}
}
}
}
interface EngineModelSelectorProps {
form: UseFormReturn<GenerationFormValues>;
compact?: boolean;
}
export function EngineModelSelector({ form, compact }: EngineModelSelectorProps) {
const engine = form.watch('engine') || 'qwen';
const modelSize = form.watch('modelSize');
const selectValue = getSelectValue(engine, modelSize);
const itemClass = compact ? 'text-xs text-muted-foreground' : undefined;
const triggerClass = compact
? 'h-8 text-xs bg-card border-border rounded-full hover:bg-background/50 transition-all'
: undefined;
return (
<Select value={selectValue} onValueChange={(v) => handleEngineChange(form, v)}>
<FormControl>
<SelectTrigger className={triggerClass}>
<SelectValue />
</SelectTrigger>
</FormControl>
<SelectContent>
{ENGINE_OPTIONS.map((opt) => (
<SelectItem key={opt.value} value={opt.value} className={itemClass}>
{opt.label}
</SelectItem>
))}
</SelectContent>
</Select>
);
}
/** Returns a human-readable description for the currently selected engine. */
export function getEngineDescription(engine: string): string {
return ENGINE_DESCRIPTIONS[engine] ?? '';
}
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils/cn';
import { useGenerationStore } from '@/stores/generationStore';
import { useStoryStore } from '@/stores/storyStore';
import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
import { EngineModelSelector } from './EngineModelSelector';
import { ParalinguisticInput } from './ParalinguisticInput';
interface FloatingGenerateBoxProps {
@@ -455,58 +456,7 @@ export function FloatingGenerateBox({
/>
<FormItem className="flex-1 space-y-0">
<Select
value={
form.watch('engine') === 'luxtts'
? 'luxtts'
: form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox'
? 'chatterbox'
: form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox_turbo'
? 'chatterbox_turbo'
: `qwen:${form.watch('modelSize') || '1.7B'}`
}
onValueChange={(value) => {
if (value === 'luxtts') {
form.setValue('engine', 'luxtts');
form.setValue('language', 'en');
} else if (value === 'chatterbox') {
form.setValue('engine', 'chatterbox');
} else if (value === 'chatterbox_turbo') {
form.setValue('engine', 'chatterbox_turbo');
form.setValue('language', 'en');
} else {
const [, modelSize] = value.split(':');
form.setValue('engine', 'qwen');
form.setValue('modelSize', modelSize as '1.7B' | '0.6B');
}
}}
>
<FormControl>
<SelectTrigger className="h-8 text-xs bg-card border-border rounded-full hover:bg-background/50 transition-all">
<SelectValue />
</SelectTrigger>
</FormControl>
<SelectContent>
<SelectItem value="qwen:1.7B" className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
Qwen3-TTS 1.7B
</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="qwen:0.6B" className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
Qwen3-TTS 0.6B
</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="luxtts" className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
LuxTTS
</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="chatterbox" className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
Chatterbox
</SelectItem>
<SelectItem
value="chatterbox_turbo"
className="text-xs text-muted-foreground"
>
Chatterbox Turbo
</SelectItem>
</SelectContent>
</Select>
<EngineModelSelector form={form} compact />
</FormItem>
</div>
</motion.div>
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { getLanguageOptionsForEngine } from '@/lib/constants/languages';
import { useGenerationForm } from '@/lib/hooks/useGenerationForm';
import { useProfile } from '@/lib/hooks/useProfiles';
import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
import { EngineModelSelector, getEngineDescription } from './EngineModelSelector';
import { ParalinguisticInput } from './ParalinguisticInput';
export function GenerationForm() {
@@ -117,53 +118,9 @@ export function GenerationForm() {
<div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
<FormItem>
<FormLabel>Model</FormLabel>
<Select
value={
form.watch('engine') === 'luxtts'
? 'luxtts'
: form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox'
? 'chatterbox'
: form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox_turbo'
? 'chatterbox_turbo'
: `qwen:${form.watch('modelSize') || '1.7B'}`
}
onValueChange={(value) => {
if (value === 'luxtts') {
form.setValue('engine', 'luxtts');
form.setValue('language', 'en');
} else if (value === 'chatterbox') {
form.setValue('engine', 'chatterbox');
} else if (value === 'chatterbox_turbo') {
form.setValue('engine', 'chatterbox_turbo');
form.setValue('language', 'en');
} else {
const [, modelSize] = value.split(':');
form.setValue('engine', 'qwen');
form.setValue('modelSize', modelSize as '1.7B' | '0.6B');
}
}}
>
<FormControl>
<SelectTrigger>
<SelectValue />
</SelectTrigger>
</FormControl>
<SelectContent>
<SelectItem value="qwen:1.7B">Qwen3-TTS 1.7B</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="qwen:0.6B">Qwen3-TTS 0.6B</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="luxtts">LuxTTS</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="chatterbox">Chatterbox</SelectItem>
<SelectItem value="chatterbox_turbo">Chatterbox Turbo</SelectItem>
</SelectContent>
</Select>
<EngineModelSelector form={form} />
<FormDescription>
{form.watch('engine') === 'luxtts'
? 'Fast, English-focused'
: form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox'
? '23 languages, incl. Hebrew'
: form.watch('engine') === 'chatterbox_turbo'
? 'English, [laugh] [cough] tags'
: 'Multi-language, two sizes'}
{getEngineDescription(form.watch('engine') || 'qwen')}
</FormDescription>
</FormItem>
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import { Link, useMatchRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router';
import { AudioLines, Box, Mic, Server, Speaker, Volume2, Wand2 } from 'lucide-react';
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import voiceboxLogo from '@/assets/voicebox-logo.png';
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils/cn';
import { usePlatform } from '@/platform/PlatformContext';
import type { UpdateStatus } from '@/platform/types';
import { usePlayerStore } from '@/stores/playerStore';
import { version } from '../../package.json';
@@ -22,6 +25,10 @@ const tabs = [
export function Sidebar({ isMacOS }: SidebarProps) {
const matchRoute = useMatchRoute();
const isPlayerOpen = !!usePlayerStore((s) => s.audioUrl);
const platform = usePlatform();
const [updateStatus, setUpdateStatus] = useState<UpdateStatus>(platform.updater.getStatus());
useEffect(() => platform.updater.subscribe(setUpdateStatus), [platform.updater]);
return (
<div
@@ -85,10 +92,18 @@ export function Sidebar({ isMacOS }: SidebarProps) {
{/* Version */}
<div
className="mt-auto text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/50 transition-all duration-300"
className="mt-auto flex flex-col items-center gap-1.5 transition-all duration-300"
style={{ paddingBottom: isPlayerOpen ? '7rem' : undefined }}
>
v{version}
<span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/50">v{version}</span>
{updateStatus.available && (
<Link
to="/server"
className="text-[9px] font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-accent/15 text-accent hover:bg-accent/25 transition-colors"
>
Update
</Link>
)}
</div>
</div>
);
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# Backend Refactor Plan
## Current State
2,856-line god file (`main.py`), ~500 lines of copy-pasted backend methods, 3x duplicated generation orchestration, dead modules, fake async, scattered constants. 72 routes all registered in one file. Works fine, but will fight us on every new feature.
---
## Phase 1: Dead Code & Low-Hanging Fruit
Remove noise so the real structure is easier to see.
- Delete `studio.py` (66 lines, every method raises `NotImplementedError`, never imported)
- Delete `migrate_add_instruct.py` (48 lines, superseded by `database.py` migrations)
- Delete `utils/validation.py` (66 lines, none of the 3 functions are called anywhere)
- Remove duplicate `_profile_to_response()` in `main.py:1983-2005`, use the one from `profiles.py`
- Remove duplicate `import asyncio` in `main.py`
- Remove pointless one-line wrappers (`_get_profiles_dir()`, `_get_generations_dir()`) in `profiles.py`, `history.py`, `export_import.py` — call `config.*` directly
- Deduplicate `LANGUAGE_CODE_TO_NAME` (defined in both `pytorch_backend.py:18` and `mlx_backend.py:24`) — move to `backends/__init__.py`
- Deduplicate `WHISPER_HF_REPOS` (defined in both `pytorch_backend.py:379` and `mlx_backend.py:416`) — move to `backends/__init__.py`
- Update `README.md` to reflect actual file structure (it still references `studio.py` and the old two-backend layout)
---
## Phase 2: Backend Deduplication
The backends have 5-7 copies of identical or near-identical methods. This is the highest-value structural change because it removes ~500 lines and makes adding new engines trivial.
### Extract shared methods
Create `backends/base.py` with:
- **`is_model_cached(hf_repo, hf_revision)`** — the HuggingFace cache directory check. Currently copy-pasted in `pytorch_backend.py:81`, `mlx_backend.py:68`, `chatterbox_backend.py:66`, `chatterbox_turbo_backend.py:66`, `luxtts_backend.py:57`, and both STT backends. One function, parameterized by repo/revision.
- **`combine_voice_prompts(samples, sample_rate, backend_type)`** — load audio, normalize, concatenate, join texts. Identical in all 5 TTS backends (`pytorch:301`, `mlx:291`, `chatterbox:266`, `chatterbox_turbo:269`, `luxtts:208`). The only variation is which audio loading function is used (torchaudio vs mlx_audio) — pass the loader as a parameter or detect from backend type.
- **`get_device(backend_type)`** — device detection. Currently 5 slightly different implementations. Parameterize the differences:
- PyTorch: checks CUDA > XPU > DirectML > MPS > CPU
- Chatterbox/Chatterbox Turbo: forces CPU on macOS, otherwise CUDA > CPU
- LuxTTS: checks MPS > CUDA > CPU
- **`model_load_wrapper(load_fn, ...)`** — the progress tracking boilerplate shared by all 7 `_load_model_sync` implementations. Every backend does the same setup/teardown dance with `progress_manager`, `task_manager`, `HFProgressTracker`, and tqdm patching. Extract the wrapper, backends just supply the actual model loading callable.
### Extract Chatterbox f32 patch
Move the S3Tokenizer / VoiceEncoder monkey-patches from `chatterbox_backend.py:189-210` and `chatterbox_turbo_backend.py:193-214` into a shared `backends/chatterbox_patches.py` (or a function in `base.py`). Both files have identical code.
---
## Phase 3: Generation Service
The three generation closures in `main.py` (`_run_generation:782`, `_run_retry:923`, `_run_regenerate:1018`) share ~80% of their logic. Extract into a service module.
### Create `services/generation.py`
Single orchestration function with mode parameter:
```python
async def run_generation(
generation_id: str,
profile_id: str,
text: str,
language: str,
engine: str,
model_size: str,
seed: Optional[int],
normalize: bool,
effects_chain: Optional[list],
instruct_text: Optional[str],
mode: Literal["generate", "retry", "regenerate"],
version_label: Optional[str] = None,
):
```
Differences between modes are small and can be handled with conditionals:
- `retry`: reuses same seed, skips effects/versions
- `regenerate`: seed=None, creates a new version with auto-label
- `generate`: full pipeline including effects version
### Move background queue management
Move `_generation_queue`, `_generation_worker`, `_enqueue_generation`, `_background_tasks`, and `_create_background_task` (currently `main.py:63-92`) into the service module or a dedicated `services/task_queue.py`.
---
## Phase 4: Route Extraction
Split `main.py` (72 routes) into domain-specific routers. After Phase 3, the route handlers should be thin — just validation, delegation, and response formatting.
### Target structure
```
backend/
app.py # FastAPI app creation, middleware, startup/shutdown
routes/
__init__.py
health.py # GET /, /health, /health/filesystem, /shutdown, /watchdog/disable (5 routes)
profiles.py # All /profiles/* routes (17 routes)
channels.py # All /channels/* routes (7 routes)
generations.py # /generate, /generate/stream, /generate/*/retry, regenerate, status (5 routes)
history.py # All /history/* routes (8 routes)
stories.py # All /stories/* routes (15 routes)
effects.py # All /effects/* routes + /generations/*/versions/* (11 routes)
audio.py # /audio/*, /samples/* (2 routes)
models.py # All /models/* routes (11 routes)
tasks.py # /tasks/*, /cache/* (3 routes)
cuda.py # /backend/cuda-* (4 routes)
services/
generation.py # TTS orchestration (from Phase 3)
model_status.py # HF cache inspection logic (currently inline at main.py:2251-2431)
```
`main.py` becomes a thin entry point that imports the app from `app.py` and runs uvicorn (preserving backward compat for `python -m backend.main`).
### Model status extraction
The `get_model_status` endpoint (`main.py:2251-2431`) is 180 lines of HuggingFace cache inspection that duplicates logic from `_is_model_cached` in the backends. Extract to `services/model_status.py` and reuse the shared `is_model_cached` from Phase 2 where possible.
---
## Phase 5: Database Cleanup
### Split `database.py` (487 lines)
- `database/models.py` — ORM model definitions (11 models, ~140 lines)
- `database/migrations.py` — migration logic (`_run_migrations`, ~200 lines)
- `database/seed.py``_backfill_generation_versions` + `_seed_builtin_presets`
- `database/session.py` — engine creation, `init_db()`, `get_db()`
### Fix async-over-sync CRUD modules
`channels.py`, `history.py`, `stories.py`, `effects.py`, `versions.py`, `profiles.py` all declare `async def` but never `await`. They run synchronous SQLAlchemy queries directly, blocking the event loop. Two options:
- **Option A**: Drop `async` keyword, wrap calls in `asyncio.to_thread()` at the route layer
- **Option B**: Switch to async SQLAlchemy (`create_async_engine` + `AsyncSession`)
Option A is simpler and non-disruptive. Option B is cleaner long-term but touches every query.
---
## Phase 6: Polish
- Consolidate hardcoded constants (`24000` sample rate, `100MB`/`50MB` max file sizes, `HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION`, CORS origins) into `config.py` or a `constants.py`
- Fix `hf_offline_patch.py` side-effect-on-import (runs patching twice — once on import, once explicitly in `mlx_backend.py`)
- Standardize error handling across routes (currently three different patterns)
- Rename `effects.py` (preset CRUD) to avoid confusion with `utils/effects.py` (DSP engine) — either rename to `effect_presets.py` or fold into routes
- Clean up test suite — the 4 manual integration scripts in `tests/` should either be converted to pytest or moved to a `scripts/` dir
---
## Notes
- Each phase is independently shippable and testable
- Phase 1 is zero-risk deletion
- Phase 2 is self-contained within `backends/`
- Phase 3 sets up the extraction pattern needed for Phase 4
- Phase 4 is the largest change but should be mostly mechanical after Phase 3
- Phase 5 can run in parallel with Phase 4 since it touches different files
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"""
Backend abstraction layer for TTS and STT.
Provides a unified interface for MLX and PyTorch backends.
Provides a unified interface for MLX and PyTorch backends,
and a model config registry that eliminates per-engine dispatch maps.
"""
import threading
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Protocol, Optional, Tuple, List
from typing_extensions import runtime_checkable
import numpy as np
@@ -12,14 +14,31 @@ import numpy as np
from ..platform_detect import get_backend_type
@dataclass
class ModelConfig:
"""Declarative config for a downloadable model variant."""
model_name: str # e.g. "luxtts", "chatterbox-tts"
display_name: str # e.g. "LuxTTS (Fast, CPU-friendly)"
engine: str # e.g. "luxtts", "chatterbox"
hf_repo_id: str # e.g. "YatharthS/LuxTTS"
model_size: str = "default"
size_mb: int = 0
needs_trim: bool = False
supports_instruct: bool = False
languages: list[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: ["en"])
@runtime_checkable
class TTSBackend(Protocol):
"""Protocol for TTS backend implementations."""
# Each backend class should define MODEL_CONFIGS as a class variable:
# MODEL_CONFIGS: list[ModelConfig]
async def load_model(self, model_size: str) -> None:
"""Load TTS model."""
...
async def create_voice_prompt(
self,
audio_path: str,
@@ -28,12 +47,12 @@ class TTSBackend(Protocol):
) -> Tuple[dict, bool]:
"""
Create voice prompt from reference audio.
Returns:
Tuple of (voice_prompt_dict, was_cached)
"""
...
async def combine_voice_prompts(
self,
audio_paths: List[str],
@@ -41,12 +60,12 @@ class TTSBackend(Protocol):
) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, str]:
"""
Combine multiple voice prompts.
Returns:
Tuple of (combined_audio_array, combined_text)
"""
...
async def generate(
self,
text: str,
@@ -57,24 +76,24 @@ class TTSBackend(Protocol):
) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, int]:
"""
Generate audio from text.
Returns:
Tuple of (audio_array, sample_rate)
"""
...
def unload_model(self) -> None:
"""Unload model to free memory."""
...
def is_loaded(self) -> bool:
"""Check if model is loaded."""
...
def _get_model_path(self, model_size: str) -> str:
"""
Get model path for a given size.
Returns:
Model path or HuggingFace Hub ID
"""
@@ -84,11 +103,11 @@ class TTSBackend(Protocol):
@runtime_checkable
class STTBackend(Protocol):
"""Protocol for STT (Speech-to-Text) backend implementations."""
async def load_model(self, model_size: str) -> None:
"""Load STT model."""
...
async def transcribe(
self,
audio_path: str,
@@ -96,16 +115,16 @@ class STTBackend(Protocol):
) -> str:
"""
Transcribe audio to text.
Returns:
Transcribed text
"""
...
def unload_model(self) -> None:
"""Unload model to free memory."""
...
def is_loaded(self) -> bool:
"""Check if model is loaded."""
...
@@ -117,7 +136,8 @@ _tts_backends: dict[str, TTSBackend] = {}
_tts_backends_lock = threading.Lock()
_stt_backend: Optional[STTBackend] = None
# Supported TTS engines
# Supported TTS engines — keyed by engine name, value is the backend class import path.
# The factory function uses this for the if/elif chain; the model configs live on the backend classes.
TTS_ENGINES = {
"qwen": "Qwen TTS",
"luxtts": "LuxTTS",
@@ -126,10 +146,233 @@ TTS_ENGINES = {
}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Model config registry
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _get_qwen_model_configs() -> list[ModelConfig]:
"""Return Qwen model configs with backend-aware HF repo IDs."""
backend_type = get_backend_type()
if backend_type == "mlx":
repo_1_7b = "mlx-community/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base-bf16"
repo_0_6b = "mlx-community/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base-bf16" # 0.6B not available in MLX, falls back
else:
repo_1_7b = "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base"
repo_0_6b = "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-0.6B-Base"
return [
ModelConfig(
model_name="qwen-tts-1.7B",
display_name="Qwen TTS 1.7B",
engine="qwen",
hf_repo_id=repo_1_7b,
model_size="1.7B",
size_mb=3500,
supports_instruct=False, # Base model drops instruct silently
languages=["zh", "en", "ja", "ko", "de", "fr", "ru", "pt", "es", "it"],
),
ModelConfig(
model_name="qwen-tts-0.6B",
display_name="Qwen TTS 0.6B",
engine="qwen",
hf_repo_id=repo_0_6b,
model_size="0.6B",
size_mb=1200,
supports_instruct=False,
languages=["zh", "en", "ja", "ko", "de", "fr", "ru", "pt", "es", "it"],
),
]
def _get_non_qwen_tts_configs() -> list[ModelConfig]:
"""Return model configs for non-Qwen TTS engines.
These are static — no backend-type branching needed.
"""
return [
ModelConfig(
model_name="luxtts",
display_name="LuxTTS (Fast, CPU-friendly)",
engine="luxtts",
hf_repo_id="YatharthS/LuxTTS",
size_mb=300,
languages=["en"],
),
ModelConfig(
model_name="chatterbox-tts",
display_name="Chatterbox TTS (Multilingual)",
engine="chatterbox",
hf_repo_id="ResembleAI/chatterbox",
size_mb=3200,
needs_trim=True,
languages=[
"zh", "en", "ja", "ko", "de", "fr", "ru", "pt", "es", "it",
"he", "ar", "da", "el", "fi", "hi", "ms", "nl", "no", "pl",
"sv", "sw", "tr",
],
),
ModelConfig(
model_name="chatterbox-turbo",
display_name="Chatterbox Turbo (English, Tags)",
engine="chatterbox_turbo",
hf_repo_id="ResembleAI/chatterbox-turbo",
size_mb=1500,
needs_trim=True,
languages=["en"],
),
]
def _get_whisper_configs() -> list[ModelConfig]:
"""Return Whisper STT model configs."""
return [
ModelConfig(model_name="whisper-base", display_name="Whisper Base", engine="whisper", hf_repo_id="openai/whisper-base", model_size="base"),
ModelConfig(model_name="whisper-small", display_name="Whisper Small", engine="whisper", hf_repo_id="openai/whisper-small", model_size="small"),
ModelConfig(model_name="whisper-medium", display_name="Whisper Medium", engine="whisper", hf_repo_id="openai/whisper-medium", model_size="medium"),
ModelConfig(model_name="whisper-large", display_name="Whisper Large", engine="whisper", hf_repo_id="openai/whisper-large-v3", model_size="large"),
ModelConfig(model_name="whisper-turbo", display_name="Whisper Turbo", engine="whisper", hf_repo_id="openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo", model_size="turbo"),
]
def get_all_model_configs() -> list[ModelConfig]:
"""Return the full list of model configs (TTS + STT)."""
return _get_qwen_model_configs() + _get_non_qwen_tts_configs() + _get_whisper_configs()
def get_tts_model_configs() -> list[ModelConfig]:
"""Return only TTS model configs."""
return _get_qwen_model_configs() + _get_non_qwen_tts_configs()
# Lookup helpers — these replace the if/elif chains in main.py
def get_model_config(model_name: str) -> Optional[ModelConfig]:
"""Look up a model config by model_name."""
for cfg in get_all_model_configs():
if cfg.model_name == model_name:
return cfg
return None
def engine_needs_trim(engine: str) -> bool:
"""Whether this engine's output should be run through trim_tts_output."""
for cfg in get_tts_model_configs():
if cfg.engine == engine:
return cfg.needs_trim
return False
def engine_has_model_sizes(engine: str) -> bool:
"""Whether this engine supports multiple model sizes (only Qwen currently)."""
configs = [c for c in get_tts_model_configs() if c.engine == engine]
return len(configs) > 1
async def load_engine_model(engine: str, model_size: str = "default") -> None:
"""Load a model for the given engine, handling the Qwen model_size special case."""
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine)
if engine == "qwen":
await backend.load_model_async(model_size)
else:
await backend.load_model()
async def ensure_model_cached_or_raise(engine: str, model_size: str = "default") -> None:
"""Check if a model is cached, raise HTTPException if not. Used by streaming endpoint."""
from fastapi import HTTPException
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine)
cfg = None
for c in get_tts_model_configs():
if c.engine == engine and c.model_size == model_size:
cfg = c
break
if engine == "qwen":
if not backend._is_model_cached(model_size):
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail=f"Model {model_size} is not downloaded yet. Use /generate to trigger a download.",
)
else:
if not backend._is_model_cached():
display = cfg.display_name if cfg else engine
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail=f"{display} model is not downloaded yet. Use /generate to trigger a download.",
)
def unload_model_by_config(config: ModelConfig) -> bool:
"""Unload a model given its config. Returns True if it was loaded, False otherwise."""
from . import get_tts_backend_for_engine
from .. import tts, transcribe
if config.engine == "whisper":
whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
if whisper_model.is_loaded() and whisper_model.model_size == config.model_size:
transcribe.unload_whisper_model()
return True
return False
if config.engine == "qwen":
tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
loaded_size = getattr(tts_model, "_current_model_size", None) or getattr(tts_model, "model_size", None)
if tts_model.is_loaded() and loaded_size == config.model_size:
tts.unload_tts_model()
return True
return False
# All other TTS engines
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine(config.engine)
if backend.is_loaded():
backend.unload_model()
return True
return False
def check_model_loaded(config: ModelConfig) -> bool:
"""Check if a model is currently loaded."""
from . import get_tts_backend_for_engine
from .. import tts, transcribe
try:
if config.engine == "whisper":
whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
return whisper_model.is_loaded() and getattr(whisper_model, 'model_size', None) == config.model_size
if config.engine == "qwen":
tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
loaded_size = getattr(tts_model, "_current_model_size", None) or getattr(tts_model, "model_size", None)
return tts_model.is_loaded() and loaded_size == config.model_size
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine(config.engine)
return backend.is_loaded()
except Exception:
return False
def get_model_load_func(config: ModelConfig):
"""Return a callable that loads/downloads the model."""
from . import get_tts_backend_for_engine
from .. import tts, transcribe
if config.engine == "whisper":
return lambda: transcribe.get_whisper_model().load_model(config.model_size)
if config.engine == "qwen":
return lambda: tts.get_tts_model().load_model(config.model_size)
return lambda: get_tts_backend_for_engine(config.engine).load_model()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Backend factory
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_tts_backend() -> TTSBackend:
"""
Get or create the default (Qwen) TTS backend instance based on platform.
Returns:
TTS backend instance (MLX or PyTorch)
"""
@@ -139,25 +382,25 @@ def get_tts_backend() -> TTSBackend:
def get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine: str) -> TTSBackend:
"""
Get or create a TTS backend for the given engine.
Args:
engine: Engine name ("qwen" or "luxtts")
engine: Engine name (e.g. "qwen", "luxtts", "chatterbox", "chatterbox_turbo")
Returns:
TTS backend instance
"""
global _tts_backends
# Fast path: check without lock
if engine in _tts_backends:
return _tts_backends[engine]
# Slow path: create with lock to avoid duplicate instantiation
with _tts_backends_lock:
# Double-check after acquiring lock
if engine in _tts_backends:
return _tts_backends[engine]
if engine == "qwen":
backend_type = get_backend_type()
if backend_type == "mlx":
@@ -177,7 +420,7 @@ def get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine: str) -> TTSBackend:
backend = ChatterboxTurboTTSBackend()
else:
raise ValueError(f"Unknown TTS engine: {engine}. Supported: {list(TTS_ENGINES.keys())}")
_tts_backends[engine] = backend
return backend
@@ -185,22 +428,22 @@ def get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine: str) -> TTSBackend:
def get_stt_backend() -> STTBackend:
"""
Get or create STT backend instance based on platform.
Returns:
STT backend instance (MLX or PyTorch)
"""
global _stt_backend
if _stt_backend is None:
backend_type = get_backend_type()
if backend_type == "mlx":
from .mlx_backend import MLXSTTBackend
_stt_backend = MLXSTTBackend()
else:
from .pytorch_backend import PyTorchSTTBackend
_stt_backend = PyTorchSTTBackend()
return _stt_backend
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@@ -233,11 +233,9 @@ async def health():
model_downloaded = None
try:
# Check if the default model (1.7B) is cached
# Use different model IDs based on backend
if backend_type == "mlx":
default_model_id = "mlx-community/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base-bf16"
else:
default_model_id = "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base"
from .backends import get_model_config
default_config = get_model_config("qwen-tts-1.7B")
default_model_id = default_config.hf_repo_id if default_config else "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base"
# Method 1: Try scan_cache_dir if available
try:
@@ -738,7 +736,7 @@ async def generate_speech(
if not profile:
raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Profile not found")
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine, engine_has_model_sizes
engine = data.engine or "qwen"
tts_model = get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine)
model_size = data.model_size or "1.7B"
@@ -756,7 +754,7 @@ async def generate_speech(
generation_id=generation_id,
status="generating",
engine=engine,
model_size=model_size if engine == "qwen" else None,
model_size=model_size if engine_has_model_sizes(engine) else None,
)
# Track in task manager
@@ -785,10 +783,8 @@ async def generate_speech(
bg_db = next(get_db())
try:
# Load model
if engine == "qwen":
await tts_model.load_model_async(model_size)
else:
await tts_model.load_model()
from .backends import load_engine_model, engine_needs_trim
await load_engine_model(engine, model_size)
# Create voice prompt
voice_prompt = await profiles.create_voice_prompt_for_profile(
@@ -801,7 +797,7 @@ async def generate_speech(
from .utils.chunked_tts import generate_chunked
trim_fn = None
if engine in ("chatterbox", "chatterbox_turbo"):
if engine_needs_trim(engine):
from .utils.audio import trim_tts_output
trim_fn = trim_tts_output
@@ -927,10 +923,8 @@ async def retry_generation(generation_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
async def _run_retry():
bg_db = next(get_db())
try:
if retry_engine == "qwen":
await tts_model.load_model_async(retry_model_size)
else:
await tts_model.load_model()
from .backends import load_engine_model, engine_needs_trim
await load_engine_model(retry_engine, retry_model_size)
voice_prompt = await profiles.create_voice_prompt_for_profile(
gen.profile_id,
@@ -942,7 +936,7 @@ async def retry_generation(generation_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
from .utils.chunked_tts import generate_chunked
trim_fn = None
if retry_engine in ("chatterbox", "chatterbox_turbo"):
if engine_needs_trim(retry_engine):
from .utils.audio import trim_tts_output
trim_fn = trim_tts_output
@@ -1024,10 +1018,8 @@ async def regenerate_generation(generation_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db
async def _run_regenerate():
bg_db = next(get_db())
try:
if regen_engine == "qwen":
await tts_model.load_model_async(regen_model_size)
else:
await tts_model.load_model()
from .backends import load_engine_model, engine_needs_trim
await load_engine_model(regen_engine, regen_model_size)
voice_prompt = await profiles.create_voice_prompt_for_profile(
gen.profile_id,
@@ -1039,7 +1031,7 @@ async def regenerate_generation(generation_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db
from .utils.chunked_tts import generate_chunked
trim_fn = None
if regen_engine in ("chatterbox", "chatterbox_turbo"):
if engine_needs_trim(regen_engine):
from .utils.audio import trim_tts_output
trim_fn = trim_tts_output
@@ -1162,34 +1154,9 @@ async def stream_speech(
tts_model = get_tts_backend_for_engine(engine)
model_size = data.model_size or "1.7B"
if engine == "qwen":
if not tts_model._is_model_cached(model_size):
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail=f"Model {model_size} is not downloaded yet. Use /generate to trigger a download.",
)
await tts_model.load_model_async(model_size)
elif engine == "luxtts":
if not tts_model._is_model_cached():
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail="LuxTTS model is not downloaded yet. Use /generate to trigger a download.",
)
await tts_model.load_model()
elif engine == "chatterbox":
if not tts_model._is_model_cached():
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail="Chatterbox model is not downloaded yet. Use /generate to trigger a download.",
)
await tts_model.load_model()
elif engine == "chatterbox_turbo":
if not tts_model._is_model_cached():
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail="Chatterbox Turbo model is not downloaded yet. Use /generate to trigger a download.",
)
await tts_model.load_model()
from .backends import ensure_model_cached_or_raise, load_engine_model, engine_needs_trim
await ensure_model_cached_or_raise(engine, model_size)
await load_engine_model(engine, model_size)
voice_prompt = await profiles.create_voice_prompt_for_profile(
data.profile_id, db, engine=engine,
@@ -1198,7 +1165,7 @@ async def stream_speech(
from .utils.chunked_tts import generate_chunked
trim_fn = None
if engine in ("chatterbox", "chatterbox_turbo"):
if engine_needs_trim(engine):
from .utils.audio import trim_tts_output
trim_fn = trim_tts_output
@@ -2108,63 +2075,16 @@ async def unload_model():
@app.post("/models/{model_name}/unload")
async def unload_model_by_name(model_name: str):
"""Unload a specific model from memory without deleting it from disk."""
# Map of model_name -> (model_type, model_size)
model_types = {
"qwen-tts-1.7B": ("tts", "1.7B"),
"qwen-tts-0.6B": ("tts", "0.6B"),
"luxtts": ("luxtts", "default"),
"chatterbox-tts": ("chatterbox", "default"),
"chatterbox-turbo": ("chatterbox_turbo", "default"),
"whisper-base": ("whisper", "base"),
"whisper-small": ("whisper", "small"),
"whisper-medium": ("whisper", "medium"),
"whisper-large": ("whisper", "large"),
"whisper-turbo": ("whisper", "turbo"),
}
from .backends import get_model_config, unload_model_by_config
if model_name not in model_types:
config = get_model_config(model_name)
if not config:
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unknown model: {model_name}")
model_type, model_size = model_types[model_name]
try:
if model_type == "tts":
tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
loaded_size = getattr(
tts_model, "_current_model_size", None
) or getattr(tts_model, "model_size", None)
if tts_model.is_loaded() and loaded_size == model_size:
tts.unload_tts_model()
else:
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
elif model_type == "luxtts":
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("luxtts")
if backend.is_loaded():
backend.unload_model()
else:
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
elif model_type == "chatterbox":
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox")
if backend.is_loaded():
backend.unload_model()
else:
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
elif model_type == "chatterbox_turbo":
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox_turbo")
if backend.is_loaded():
backend.unload_model()
else:
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
elif model_type == "whisper":
whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
if whisper_model.is_loaded() and whisper_model.model_size == model_size:
transcribe.unload_whisper_model()
else:
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
was_loaded = unload_model_by_config(config)
if not was_loaded:
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} is not loaded"}
return {"message": f"Model {model_name} unloaded successfully"}
except Exception as e:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e)) from e
@@ -2347,140 +2267,18 @@ async def get_model_status():
except ImportError:
use_scan_cache = False
def check_tts_loaded(model_size: str):
"""Check if TTS model is loaded with specific size."""
try:
tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
loaded_size = getattr(
tts_model, "_current_model_size", None
) or getattr(tts_model, "model_size", None)
return tts_model.is_loaded() and loaded_size == model_size
except Exception:
return False
def check_whisper_loaded(model_size: str):
"""Check if Whisper model is loaded with specific size."""
try:
whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
return whisper_model.is_loaded() and getattr(whisper_model, 'model_size', None) == model_size
except Exception:
return False
# Use backend-specific model IDs
if backend_type == "mlx":
tts_1_7b_id = "mlx-community/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base-bf16"
tts_0_6b_id = "mlx-community/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base-bf16" # Fallback to 1.7B
# MLX backend uses openai/whisper-* models, not mlx-community
whisper_base_id = "openai/whisper-base"
whisper_small_id = "openai/whisper-small"
whisper_medium_id = "openai/whisper-medium"
whisper_large_id = "openai/whisper-large-v3"
else:
tts_1_7b_id = "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base"
tts_0_6b_id = "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-0.6B-Base"
whisper_base_id = "openai/whisper-base"
whisper_small_id = "openai/whisper-small"
whisper_medium_id = "openai/whisper-medium"
whisper_large_id = "openai/whisper-large-v3"
# Check if LuxTTS backend is loaded
def check_luxtts_loaded():
try:
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("luxtts")
return backend.is_loaded()
except Exception:
return False
# Check if Chatterbox backend is loaded
def check_chatterbox_loaded():
try:
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox")
return backend.is_loaded()
except Exception:
return False
# Check if Chatterbox Turbo backend is loaded
def check_chatterbox_turbo_loaded():
try:
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
backend = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox_turbo")
return backend.is_loaded()
except Exception:
return False
from .backends import get_all_model_configs, check_model_loaded
registry_configs = get_all_model_configs()
model_configs = [
{
"model_name": "qwen-tts-1.7B",
"display_name": "Qwen TTS 1.7B",
"hf_repo_id": tts_1_7b_id,
"model_size": "1.7B",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_tts_loaded("1.7B"),
},
{
"model_name": "qwen-tts-0.6B",
"display_name": "Qwen TTS 0.6B",
"hf_repo_id": tts_0_6b_id,
"model_size": "0.6B",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_tts_loaded("0.6B"),
},
{
"model_name": "luxtts",
"display_name": "LuxTTS (Fast, CPU-friendly)",
"hf_repo_id": "YatharthS/LuxTTS",
"model_size": "default",
"check_loaded": check_luxtts_loaded,
},
{
"model_name": "chatterbox-tts",
"display_name": "Chatterbox TTS (Multilingual)",
"hf_repo_id": "ResembleAI/chatterbox",
"model_size": "default",
"check_loaded": check_chatterbox_loaded,
},
{
"model_name": "chatterbox-turbo",
"display_name": "Chatterbox Turbo (English, Tags)",
"hf_repo_id": "ResembleAI/chatterbox-turbo",
"model_size": "default",
"check_loaded": check_chatterbox_turbo_loaded,
},
{
"model_name": "whisper-base",
"display_name": "Whisper Base",
"hf_repo_id": whisper_base_id,
"model_size": "base",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_whisper_loaded("base"),
},
{
"model_name": "whisper-small",
"display_name": "Whisper Small",
"hf_repo_id": whisper_small_id,
"model_size": "small",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_whisper_loaded("small"),
},
{
"model_name": "whisper-medium",
"display_name": "Whisper Medium",
"hf_repo_id": whisper_medium_id,
"model_size": "medium",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_whisper_loaded("medium"),
},
{
"model_name": "whisper-large",
"display_name": "Whisper Large",
"hf_repo_id": whisper_large_id,
"model_size": "large",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_whisper_loaded("large"),
},
{
"model_name": "whisper-turbo",
"display_name": "Whisper Turbo",
"hf_repo_id": "openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo",
"model_size": "turbo",
"check_loaded": lambda: check_whisper_loaded("turbo"),
},
"model_name": cfg.model_name,
"display_name": cfg.display_name,
"hf_repo_id": cfg.hf_repo_id,
"model_size": cfg.model_size,
"check_loaded": lambda c=cfg: check_model_loaded(c),
}
for cfg in registry_configs
]
# Build a mapping of model_name -> hf_repo_id so we can check if shared repos are downloading
@@ -2637,64 +2435,22 @@ async def get_model_status():
async def trigger_model_download(request: models.ModelDownloadRequest):
"""Trigger download of a specific model."""
import asyncio
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
from .backends import get_model_config, get_model_load_func
task_manager = get_task_manager()
progress_manager = get_progress_manager()
model_configs = {
"qwen-tts-1.7B": {
"model_size": "1.7B",
"load_func": lambda: tts.get_tts_model().load_model("1.7B"),
},
"qwen-tts-0.6B": {
"model_size": "0.6B",
"load_func": lambda: tts.get_tts_model().load_model("0.6B"),
},
"luxtts": {
"model_size": "default",
"load_func": lambda: get_tts_backend_for_engine("luxtts").load_model(),
},
"chatterbox-tts": {
"model_size": "default",
"load_func": lambda: get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox").load_model(),
},
"chatterbox-turbo": {
"model_size": "default",
"load_func": lambda: get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox_turbo").load_model(),
},
"whisper-base": {
"model_size": "base",
"load_func": lambda: transcribe.get_whisper_model().load_model("base"),
},
"whisper-small": {
"model_size": "small",
"load_func": lambda: transcribe.get_whisper_model().load_model("small"),
},
"whisper-medium": {
"model_size": "medium",
"load_func": lambda: transcribe.get_whisper_model().load_model("medium"),
},
"whisper-large": {
"model_size": "large",
"load_func": lambda: transcribe.get_whisper_model().load_model("large"),
},
"whisper-turbo": {
"model_size": "turbo",
"load_func": lambda: transcribe.get_whisper_model().load_model("turbo"),
},
}
if request.model_name not in model_configs:
config = get_model_config(request.model_name)
if not config:
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unknown model: {request.model_name}")
config = model_configs[request.model_name]
load_func = get_model_load_func(config)
async def download_in_background():
"""Download model in background without blocking the HTTP request."""
try:
# Call the load function (which may be async)
result = config["load_func"]()
result = load_func()
# If it's a coroutine, await it
if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
await result
@@ -2767,94 +2523,17 @@ async def delete_model(model_name: str):
import os
from huggingface_hub import constants as hf_constants
# Map model names to HuggingFace repo IDs
model_configs = {
"qwen-tts-1.7B": {
"hf_repo_id": "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base",
"model_size": "1.7B",
"model_type": "tts",
},
"qwen-tts-0.6B": {
"hf_repo_id": "Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-0.6B-Base",
"model_size": "0.6B",
"model_type": "tts",
},
"luxtts": {
"hf_repo_id": "YatharthS/LuxTTS",
"model_size": "default",
"model_type": "luxtts",
},
"chatterbox-tts": {
"hf_repo_id": "ResembleAI/chatterbox",
"model_size": "default",
"model_type": "chatterbox",
},
"chatterbox-turbo": {
"hf_repo_id": "ResembleAI/chatterbox-turbo",
"model_size": "default",
"model_type": "chatterbox_turbo",
},
"whisper-base": {
"hf_repo_id": "openai/whisper-base",
"model_size": "base",
"model_type": "whisper",
},
"whisper-small": {
"hf_repo_id": "openai/whisper-small",
"model_size": "small",
"model_type": "whisper",
},
"whisper-medium": {
"hf_repo_id": "openai/whisper-medium",
"model_size": "medium",
"model_type": "whisper",
},
"whisper-large": {
"hf_repo_id": "openai/whisper-large-v3",
"model_size": "large",
"model_type": "whisper",
},
"whisper-turbo": {
"hf_repo_id": "openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo",
"model_size": "turbo",
"model_type": "whisper",
},
}
from .backends import get_model_config, unload_model_by_config
if model_name not in model_configs:
config = get_model_config(model_name)
if not config:
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unknown model: {model_name}")
config = model_configs[model_name]
hf_repo_id = config["hf_repo_id"]
hf_repo_id = config.hf_repo_id
try:
# Check if model is loaded and unload it first
if config["model_type"] == "tts":
tts_model = tts.get_tts_model()
loaded_size = getattr(
tts_model, "_current_model_size", None
) or getattr(tts_model, "model_size", None)
if tts_model.is_loaded() and loaded_size == config["model_size"]:
tts.unload_tts_model()
elif config["model_type"] == "luxtts":
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
luxtts = get_tts_backend_for_engine("luxtts")
if luxtts.is_loaded():
luxtts.unload_model()
elif config["model_type"] == "chatterbox":
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
chatterbox = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox")
if chatterbox.is_loaded():
chatterbox.unload_model()
elif config["model_type"] == "chatterbox_turbo":
from .backends import get_tts_backend_for_engine
turbo = get_tts_backend_for_engine("chatterbox_turbo")
if turbo.is_loaded():
turbo.unload_model()
elif config["model_type"] == "whisper":
whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
if whisper_model.is_loaded() and whisper_model.model_size == config["model_size"]:
transcribe.unload_whisper_model()
# Unload model if currently loaded
unload_model_by_config(config)
# Find and delete the cache directory (using HuggingFace's OS-specific cache location)
cache_dir = hf_constants.HF_HUB_CACHE
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# Adding a TTS Engine to Voicebox
Guide for adding new TTS model backends. Based on the implementation of LuxTTS (#254), Chatterbox Multilingual (#257), Chatterbox Turbo (#258), and the PyInstaller fixes in v0.2.3.
---
## Overview
Adding an engine touches ~12 files across 4 layers (down from ~19 after the model config registry refactor). The backend protocol work is straightforward — the real time sink is dependency hell, upstream library bugs, and PyInstaller bundling.
---
## Phase 1: Backend Implementation
### 1.1 Create the backend file
`backend/backends/<engine>_backend.py` (~200-300 lines)
Implement the `TTSBackend` protocol from `backend/backends/__init__.py`:
```python
class YourBackend:
"""Must satisfy the TTSBackend protocol."""
async def load_model(self, model_size: str = "default") -> None: ...
async def create_voice_prompt(self, audio_path: str, reference_text: str, use_cache: bool = True) -> tuple[dict, bool]: ...
async def combine_voice_prompts(self, audio_paths: list[str], ref_texts: list[str]) -> tuple[np.ndarray, str]: ...
async def generate(self, text: str, voice_prompt: dict, language: str = "en", seed: int | None = None, instruct: str | None = None) -> tuple[np.ndarray, int]: ...
def unload_model(self) -> None: ...
def is_loaded(self) -> bool: ...
def _get_model_path(self, model_size: str) -> str: ...
```
Key decisions per engine:
| Decision | Options | Examples |
|----------|---------|---------|
| **Voice prompt storage** | Pre-computed tensors vs deferred file paths | Qwen PyTorch stores tensor dicts; Chatterbox stores `{"ref_audio": path, "ref_text": text}` |
| **Caching** | Use voice prompt cache or skip it | LuxTTS caches with `luxtts_` prefix; Chatterbox skips caching entirely |
| **Device selection** | CUDA / MPS / CPU | Chatterbox forces CPU on macOS (MPS tensor bugs); LuxTTS supports MPS |
| **Model download** | Library handles it vs manual `snapshot_download` | Turbo uses manual download to bypass upstream `token=True` bug |
| **Sample rate** | Engine-specific | LuxTTS outputs 48kHz, everything else is 24kHz |
### 1.2 Voice prompt patterns
There are three patterns in use. Pick the one that fits your model:
**Pattern A: Pre-computed tensors** (Qwen PyTorch, LuxTTS)
```python
# create_voice_prompt returns opaque dict of tensors
# Cached via torch.save(), reused across generations
encoded = model.encode_prompt(audio_path)
return encoded, False # (prompt_dict, was_cached)
```
**Pattern B: Deferred file paths** (Chatterbox, MLX)
```python
# Just store paths, process at generation time
return {"ref_audio": audio_path, "ref_text": reference_text}, False
```
**Pattern C: Hybrid** (possible for new engines)
```python
# Pre-compute speaker embeddings, store alongside paths
embedding = model.extract_speaker(audio_path)
return {"embedding": embedding, "ref_audio": audio_path}, False
```
If caching, prefix your cache keys to avoid collisions with other engines using the same reference audio:
```python
cache_key = "yourengine_" + get_cache_key(audio_path, reference_text)
```
### 1.3 Register the engine
In `backend/backends/__init__.py`, three things:
**1. Add a `ModelConfig` entry** in `_get_non_qwen_tts_configs()`:
```python
ModelConfig(
model_name="your-engine",
display_name="Your Engine",
engine="your_engine",
hf_repo_id="org/model-repo",
size_mb=3200,
needs_trim=False, # set True if output needs trim_tts_output()
languages=["en", "fr", "de"],
),
```
This single entry replaces what used to be 6+ scattered dicts in `main.py`. The registry helpers (`get_model_config()`, `check_model_loaded()`, `engine_needs_trim()`, etc.) all derive from this config automatically.
**2. Add to `TTS_ENGINES` dict:**
```python
TTS_ENGINES = {
...
"your_engine": "Your Engine",
}
```
**3. Add an elif branch in `get_tts_backend_for_engine()`:**
```python
elif engine == "your_engine":
from .your_backend import YourBackend
backend = YourBackend()
```
The import is deferred so platform-specific deps aren't loaded until the engine is first requested.
### 1.4 Update request models
In `backend/models.py`:
- Add engine name to `GenerationRequest.engine` regex pattern
- Add any new language codes to the language regex on both `GenerationRequest` and `VoiceProfileCreate`
---
## Phase 2: API Integration (`main.py`)
With the model config registry, `main.py` has **zero per-engine dispatch points**. All endpoints use registry helpers like `get_model_config()`, `load_engine_model()`, `engine_needs_trim()`, `check_model_loaded()`, etc.
**You don't need to touch `main.py` at all** unless your engine needs custom behavior in the generate endpoint (e.g. a new post-processing step beyond `trim_tts_output`).
### 2.1 What the registry handles automatically
| Endpoint | Registry function used |
|----------|----------------------|
| `POST /generate` | `load_engine_model(engine, size)` + `engine_needs_trim(engine)` |
| `POST /generate/stream` | `ensure_model_cached_or_raise(engine, size)` + `load_engine_model()` |
| `GET /models/status` | `get_all_model_configs()` + `check_model_loaded(config)` |
| `POST /models/download` | `get_model_config(name)` + `get_model_load_func(config)` |
| `POST /models/{name}/unload` | `get_model_config(name)` + `unload_model_by_config(config)` |
| `DELETE /models/{name}` | `get_model_config(name)` + `unload_model_by_config(config)` |
### 2.2 Post-processing
If your model produces trailing silence or hallucinated audio, set `needs_trim=True` on your `ModelConfig`. The generate endpoint checks `engine_needs_trim(engine)` and applies `trim_tts_output()` automatically.
---
## Phase 3: Frontend Integration
### 3.1 TypeScript types
In `app/src/lib/api/types.ts`:
- Add to the `engine` union type on `GenerationRequest`
### 3.2 Language maps
In `app/src/lib/constants/languages.ts`:
- Add entry to `ENGINE_LANGUAGES` record
- Add any new language codes to `ALL_LANGUAGES` if needed
### 3.3 Engine/model selector (shared component)
The model selector is a shared component — update one file:
- `app/src/components/Generation/EngineModelSelector.tsx`
Add an entry to `ENGINE_OPTIONS` and `ENGINE_DESCRIPTIONS`. If the engine is English-only, add it to `ENGLISH_ONLY_ENGINES`. The `handleEngineChange()` function handles language validation automatically (resets to first available language if the current one isn't supported).
Both `GenerationForm.tsx` and `FloatingGenerateBox.tsx` use `<EngineModelSelector>` — no changes needed in either.
Handle engine-specific UI conditionals in the form components if needed:
- Hide instruct field for engines that don't support it
- Show engine-specific controls (e.g. `ParalinguisticInput` for Turbo)
### 3.4 Form hook
In `app/src/lib/hooks/useGenerationForm.ts`:
- Add to Zod schema enum for `engine`
- Add engine-to-model-name mapping (e.g. `"your_engine"``"your-engine"`)
- Update payload construction to conditionally include engine-specific fields
### 3.5 Model management
In `app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx`:
- Add description to `MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS` record
- The model list auto-renders from `/models/status` data
---
## Phase 4: Dependencies
### 4.1 Python dependencies
Add to `backend/requirements.txt`. Watch for:
**Pinned dependency conflicts** — If the model package pins old versions of numpy, torch, or transformers, install with `--no-deps` and list sub-dependencies manually. This is what Chatterbox requires:
```
# In justfile/Makefile (NOT requirements.txt):
pip install --no-deps chatterbox-tts
# In requirements.txt — list the transitive deps:
conformer
diffusers
omegaconf
# ... etc
```
**Non-PyPI packages** — Some deps only exist as git repos:
```
linacodec @ git+https://github.com/user/repo.git
Zipvoice @ git+https://github.com/user/repo.git
```
**Custom package indexes** — Some packages need `--find-links`:
```
--find-links https://k2-fsa.github.io/icefall/piper_phonemize.html
```
### 4.2 Identifying hidden sub-dependencies
When using `--no-deps`, you need to manually figure out what the package actually imports. There's no shortcut:
1. Install the package normally in a throwaway venv
2. Run `pip show <package>` to get its `Requires:` list
3. Cross-reference against what's already in our requirements.txt
4. Test that the engine loads and generates without import errors
---
## Phase 5: PyInstaller Bundling
This is where most of the pain lives. If your model's Python package or its dependencies use any of the following at runtime, PyInstaller won't bundle them automatically:
### 5.1 Common PyInstaller issues
| Issue | Symptom | Fix |
|-------|---------|-----|
| **`inspect.getsource()` at import time** | "could not get source code" | `--collect-all <package>` (bundles `.py` source files, not just bytecode) |
| **Data files (yaml, .pth.tar, lang dicts)** | FileNotFoundError at runtime | `--collect-all <package>` or `--collect-data <package>` |
| **Native data paths (espeak-ng, etc.)** | Library looks at `/usr/share/...` | Set env var in frozen builds: `os.environ["ESPEAK_DATA_PATH"] = bundled_path` |
| **`importlib.metadata` lookups** | "No package metadata found" | `--copy-metadata <package>` |
| **Dynamic imports** | ModuleNotFoundError | `--hidden-import <module>` |
| **`typeguard` / `@typechecked`** | Calls `inspect.getsource()` on decorated functions | `--collect-all` for the decorated package |
### 5.2 Testing frozen builds
You can't skip this. Models that work in `python -m uvicorn` will break in the PyInstaller binary. The flow:
1. Build the binary: `just build` or the PyInstaller spec
2. Run it and try to download + load + generate with the new engine
3. Check stderr for the actual error (macOS/Linux: stdout/stderr go to Tauri sidecar logs)
4. Fix, rebuild, repeat
### 5.3 Real examples from v0.2.3
These were all models that worked perfectly in dev:
- **LuxTTS**: `typeguard`'s `@typechecked` calls `inspect.getsource()` at import → needed `--collect-all inflect`. `piper_phonemize` bundles `espeak-ng-data/` → needed `--collect-all piper_phonemize` + `ESPEAK_DATA_PATH` env var
- **Chatterbox**: `resemble-perth` bundles a pretrained watermark model (`.pth.tar`, `hparams.yaml`) → needed `--collect-all perth`
- **Both**: `huggingface_hub` silently disables tqdm based on logger level → progress bars showed 0% in frozen builds until we force-enabled the internal counter
---
## Phase 6: Common Upstream Workarounds
Almost every model library has bugs you'll need to work around. Here's the catalog:
### 6.1 torch.load device mismatch
If model weights were saved on CUDA but you're loading on CPU/MPS:
```python
_original_torch_load = torch.load
def _patched_torch_load(*args, **kwargs):
kwargs.setdefault("map_location", "cpu")
return _original_torch_load(*args, **kwargs)
torch.load = _patched_torch_load
```
Used by both Chatterbox backends. Use a threading lock if patching globally.
### 6.2 Float64/Float32 dtype mismatch
`librosa` returns float64, model weights are float32. Patch the offending methods:
```python
original_fn = SomeClass.some_method
def patched_fn(self, *args, **kwargs):
result = original_fn(self, *args, **kwargs)
return result.float() # float64 → float32
SomeClass.some_method = patched_fn
```
Used by Chatterbox for `S3Tokenizer.log_mel_spectrogram` and `VoiceEncoder.forward`.
### 6.3 Transformers attention implementation
If the model uses `output_attentions=True` with transformers >= 4.36:
```python
for module in model.modules():
if hasattr(module, '_attn_implementation'):
module._attn_implementation = "eager"
```
SDPA (the new default) doesn't support `output_attentions`. Force eager attention.
### 6.4 HuggingFace token bug
Some models' `from_pretrained()` passes `token=True` which requires a stored HF token even for public repos:
```python
from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
local_path = snapshot_download(repo_id=REPO, token=None)
model = ModelClass.from_local(local_path, device=device)
```
Used by Chatterbox Turbo.
### 6.5 MPS tensor issues
MPS (Apple Silicon GPU) has incomplete operator coverage. If generation crashes on MPS:
```python
def _get_device(self):
if torch.cuda.is_available():
return "cuda"
return "cpu" # Skip MPS entirely
```
Used by both Chatterbox backends. LuxTTS works fine on MPS.
### 6.6 HuggingFace progress tracking
To get download progress bars in the UI, wrap model loading with `HFProgressTracker`:
```python
from backend.utils.hf_progress import HFProgressTracker
tracker = HFProgressTracker(model_name, progress_manager)
with tracker.patch_download():
model = ModelClass.from_pretrained(repo_id)
```
The tracker monkey-patches tqdm to intercept HuggingFace's internal progress bars. Must be set up BEFORE importing the model library if it imports HF at module level.
---
## Checklist
### Backend
- [ ] `backend/backends/<engine>_backend.py` — implements TTSBackend protocol
- [ ] `backend/backends/__init__.py``ModelConfig` entry + `TTS_ENGINES` + `get_tts_backend_for_engine()` elif
- [ ] `backend/models.py` — engine name in regex, any new language codes
- [ ] `backend/requirements.txt` — dependencies added (check for `--no-deps` needs)
- [ ] `justfile` / `Makefile``--no-deps` install step if needed
### API (`backend/main.py`)
No changes needed — the model config registry handles all dispatch automatically.
### Frontend
- [ ] `app/src/lib/api/types.ts` — engine union type
- [ ] `app/src/lib/constants/languages.ts``ENGINE_LANGUAGES` entry
- [ ] `app/src/components/Generation/EngineModelSelector.tsx``ENGINE_OPTIONS` + `ENGINE_DESCRIPTIONS` + `ENGLISH_ONLY_ENGINES`
- [ ] `app/src/lib/hooks/useGenerationForm.ts` — Zod schema + model mapping
- [ ] `app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx` — model description
### Production
- [ ] PyInstaller spec — `--collect-all`, `--hidden-import`, `--copy-metadata` as needed
- [ ] Test in frozen binary — download, load, generate all work
- [ ] Download progress — `HFProgressTracker` wired up, progress shows in UI
### Upstream workarounds (check which apply)
- [ ] torch.load device mapping (CUDA weights on CPU)
- [ ] Float64→Float32 patches (librosa interaction)
- [ ] Eager attention forcing (transformers >= 4.36)
- [ ] HF token bypass (snapshot_download + from_local)
- [ ] MPS skip (if operators not supported)
- [ ] espeak-ng / native data path env vars
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| Layer | File | Purpose |
|-------|------|---------|
| Backend entry | `backend/main.py` | FastAPI app, all API routes (~2100 lines) |
| TTS protocol | `backend/backends/__init__.py:14-81` | `TTSBackend` Protocol definition |
| TTS factory | `backend/backends/__init__.py:138-178` | Thread-safe engine registry (double-checked locking) |
| Backend entry | `backend/main.py` | FastAPI app, all API routes (~2850 lines) |
| TTS protocol | `backend/backends/__init__.py:32-101` | `TTSBackend` Protocol definition |
| Model registry | `backend/backends/__init__.py:17-29,153-366` | `ModelConfig` dataclass + registry helpers |
| TTS factory | `backend/backends/__init__.py:382-426` | Thread-safe engine registry (double-checked locking) |
| PyTorch TTS | `backend/backends/pytorch_backend.py` | Qwen3-TTS via `qwen_tts` package |
| MLX TTS | `backend/backends/mlx_backend.py` | Qwen3-TTS via `mlx_audio.tts` |
| LuxTTS | `backend/backends/luxtts_backend.py` | LuxTTS — fast, CPU-friendly |
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
| Audio utils | `backend/utils/audio.py` | `trim_tts_output()`, normalize, load/save audio |
| Frontend API | `app/src/lib/api/client.ts` | Hand-written fetch wrapper |
| Frontend types | `app/src/lib/api/types.ts` | TypeScript API types |
| Engine selector | `app/src/components/Generation/EngineModelSelector.tsx` | Shared engine/model dropdown |
| Generation form | `app/src/components/Generation/GenerationForm.tsx` | TTS generation UI |
| Floating gen box | `app/src/components/Generation/FloatingGenerateBox.tsx` | Compact generation UI |
| Model manager | `app/src/components/ServerSettings/ModelManagement.tsx` | Model download/status/progress UI |
@@ -101,8 +103,10 @@ POST /generate
- Multi-engine TTS architecture with thread-safe backend registry (PR #254)
- LuxTTS integration — fast, CPU-friendly English TTS (PR #254)
- Chatterbox Multilingual TTS — 23 languages including Hebrew (PR #257)
- Delivery instructions (instruct parameter, Qwen only)
- Instruct parameter UI exists but is non-functional across all backends (see #224, Known Limitations)
- Single flat model dropdown (Qwen 1.7B, Qwen 0.6B, LuxTTS, Chatterbox, Chatterbox Turbo)
- Centralized model config registry (`ModelConfig` dataclass) — no per-engine dispatch maps in `main.py`
- Shared `EngineModelSelector` component — engine/model dropdown defined once, used in both generation forms
**Infrastructure:**
- CUDA backend swap via binary download and restart (PR #252)
@@ -125,13 +129,13 @@ POST /generate
### TTS Engine Comparison
| Engine | Model Name | Languages | Size | Key Features |
|--------|-----------|-----------|------|-------------|
| Qwen3-TTS 1.7B | `qwen-tts-1.7B` | 10 (zh, en, ja, ko, de, fr, ru, pt, es, it) | ~3.5 GB | Instruct mode, highest quality |
| Qwen3-TTS 0.6B | `qwen-tts-0.6B` | 10 | ~1.2 GB | Lighter, faster |
| LuxTTS | `luxtts` | English | ~300 MB | CPU-friendly, 48 kHz, fast |
| Chatterbox | `chatterbox-tts` | 23 (incl. Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, etc.) | ~3.2 GB | Zero-shot cloning, multilingual |
| Chatterbox Turbo | `chatterbox-turbo` | English | ~1.5 GB | Paralinguistic tags ([laugh], [cough]), 350M params, low latency |
| Engine | Model Name | Languages | Size | Key Features | Instruct Support |
|--------|-----------|-----------|------|-------------|-----------------|
| Qwen3-TTS 1.7B | `qwen-tts-1.7B` | 10 (zh, en, ja, ko, de, fr, ru, pt, es, it) | ~3.5 GB | Highest quality, voice cloning | None (Base model has no instruct path) |
| Qwen3-TTS 0.6B | `qwen-tts-0.6B` | 10 | ~1.2 GB | Lighter, faster | None |
| LuxTTS | `luxtts` | English | ~300 MB | CPU-friendly, 48 kHz, fast | None |
| Chatterbox | `chatterbox-tts` | 23 (incl. Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, etc.) | ~3.2 GB | Zero-shot cloning, multilingual | Partial — `exaggeration` float (0-1) for expressiveness |
| Chatterbox Turbo | `chatterbox-turbo` | English | ~1.5 GB | Paralinguistic tags ([laugh], [cough]), 350M params, low latency | Partial — inline tags only, no separate instruct param |
### Multi-Engine Architecture (Shipped)
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ The singleton TTS backend blocker described in the previous version of this doc
- **HF XET progress**: Large files downloaded via `hf-xet` (HuggingFace's new transfer backend) report `n=0` in tqdm updates. Progress bars may appear stuck for large `.safetensors` files even though the download is proceeding. This is a known upstream limitation.
- **Chatterbox Turbo upstream token bug**: `from_pretrained()` passes `token=os.getenv("HF_TOKEN") or True` which fails without a stored HF token. Our backend works around this by calling `snapshot_download(token=None)` + `from_local()`.
- **chatterbox-tts must install with `--no-deps`**: It pins `numpy<1.26`, `torch==2.6.0`, `transformers==4.46.3` — all incompatible with our stack (Python 3.12, torch 2.10, transformers 4.57.3). Sub-deps listed explicitly in `requirements.txt`.
- **Instruct parameter is non-functional** (#224): The UI exposes an instruct text field, but it's silently dropped by every backend. The Qwen3-TTS Base model we ship only supports voice cloning — instruct requires the separate CustomVoice model variant (`Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-CustomVoice`), which uses predefined speakers instead of ref audio. The instruct UI should be hidden until a backend with real support is integrated.
- **Streaming generation** only works for Qwen on MLX. Other engines use the non-streaming `/generate` endpoint.
- **dicta-onnx** (Hebrew diacritization) not included — upstream Chatterbox bug requires `model_path` arg but calls `Dicta()` with none. Hebrew works fine without it.
@@ -323,41 +328,43 @@ Notable requests:
### Models Worth Supporting (2026 SOTA — updated March 13)
| Model | Cloning | Speed | Sample Rate | Languages | VRAM | Integration Ease | Status |
|-------|---------|-------|-------------|-----------|------|-----------------|--------|
| **Qwen3-TTS** | 10s zero-shot | Medium | 24 kHz | 10 | Medium | **Shipped** | v0.1.13 |
| **LuxTTS** | 3s zero-shot | 150x RT, CPU ok | 48 kHz | English | <1 GB | **Shipped** | PR #254 |
| **Chatterbox MTL** | 5s zero-shot | Medium | 24 kHz | 23 | Medium | **Shipped** | PR #257 |
| **Chatterbox Turbo** | 5s zero-shot | Fast | 24 kHz | English | Low | **PR #258** | In review |
| **HumeAI TADA 1B/3B** | Zero-shot | 5× faster than LLM-TTS | — | EN (1B), Multilingual (3B) | Medium | Needs vetting | MIT, 700s+ coherent, synced transcript output |
| **MOSS-TTS Family** | Zero-shot | — | — | Multilingual | Medium | Needs vetting | Apache 2.0, multi-speaker dialogue, text-to-voice design (no ref audio) |
| **VoxCPM 1.5** | Zero-shot (seconds) | ~0.15 RTF streaming | — | Bilingual (EN/ZH) | Medium | Needs vetting | Apache 2.0, tokenizer-free continuous diffusion, LoRA-friendly |
| **Pocket TTS** | Zero-shot + streaming | >1× RT on CPU | — | English | ~100M params, CPU-first | Needs vetting | MIT, Kyutai Labs, no GPU required |
| **Kokoro-82M** | 3s instant | CPU realtime | 24 kHz | English | Tiny (82M) | Ready | Apache 2.0, multi-engine arch in place |
| **XTTS-v2** | 6s zero-shot | Mid-GPU | 24 kHz | 17+ | Medium | Ready | Multi-engine arch in place |
| **Fish Speech** | 10-30s few-shot | Real-time | 24-44 kHz | 50+ | Medium | Ready | Multi-engine arch in place |
| **CosyVoice2-0.5B** | 3-10s zero-shot | Very fast | 24 kHz | Multilingual | Low | Ready | Multi-engine arch in place |
| Model | Cloning | Speed | Sample Rate | Languages | VRAM | Instruct Support | Integration Ease | Status |
|-------|---------|-------|-------------|-----------|------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
| **Qwen3-TTS** | 10s zero-shot | Medium | 24 kHz | 10 | Medium | None (Base); Yes (CustomVoice variant, predefined speakers only) | **Shipped** | v0.1.13 |
| **LuxTTS** | 3s zero-shot | 150x RT, CPU ok | 48 kHz | English | <1 GB | None | **Shipped** | PR #254 |
| **Chatterbox MTL** | 5s zero-shot | Medium | 24 kHz | 23 | Medium | Partial — `exaggeration` float | **Shipped** | PR #257 |
| **Chatterbox Turbo** | 5s zero-shot | Fast | 24 kHz | English | Low | Partial — inline tags only | **PR #258** | In review |
| **CosyVoice2-0.5B** | 3-10s zero-shot | Very fast | 24 kHz | Multilingual | Low | **Yes**`inference_instruct2()`, works with cloning | Ready | Best instruct candidate |
| **Fish Speech** | 10-30s few-shot | Real-time | 24-44 kHz | 50+ | Medium | **Yes** — inline text descriptions, word-level control | Ready | Multi-engine arch in place |
| **MOSS-TTS Family** | Zero-shot | — | — | Multilingual | Medium | **Yes** — text prompts for style + timbre design | Needs vetting | Apache 2.0, multi-speaker dialogue |
| **HumeAI TADA 1B/3B** | Zero-shot | 5× faster than LLM-TTS | — | EN (1B), Multilingual (3B) | Medium | Partial — automatic prosody from text context | Needs vetting | MIT, 700s+ coherent, synced transcript output |
| **VoxCPM 1.5** | Zero-shot (seconds) | ~0.15 RTF streaming | — | Bilingual (EN/ZH) | Medium | Partial — automatic context-aware prosody | Needs vetting | Apache 2.0, tokenizer-free continuous diffusion |
| **Kokoro-82M** | 3s instant | CPU realtime | 24 kHz | English | Tiny (82M) | Partial — automatic style inference | Ready | Apache 2.0, multi-engine arch in place |
| **XTTS-v2** | 6s zero-shot | Mid-GPU | 24 kHz | 17+ | Medium | Partial — style transfer from ref audio only | Ready | Multi-engine arch in place |
| **Pocket TTS** | Zero-shot + streaming | >1× RT on CPU | — | English | ~100M params, CPU-first | None | Needs vetting | MIT, Kyutai Labs, no GPU required |
#### Notes on New Candidates (March 2026)
- **HumeAI TADA** — Text-Audio Dual Alignment arch. Near-zero hallucinations/drift, free synced transcript. 700+ seconds coherent audio. Best candidate for Stories long-form reliability. [HF: HumeAI/tada-1b](https://huggingface.co/HumeAI/tada-1b) | [GitHub: HumeAI/tada](https://github.com/HumeAI/tada)
- **MOSS-TTS** — Modular suite: flagship cloning, MOSS-TTSD (multi-speaker dialogue), MOSS-VoiceGenerator (create voices from text descriptions, no ref audio). Unique UX for Stories voice design. [GitHub: OpenMOSS/MOSS-TTS](https://github.com/OpenMOSS/MOSS-TTS)
- **VoxCPM 1.5** — Tokenizer-free continuous diffusion + autoregressive. No discrete token artifacts. Context-aware prosody/emotion, real-time streaming, LoRA fine-tuning. Trained on 1.8M+ hours. [GitHub: OpenBMB/VoxCPM](https://github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM)
- **Pocket TTS** — 100M param CPU-first model from Kyutai Labs (Moshi team). Runs >1× realtime without GPU. Broadens hardware support significantly. [GitHub: kyutai-labs/pocket-tts](https://github.com/kyutai-labs/pocket-tts)
- **CosyVoice2-0.5B** — Best candidate for instruct support. `inference_instruct2()` accepts a text instruct parameter for emotions, speed, volume, dialects — and it works alongside voice cloning. This is the closest match to what users expect from our instruct UI. [HF: FunAudioLLM/CosyVoice2-0.5B](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/CosyVoice2-0.5B)
- **HumeAI TADA** — Text-Audio Dual Alignment arch. Near-zero hallucinations/drift, free synced transcript. 700+ seconds coherent audio. Best candidate for Stories long-form reliability. Prosody/emotion is automatic from text context, not user-controllable. [HF: HumeAI/tada-1b](https://huggingface.co/HumeAI/tada-1b) | [GitHub: HumeAI/tada](https://github.com/HumeAI/tada)
- **MOSS-TTS** — Modular suite: flagship cloning, MOSS-TTSD (multi-speaker dialogue), MOSS-VoiceGenerator (create voices from text descriptions). VoiceGenerator unifies timbre design and style control via text prompts, usable as a layer for downstream TTS including cloning. [HF: OpenMOSS-Team/MOSS-VoiceGenerator](https://huggingface.co/OpenMOSS-Team/MOSS-VoiceGenerator) | [GitHub: OpenMOSS/MOSS-TTS](https://github.com/OpenMOSS/MOSS-TTS)
- **Fish Speech** — Word-level fine-grained control using plain language descriptions inline in the script. Works with cloning. Note: Fish Audio S2 has a restrictive research license (commercial use requires approval), but the open-source Fish Speech model may differ. Needs license clarification. [fish.audio blog](https://fish.audio/blog/fish-audio-s2-fine-grained-ai-voice-control-at-the-word-level)
- **VoxCPM 1.5** — Tokenizer-free continuous diffusion + autoregressive. No discrete token artifacts. Prosody/emotion is context-aware but automatic, not explicitly controllable via text prompt. Real-time streaming, LoRA fine-tuning. Trained on 1.8M+ hours. [GitHub: OpenBMB/VoxCPM](https://github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM)
- **Pocket TTS** — 100M param CPU-first model from Kyutai Labs (Moshi team). Runs >1× realtime without GPU. No style control. Broadens hardware support significantly. [GitHub: kyutai-labs/pocket-tts](https://github.com/kyutai-labs/pocket-tts)
- **Watch list:** MioTTS-2.6B (fast LLM-based EN/JP, vLLM compatible), Oolel-Voices (Soynade Research, expressive modular control)
- **Skipped:** Fish Audio S2 — restrictive research license (commercial use requires approval), despite strong features
### Adding a New Engine (Now Straightforward)
With the multi-engine architecture shipped, adding a new TTS engine requires:
With the model config registry and shared `EngineModelSelector` component, adding a new TTS engine requires:
1. **Create `backend/backends/<engine>_backend.py`** — implement `TTSBackend` protocol (~200-300 lines)
2. **Register in `backend/backends/__init__.py`** — add to `TTS_ENGINES` dict + factory function
2. **Register in `backend/backends/__init__.py`** — add `ModelConfig` entry + `TTS_ENGINES` entry + factory elif
3. **Update `backend/models.py`** — add engine name to regex
4. **Update `backend/main.py`** — add engine cases in generate, stream, model-status, download, delete (5 dispatch points)
5. **Update frontend** — add to engine union type, form schema, model dropdown, language map (5-6 files)
4. **Update frontend** — add to engine union type, `EngineModelSelector` options, form schema, language map (4 files)
Total effort: **~1 day** for a well-documented model with a PyPI package.
`main.py` requires **zero changes** — the registry handles all dispatch automatically.
Total effort: **~1 day** for a well-documented model with a PyPI package. See `docs/plans/ADDING_TTS_ENGINES.md` for the full guide.
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@@ -367,13 +374,13 @@ Total effort: **~1 day** for a well-documented model with a PyPI package.
The singleton TTS backend was replaced with a thread-safe per-engine registry in PR #254. Multiple engines can now be loaded simultaneously.
### 2. `main.py` is 2100+ Lines
### ~~2. `main.py` Dispatch Point Duplication~~ — RESOLVED
All API routes, all model configs, all business logic in one file. Five separate dispatch points for each engine. Any new engine touches this file in 5 places. A model config registry pattern would reduce duplication.
Previously, each engine required updates to 6+ hardcoded dispatch maps across `main.py` (~320 lines of if/elif chains). A model config registry in `backend/backends/__init__.py` now centralizes all model metadata (`ModelConfig` dataclass) with helper functions (`load_engine_model()`, `check_model_loaded()`, `engine_needs_trim()`, etc.). Adding a new engine requires zero changes to `main.py`.
### 3. Model Config is Scattered (Improved)
### ~~3. Model Config is Scattered~~ — RESOLVED
Model identifiers are still duplicated across `main.py` (3 dicts), backend files, frontend components, and the languages constant. However, the pattern is now consistent and well-understood. A centralized model registry would help but isn't blocking.
Model identifiers, HF repo IDs, display names, and engine metadata are now consolidated in the `ModelConfig` registry. Backend-aware branching (e.g. MLX vs PyTorch Qwen repo IDs) happens inside the registry. Frontend model options are centralized in `EngineModelSelector.tsx`.
### 4. Voice Prompt Cache Assumes PyTorch Tensors
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| 1 | **#253** — 48kHz speech tokenizer | Quality improvement | Medium |
| 2 | **#161** — Docker deployment | Server/headless users | Medium |
| 3 | **#154** — Audiobook tab | Long-form users | Medium |
| 4 | **Model config registry** | Reduce 5-dispatch-point duplication in main.py | Medium |
| 4 | ~~**Model config registry**~~ | ~~Reduce dispatch duplication in main.py~~ | **Done** |
| 5 | **#225** — Custom HuggingFace models | User-supplied models | High (needs rework for multi-engine) |
### Tier 3 — Future (v0.3.0+)
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| 2 | **Pocket TTS** (Kyutai) | CPU-first 100M model, broadens hardware support. Kyutai ships clean code. Needs API vetting. |
| 3 | **MOSS-TTS** | Text-to-voice design (no ref audio) is unique. Multi-speaker dialogue for Stories. Needs thorough API vetting. |
| 4 | **Kokoro-82M** | 82M params, CPU realtime, Apache 2.0. Easy win. |
| 5 | **Model config registry refactor** | Reduce 5-dispatch-point duplication in main.py — do before adding 3+ more engines |
| 5 | ~~**Model config registry refactor**~~ | **Done** — consolidated in `backend/backends/__init__.py` + `EngineModelSelector.tsx` |
| 6 | XTTS-v2 / Fish Speech / CosyVoice | Multi-engine arch is ready; just needs backend implementation |
| 7 | **VoxCPM 1.5** | Tokenizer-free streaming, interesting but uncertain integration surface |
| 8 | OpenAI-compatible API (plan doc exists) | Low effort once API is stable |