The latest articles on DEV Community by Yonatan Kinfe (@yonatan_kinfe). https://dev.to/yonatan_kinfe https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3813965%2F07e8af17-16d9-4418-9f23-205d4a351a23.jpg https://dev.to/yonatan_kinfe en Yonatan Kinfe Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:59:17 +0000 https://dev.to/yonatan_kinfe/i-built-an-easy-to-use-local-tts-with-google-colab-support-4jlo https://dev.to/yonatan_kinfe/i-built-an-easy-to-use-local-tts-with-google-colab-support-4jlo <p>Text-to-Speech tools are becoming very useful for developers building AI apps, automation tools, and accessibility features. However, many TTS tools require complex setup or powerful hardware.<br> So I created a simple and easy-to-use Text-to-Speech setup using Chatterbox TTS that works both:<br> • Locally on your machine<br> • On Google Colab (no GPU required locally)<br> Features<br> Simple setup<br> Works locally or in Colab<br> Easy to modify for your own projects<br> Natural sounding speech using Chatterbox TTS<br> Useful for AI projects, automation, and content creation<br> Tech Used<br> Python<br> Chatterbox TTS<br> Google Colab<br> Jupyter Notebook<br> Try It<br> GitHub Repository:<br> <a href="https://github.com/Yonatankinfe/chatterbox-tts" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Yonatankinfe/chatterbox-tts</a><br> Google Colab:<br> <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ghLnU6tz1QT1685QhjptIF-lPG_87aie?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ghLnU6tz1QT1685QhjptIF-lPG_87aie?usp=sharing</a></p> ai python github programming