MaryTTS

Spec sheet

What it does

MaryTTS is an open-source, multilingual text-to-speech synthesis platform written in Java.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Product

MaryTTS is an open-source, multilingual text-to-speech synthesis platform written in Java.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Platforms

web,windows,macos,linux,api,self_hostedRead 20 Sep 2026 · marytts.github.io

Deployment

The project offers runtime and builder packages, and the download page says a recent Java Runtime is required.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · marytts.github.io

API

The documentation page links to Javadoc for the Mary system Java implementation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Support

The homepage directs users to the MARY users mailing list for questions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

License

The project license page lists GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Headquarters

Kaiserslautern, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · marytts.github.io

API access

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · marytts.github.io

Audio formats

The FAQ says MaryTTS does not provide MP3 output and notes compressed audio support is not a planned near-term milestone.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Audio limitation

The FAQ says MaryTTS does not provide MP3 output and that compressed audio support is not a planned near-term milestone.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Browser demo

The homepage links to a speech synthesis interface that runs directly in a web browser.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Commercial use

The FAQ says the runtime is LGPL-licensed and allows commercial use, modification, and redistribution; builder components are GPL-licensed, and voice licenses vary.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Current listed version

The project summary lists version 5.2, and the download page dates its release to 2016-09-15.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Developer support

The site directs users to the MARY users mailing list for questions and provides documentation and Java API documentation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Distribution

The 5.2 downloads include a web installer, runtime package, and builder package.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Export formats

WAVERead 20 Sep 2026 · marytts.github.io

Integration

A Plone Speech Synthesis Tool connects a Plone portal to a MaryTTS server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Issue reporting

The project page says GitHub is used to manage issues, bugs, and feature requests.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Java requirement

The download page says a recent Java Runtime is needed and lists Java 1.7 or later for version 5.2.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Languages

Version 5.2 supports German, British and American English, French, Italian, Luxembourgish, Russian, Swedish, Telugu, and Turkish.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

License limits

The FAQ says marytts-builder is GPL-licensed and voices have individual licenses that may restrict commercial use.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Maintainers

The project was originally developed by DFKI’s Language Technology Lab and Saarland University’s Institute of Phonetics, and is now maintained by the Multimodal Speech Processing Group and DFKI.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Project organization

The project summary lists DFKI GmbH as the project organization.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Release information

The download page lists MaryTTS 5.2, released 2016-09-15.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Voice building

It includes toolkits for adding language support and building unit selection and HMM-based synthesis voices.Read 12 Oct 2026 · marytts.github.io

Plans and prices

Every MaryTTS plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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