Is VoiceStudio really free?

Yes. VoiceStudio is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. ElevenLabs, on the other hand, costs €23 a month.

Do I need to code to install VoiceStudio?

No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 20 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.

How is it different from ElevenLabs?

VoiceStudio does most of what ElevenLabs does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.

Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.

Free alternative

Free alternative to ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs costs €23 a month. VoiceStudio does the same job for free, in open source: you install it on your machine or a small server, and you stop paying.

Price taken from ElevenLabs’s website (elevenlabs.io): Creator plan, the most popular one, 20% VAT included. Over a year, that is €276 that stays in your pocket.

What replaces ElevenLabs

The main alternative

VoiceStudio

🟡 Intermediate⏱️ ~20 min to installSave €23/mo

VoiceStudio is a full voice studio that runs on your computer: close to 40,000 stars on GitHub in under six months, several new releases a week, an AGPL licence. You record 5 to 15 seconds of your voice, nice and clean, and the app clones it: it then reads any text in your voice, in English, French and more than 600 other languages. It can also invent a voice from a simple description, dub a video while keeping the voice of each person speaking, transcribe, take dictation, isolate a voice from background music and produce audiobooks. No account, no API key, no counter: you generate as much as your machine allows. Usage statistics stay off until you turn them on, and every clip carries by default an inaudible watermark that flags it as AI generated, adjustable in the settings. The point to know before using it to make money: the app allows commercial use, but the voice model installed by default, OmniVoice, is only licensed for non commercial use. For your monetised videos, your ads or client work, install VoxCPM2 in one click from the model catalogue: Apache 2.0 licence, French included, cloning and voice design. On the hardware side, you need an Apple Silicon Mac (Intel Macs are not supported) or a PC, ideally with a 6 GB graphics card, and about ten gigabytes free. And as with any cloning app: only clone your own voice, or the voice of someone who gave you their consent.

Loucash’s verdict on VoiceStudio

7/10

What I wanted to know was whether you can really clone yourself for free. The answer is yes: locally, with no account and no counter. A few seconds of your voice are enough, and the same tool dubs your videos into other languages while keeping your voice. At ElevenLabs, Starter stops at 30 minutes a month and it takes €23 a month for about 2 hours: it is not the same scale. What I like: everything stays on my machine, no account, and the local API lets Claude turn my scripts into voiceovers. Why 7 and not more: the project is under six months old and ships several releases a week, so expect to run into bugs. It needs a solid machine, an Apple Silicon Mac or a good graphics card. And the trap is in the licence: the model installed by default is limited to non commercial use. For anything that earns you money, switch to VoxCPM2, and check a model's licence before using it. ElevenLabs stays simpler: nothing to install, everything happens in the browser.

Who it is for: You make voiceovers, videos or audiobooks, you have an Apple Silicon Mac or a PC with a good graphics card, and you want to stop counting your minutes. If you just want a clean voice without installing anything, or if your computer is old, stay on ElevenLabs.

See the full page →See the tool ↗

VoiceStudio versus ElevenLabs: the match

Price
VoiceStudio
€0, no account
ElevenLabs
€23/month (Creator plan)
Minutes of speech
VoiceStudio
Unlimited, on your machine
ElevenLabs
About 2 hours a month, then per minute
Cloning your voice
VoiceStudio
5 to 15 seconds of audio are enough
ElevenLabs
Pro cloning included

ElevenLabs ↗

VS	VoiceStudio	ElevenLabs ↗
Price	€0, no account	€23/month (Creator plan)
Minutes of speech	Unlimited, on your machine	About 2 hours a month, then per minute
Cloning your voice	5 to 15 seconds of audio are enough	Pro cloning included
Dubbing a video	Included, with each speaker's voice	Included, taken from your credits
Commercial use	Yes, with an open model like VoxCPM2	Yes, from Starter
Your voice	Never leaves your machine	Sent to their servers
What you need	An Apple Silicon Mac or a good graphics card	A browser

The prompt that installs VoiceStudio

Paste this prompt into Claude: it checks the repository, asks you its questions and installs the tool step by step.

Installe VoiceStudio sur ma machine : c'est le studio de voix open source qui remplace ElevenLabs (dépôt GitHub debpalash/VoiceStudio, site voicestudio.sh). Suis le guide prévu pour les agents dans le dépôt, docs/install/agent.md. Vérifie d'abord que ma machine suit : un Mac Apple Silicon sous macOS 13.3 ou plus récent (les Mac Intel ne sont pas pris en charge), ou un PC Windows ou Linux, idéalement avec une carte graphique d'au moins 6 Go, et une dizaine de gigas libres. Télécharge ensuite la dernière version de l'app de bureau depuis github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/releases (le fichier VoiceStudio-Electron qui correspond à mon système), installe-la et lance-la ; sur Mac, montre-moi comment autoriser son ouverture au premier lancement. Avant chaque téléchargement de modèle, donne-moi sa taille et sa licence. Je veux pouvoir utiliser ma voix dans des contenus qui rapportent de l'argent : le modèle par défaut, OmniVoice, n'est autorisé qu'en usage non commercial, alors installe aussi VoxCPM2 depuis le catalogue de modèles de l'app (licence Apache 2.0, il parle français) et explique-moi quand utiliser l'un ou l'autre. Laisse les statistiques d'usage désactivées. Si tu tournes dans Claude Code, ajoute la compétence du projet avec npx skills add debpalash/VoiceStudio pour pouvoir piloter l'app pour moi ensuite. Enfin, aide-moi à enregistrer 15 secondes de ma voix dans un endroit calme, clone-la, et génère une phrase de test en français pour vérifier que tout marche. Explique chaque étape simplement, je débute.

Review the GitHub repository and check whether it is safe to install given my machine and my infrastructure. Ask me as many questions as possible, using widgets, to clarify my request and be as precise as you can.

Frequently asked questions

Is VoiceStudio really free?: Yes. VoiceStudio is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. ElevenLabs, on the other hand, costs €23 a month.
Do I need to code to install VoiceStudio?: No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 20 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.
How is it different from ElevenLabs?: VoiceStudio does most of what ElevenLabs does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.
Do I own my data?: Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.

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