Skills text-to-speech
Convert text to natural speech with ElevenLabs, DIA TTS, Kokoro, Chatterbox, and more via inference.sh CLI. Models: ElevenLabs (premium, 22+ voices, 32 languages), DIA TTS (conversational), Kokoro TTS, Chatterbox, Higgs Audio, VibeVoice (podcasts). Capabilities: text-to-speech, voice cloning, multi-speaker dialogue, podcast generation, expressive speech. Use for: voiceovers, audiobooks, podcasts, accessibility, video narration, IVR, voice assistants. Triggers: text to speech, tts, voice generation, ai voice, speech synthesis, voice over, generate speech, ai narrator, voice cloning, text to audio, elevenlabs, eleven labs, voice ai, ai voiceover, speech generator, natural voice
git clone https://github.com/inference-sh/skills
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/inference-sh/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/tools/audio/text-to-speech" ~/.claude/skills/inference-sh-skills-text-to-speech && rm -rf "$T"
tools/audio/text-to-speech/SKILL.mdText-to-Speech
Convert text to natural speech via inference.sh CLI.

Quick Start
Requires inference.sh CLI (
). Install instructionsinfsh
infsh login # Generate speech infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Hello, welcome to our product demo."}'
Available Models
| Model | App ID | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs TTS | | Premium quality, 22+ voices, 32 languages |
| DIA TTS | | Conversational, expressive |
| Kokoro TTS | | Fast, natural |
| Chatterbox | | General purpose |
| Higgs Audio | | Emotional control |
| VibeVoice | | Podcasts, long-form |
Browse All Audio Apps
infsh app list --category audio
Examples
Basic Text-to-Speech
infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Welcome to our tutorial."}'
Conversational TTS with DIA
infsh app sample infsh/dia-tts --save input.json # Edit input.json: # { # "text": "Hey! How are you doing today? I'm really excited to share this with you.", # "voice": "conversational" # } infsh app run infsh/dia-tts --input input.json
Long-form Audio (Podcasts)
infsh app sample infsh/vibevoice --save input.json # Edit input.json with your podcast script infsh app run infsh/vibevoice --input input.json
Expressive Speech with Higgs
infsh app sample infsh/higgs-audio --save input.json # { # "text": "This is absolutely incredible!", # "emotion": "excited" # } infsh app run infsh/higgs-audio --input input.json
Use Cases
- Voiceovers: Product demos, explainer videos
- Audiobooks: Convert text to spoken word
- Podcasts: Generate podcast episodes
- Accessibility: Make content accessible
- IVR: Phone system voice prompts
- Video Narration: Add narration to videos
Combine with Video
Generate speech, then create a talking head video:
# 1. Generate speech infsh app run infsh/kokoro-tts --input '{"text": "Your script here"}' > speech.json # 2. Use the audio URL with OmniHuman for avatar video infsh app run bytedance/omnihuman-1-5 --input '{ "image_url": "https://portrait.jpg", "audio_url": "<audio-url-from-step-1>" }'
Related Skills
# ElevenLabs TTS (premium, 22+ voices) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts # ElevenLabs dialogue (multi-speaker) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-dialogue # Full platform skill (all 250+ apps) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli # AI avatars (combine TTS with talking heads) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-avatar-video # AI music generation npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-music-generation # Speech-to-text (transcription) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@speech-to-text # Video generation npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-video-generation
Browse all apps:
infsh app list
Documentation
- Running Apps - How to run apps via CLI
- Audio Transcription Example - Audio processing workflows
- Apps Overview - Understanding the app ecosystem