Transform text to speech with a powerful macOS app
Kokori TTS app for macOS: Transform text to speech with a powerful local API server & desktop app. High-quality voices, speed control, and seamless menubar integration.
Kokori was built as a result of burning through elevenLabs credits when developing projects locally. I did not want to pay for every time I tested TTS generation worked in my app before moving over to a paid production ready solution.
Kokori runs an API server which accepts text, voice & speed parameters to respond with an audio file. Additionally - it offers a desktop application UI to manually generate TTS audio files, view detailed logs, see previously generated audio files and manage settings.
About Kokori on Product Hunt
“Transform text to speech with a powerful macOS app”
Kokori launched on Product Hunt on January 30th, 2026 and earned 101 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #13 on the daily leaderboard. Kokori TTS app for macOS: Transform text to speech with a powerful local API server & desktop app. High-quality voices, speed control, and seamless menubar integration.
On the analytics side, Kokori competes within API, Menu Bar Apps and Audio — topics that collectively have 112.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Kokori performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Kokori?
Kokori was hunted by Jack Callow. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Kokori including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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