An ElevenLabs alternative on your desktop. Subscriptions get unlimited text to speech: no tokens, no usage meter, no per-character fees. 100+ voices, voice cloning with consent built in, a multi-speaker timeline, mastering, export, and a CLI your AI agents can drive. 23 languages, 600+ with Omni on Pro. Used for audiobooks, podcasts, faceless YouTube videos, game NPC voices, tutorials, and courses, by makers at companies you would recognize. Launch: $10/mo for the life of your subscription.
Quick one. I've been building software for over 20 years, and I've never done a seasonal discount before. But we just passed 40 free users, and I wanted to give people a reason to jump in this weekend.
The offer:
- Monthly plan locked in at $10/month (normally $29/month)
- That's 66% off, and the rate stays for as long as your subscription is active
This release moves Vois much closer to the product I wanted to build: a desktop voice AI studio for people making real audio, not just testing one prompt in a browser tab.
What changed:
100+ studio-quality voices
Local generation on your desktop
Scripts stay on your machine
No per-character meter on paid plans
Voice cloning from a consented sample on paid plans
Voice Design and Omni in Pro for broader voice creation and 600+ languages
Script workflow, retakes, mastering, and export in one app
v1.4.1 is out. Here's what shipped and what broke along the way.
The headline feature: Vois CLI and AI agent automation
This one is for the developers and automation folks. Vois now ships a CLI binary inside the app installer. AI agents (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT Desktop, Codex, Cursor, Gemini) can drive it directly.
We host skill files at vois.so/skills that teach agents the full command set: create projects, write scripts, assign voices, generate audio, export with mastering profiles. An agent reads the skill file and knows how to run your entire voice production pipeline from the terminal.
Vois is a desktop voice studio for turning scripts, ebooks, articles, and podcasts into natural audio with 63 voices, voice cloning, and pro editing — no uploads, no per-character fees, no usage caps.
Cloud voice tools charge per character, cap usage, and upload your scripts. Vois gives you studio-quality speech, voice cloning, and editing fully on your laptop or desktop.
I think about workflow optimization probably more than is healthy. Here's the batching approach I've seen work best for weekly podcast production.
The problem with "one episode at a time":
You context-switch constantly. Monday you're writing, Tuesday you're recording, Wednesday you're editing, Thursday you're publishing. Every day is a different tool, a different mindset. You never build momentum.
I've never seen a space move as fast as AI-narrated audiobooks. Platform policies shift every few months. Here's where things stand right now, as best I can tell.
Google Play Books
Accepts AI-narrated audiobooks
Requires disclosure that the narration is AI-generated
Has been the most welcoming platform for AI narration since 2023
Quality bar exists, but it's focused on audio clarity, not "humanness"
