[ebeip90]

For hobbyist use, is this really any better than macOS' "say" command?

Once you've downloaded the Premium voices (e.g. Zoe) it's just a CLI, no API or hidden bells and whistles.

    $ say -v 'Zoe (Premium)' "This is an example of the Zoe voice for my comment on Hacker News."

You'll have to download the voice ahead of time, but Zoe (public) and Maeve (internal) are both excellent voices.

[ridgered4]

I don't have a mac, do these voices rely on a cloud component to function or do they run locally? (without internet access is the real test I guess)

[infl8ed]

Neat! Took me a while to work out how to download extra voices so in case I can save anyone else a bit of googling here's a guide: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp2290/mac

[ideashower]

I really dig some of the voices here, they are really well done.

[gcanyon]

Zoe is good, but (to my ear) this is far superior. Zoe is still in the uncanny valley. This feels completely natural.

[singularity2001]

excellent voice yes but the voices here are superior