sergenes/runandread-audiobook
🚀 Open-source project for creating high-quality AI TTS-narrated audiobooks at home using models like Zonos, Kokoro-82M, or services like Deepgram and Eleven Labs. Tested on Apple Silicon M1 (32GB RAM). 📖🎧
# Technical Summary Implements an end-to-end pipeline that converts EPUB files to structured JSON, synthesizes audio using local models (Zonos, Kokoro via MLX) or cloud APIs (Deepgram, OpenAI), and supports voice cloning from MP3 samples before packaging into a RANDR ZIP format for the Run & Read mobile app. Features resumable batch processing (tolerates interruption), ffmpeg-based audio merging, and CLI playback with synchronized text display. Targets cross-platform deployment (macOS/Linux/Windows) with optimized inference on Apple Silicon via MLX framework.
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