# SherpaTTS (open-source utility app)

> SherpaTTS is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Text-to-Speech engine based on Next-gen Kaldi. It has 797 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

SherpaTTS is an Android Text-to-Speech engine based on Next-gen Kaldi using Piper or Coqui voices. Upon launching the app for the first time, it will download your preferred voice model from Hugging Face. Please note that this is the only instance where internet permission is required. Once the model is downloaded, text-to-speech works entirely offline, ensuring your privacy and convenience.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/woheller69/ttsEngine |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 797 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.woheller69.ttsengine/ (package org.woheller69.ttsengine) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Utilities |
| Latest release | V3.4 (Jul 20, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jul 20, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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