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Ollama enables local text-to-speech with LFM3-audio model

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Ollama has updated to version 0.40.13, enabling local text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities on Linux and Windows. This update integrates Liquid AI's lfm3-audio model, a 2B parameter model that can generate high-quality speech without cloud dependencies. Users can now run TTS commands directly from their terminal, specify languages and voices, or save audio output to WAV files for programmatic use via an OpenAI-compatible API endpoint. AI

IMPACT Enhances local AI development by providing offline, high-quality text-to-speech capabilities, reducing reliance on cloud services.

RANK_REASON The update enables a specific functionality (local TTS) for an existing tool (Ollama) on new platforms.

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Ollama enables local text-to-speech with LFM3-audio model

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · KAMAL KISHOR ·

    Ollama Local TTS: Audio with LFM3-Audio on Linux & Windows

    <blockquote> <p><strong>TL;DR:</strong> This guide demonstrates how to run local text-to-speech using Ollama and the LFM3-audio model from Liquid AI on Linux and Windows. Readers will learn the exact commands to get high-quality speech output directly on their machines without cl…

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