IMS Toucan

by Universität Stuttgart IMS

Multilingual TTS toolkit from Stuttgart IMS.

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TL;DR

Best for researchers exploring 100+ language TTS. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
★ 2.2k
Last push
2026-01-25
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux

What it is

A multilingual TTS toolkit covering many low-resource languages. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Researchers exploring 100+ language TTS.
Watch out for: TTS only; research-grade.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/DigitalPhonetics/IMS-Toucan

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported100
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

IMS Toucan vs Whipscribe

FeatureIMS ToucanWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages10099
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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