# yovoice

> yovoice is a desktop app (first released September 2026) built on the audio.cpp engine, so it needs no Python. Its music mode makes full songs or instrumentals from a style and lyrics with ACE-Step 1.5, keeping each take as a version; it also does speech, voice cloning and a MIDI score editor. Songs need 12 GB+ VRAM or 16 GB+ Apple Silicon. Code is Apache-2.0; ACE-Step weights are MIT but some bundled speech models are non-commercial. No covers, section edits or Linux build. Lyrics help can use paid AI APIs or a local Ollama model.

- Repository: https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice
- Official docs: https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Suno: Full songs with vocals from a prompt or lyrics, Instrumental tracks (Instrumental mode) (partial). Songs and instrumentals from style and lyrics; no covers, section edits or stems from the model.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, desktop app on your own GPU or CPU | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#why-yovoice | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | Apache-2.0 | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Partial | ACE-Step 1.5 (music) is MIT; some bundled speech models (OmniVoice, Breeze TTS 2) are non-commercial | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#supported-models | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Yes for music with ACE-Step 1.5 (MIT); not with the non-commercial speech models | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#supported-models | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | None required; an optional AI service (paid APIs or local Ollama) can write lyrics and arrangements | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#features | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Confirmed | Songs need 12 GB+ VRAM or 16 GB+ Apple Silicon; ACE-Step 1.5 Turbo is 10 GB (BF16) | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#hardware--vram-quick-guide | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Partial | macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon) and Windows 10/11 x64; no Linux | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#installation | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; .dmg or Windows installer (CUDA runtimes bundled), models downloaded in the app | https://github.com/leemysw/yovoice#installation | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 1560 stars, 120 forks, last push 2026-10-16, archived: no.
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