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Align default Replicate model to the versioned Kokoro model across UI, docs,
and server logic. Refactor TTS settings merging for audiobooks to ensure
consistent normalization. Improve Retry-After header handling for upstream
rate limits. Expand Replicate voice resolution to use model schemas when
available, with test coverage for custom and built-in models.

Update documentation to reflect new Replicate defaults, model selection,
and configuration guidance.
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📄🔊 OpenReader

OpenReader is an open source, self-host-friendly text-to-speech document reader built with Next.js for EPUB, PDF, TXT, MD, and DOCX with synchronized read-along playback.

Previously named OpenReader-WebUI.

Get started in the docs.

Highlights

  • 🎯 Multi-provider TTS with OpenAI-compatible endpoints and cloud providers (Kokoro-FastAPI, KittenTTS-FastAPI, Orpheus-FastAPI or OpenAI, Replicate, DeepInfra).
  • 📖 Read-along playback for PDF/EPUB with sentence-aware narration.
  • ⏱️ Word-by-word highlighting via optional whisper.cpp timestamps.
  • 🛜 Sync + library import to bring docs across devices and from server-mounted folders.
  • 🗂️ Flexible storage with embedded SeaweedFS or external S3-compatible backends.
  • 🎧 Audiobook export in m4b/mp3 with resumable chapter processing.
  • 🐳 Self-host friendly with Docker, optional auth, and automatic startup migrations.

🚀 Start Here

Goal Link
Run with Docker Docker Quick Start
Deploy on Vercel Vercel Deployment
Develop locally Local Development
Configure auth Auth
Configure SQL database Database and Migrations
Configure object storage Object / Blob Storage
Configure TTS providers TTS Providers
Run Kokoro locally Kokoro-FastAPI
Run KittenTTS locally KittenTTS-FastAPI
Get support or contribute Support and Contributing

🧭 Community

📜 License

MIT. See LICENSE.