Ollama Mac version adds offline AI voice generation: data stays within the door, speed up to 35% faster than the original solution.
Ollama announced on October 24 that its Mac app officially supports text-to-speech (TTS) generation. The first supported voice model is the Phonon series developed by Gradium, which allows users to run it without relying on cloud services on Apple Silicon Macs. On MacBook Pro equipped with the M5 Max chip, Phonon voice generation speed is 35% faster than Gradium's own implementation and supports real-time voice generation.
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Ollama Mac version adds offline AI voice generation: data stays within the door, speed up to 35% faster than the original solution.
Adds:Phonon voice generation is faster by 35% on MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip.
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