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How to install Voicebox on Windows

Voicebox does what Elevenlabs does, and Elevenlabs costs . This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

Voicebox installed like any other app on your Windows PC. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.

Time
About 47 minutes
Steps
15
Cost
Free

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used PowerShell before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

  1. Install Git

    Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open installer

    You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

  2. Install Node LTS

    Run the LTS installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install Voicebox

  1. Open PowerShell

    Keep it open beside this page.

    You know this worked when: PowerShell is open

  2. Check Git and Node

    Git and the current Node LTS are required.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    git --version
node --version

    You know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers

  3. Install bun

    The app is a bun project.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    npm.cmd install -g bun

    You know this worked when: bun responds with a version number

  4. Install Rust

    Accept the MSVC prerequisites, then reopen PowerShell.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    winget install --id Rustlang.Rustup -e --source winget

    You know this worked when: cargo --version prints a version

  5. Install Python

    Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: python3 --version prints a version

  6. Copy Voicebox to this PC

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    cd ~
if [ ! -d voicebox/.git ]; then
git clone https://github.com/jamiepine/voicebox.git
fi

    You know this worked when: A voicebox folder appears

  7. Open the Voicebox folder

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    cd voicebox

    You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the voicebox folder

  8. Use the reviewed version

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    git checkout 51f49dea198384b4eb6087b72c17057c6eb1c1cd

    You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

  9. Install dependencies

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    bun install

    You know this worked when: The command finishes without an error

  10. Try Voicebox

    Keep PowerShell open.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    bun run dev

    You know this worked when: Voicebox opens

  11. Allow Microphone

    Approve it when Windows asks.

    You know this worked when: Microphone is turned on

  12. Allow Notifications

    Approve it when Windows asks.

    You know this worked when: Notifications is turned on

  13. Try it

    Voicebox should be open and ready to use.

    You know this worked when: Voicebox works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.

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