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How to install VoiceStudio on Mac

VoiceStudio does what ElevenLabs does, and ElevenLabs costs . This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

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

Time
About 56 minutes
Steps
15
Cost
Free

Before you start

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

  1. Install Git

    Apple opens a small installer.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    xcode-select --install

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

  2. Install Node LTS

    Choose the macOS Installer (.pkg).

    Open download

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

Install VoiceStudio

  1. Open Terminal

    Keep it open beside this page.

    You know this worked when: Terminal is open

  2. Check Git and Node

    Git and the current Node LTS are required.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    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 Terminal, then press Return.

    npm install -g bun

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

  4. Install Rust

    Run the single command the page shows, then reopen Terminal.

    Open rustup

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

  5. Install Python

    Choose the macOS installer (.pkg), then reopen Terminal.

    Open download

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

  6. Install uv

    Needs Python already installed.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    python3 -m pip install --user uv

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

  7. Copy VoiceStudio to this Mac

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

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

    You know this worked when: A VoiceStudio folder appears

  8. Open the VoiceStudio folder

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    cd VoiceStudio

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

  9. Use the reviewed version

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    git checkout 420bc73e78a36009eb8afbca3a40ca7cb37a2978

    You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

  10. Install dependencies

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    bun install

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

  11. Try VoiceStudio

    Keep Terminal open.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    bun run desktop-prod

    You know this worked when: VoiceStudio opens

  12. Allow Microphone

    In Privacy & Security, turn on Microphone for VoiceStudio.

    You know this worked when: Microphone is turned on

  13. Try it

    VoiceStudio should be open and ready to use.

    You know this worked when: VoiceStudio 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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