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Version 2.6.2 ¡

Your license stays when a subscription expires, and built-in voices at the usual level

Vois Studio 2.6.2 keeps your license key when a subscription expires and gives quiet built-in voices the usual level. When you copy a script, the speakers stay with the text.

Improved in 2.6.2

Your license stays when a subscription expires

If your subscription expires, Vois Studio keeps your license key on this computer. When you pay for the subscription again, Vois Studio restores your plan, and you do not enter the key again. If you bought a new subscription, select "Use a different license" and enter the new key. While the subscription is expired, the paid features are not available, also offline.

Built-in voices at the usual level

The built-in Sonic voices and the Fast voices Marius and Javert speak at almost the same level as other voices. Before, they were a maximum of 11 dB less loud. The Sonic voice samples have the new level too. Clips that you made before the update keep their level. To give a clip the new level, delete the clip, then use Generate Audio.

Copy and paste keeps your speakers

Copied text from the script editor includes the speakers, emotions, pauses and notes. When you paste the text into the script editor again, you get them again.

A clear message when Vois Studio cannot use a voice

If Vois Studio cannot use the voice of a speaker, Generate Audio shows one message and opens the voice list. The lines of the other speakers continue. If a speaker has no voice, Vois Studio tells you to assign one. It does not use the voice of a different speaker.

Fixed in 2.6.2

No audio above full scale

New audio from all engines stays at -1 dBTP or less. Clips and exported files that you made before the update do not change.

Vois Studio does not keep almost silent audio

If the audio of a line is almost silent, Vois Studio does not keep it [E3010]. The message tells you to make the line longer or to select a different voice.

Backups and restores

A backup operates when the data folder of Vois Studio is a link to a different drive. On Windows, a backup to a network folder no longer fails. After a restore, "Restart now" opens Vois Studio again with the restored data.

Speakers keep their voices

If you remove a speaker tag and then type it again or use Undo, the speaker has its voice again. A voice change from vois-cli speaker update stays when you close the script.

Your text stays when a save fails

If Vois Studio cannot save a script, for example because the disk is full, it keeps your text. When you open the script again, you can select "Restore my text" or "Load saved text".

Correct counts in the script editor

The character count includes only the text that you type, not speaker names, emotions or pauses. The segment and speaker counts do not include notes and code blocks. The "/" menu opens at the cursor and does not add a space after the speaker name.

Export Script keeps your lines

Export Script keeps a line break that you added with Shift-Enter. It no longer adds a space after an emotion or pause tag at each export.

Window and menu

On macOS, Command-Q operates when the window is busy and shows the "Stop Vois Studio?" dialog. When you close the window, a click on Vois Studio in the Dock opens it again. The app menu and the About window show the name "Vois Studio". On all computers, you can drag the toolbar to move the window.

Expressive with low memory or an NVIDIA card

When your computer does not have sufficient memory for Expressive, batch generation stops at the first line that it cannot generate. It shows one message. On Windows computers with an NVIDIA graphics card, Expressive stops less frequently. If Expressive stops on the graphics card, the next start uses the processor and shows a message.

Billing buttons operate

In "Settings > License", Manage Billing and Upgrade to Pro open the Polar customer portal. These buttons show only for a subscription that you bought through Polar.

Files that you save

If a save stops, no part of the file stays at the name that you selected. After you select a file or a folder in a dialog, Vois Studio closes the folder when the operation ends. Then you can eject the disk. On macOS, an exported audio file gets the permissions of a new file in that folder.

Clips show their names

An audio file that you add to the timeline shows its file name. A sound from the audio library shows its name, for example "Whoosh".

vois-cli

After vois-cli script generate, the commands vois-cli script segments and vois-cli export compile-script operate. The command vois-cli script generate uses the engine that you selected in the app. The command vois-cli model status shows all engines that are in memory. When audio is almost silent, a command stops with exit code 5.

Other fixes

The speaker panel no longer shows an incorrect note for the built-in Fast voices in Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese. In Listen > URL, Clear removes the "Extraction Failed" message. Vois Studio starts when you open it through a link to its folder. On Windows, the uninstaller removes all the files that it installed.

After the update, vois-cli script generate makes the audio of unlocked lines with the built-in Sonic voices, Marius or Javert again. The new audio has the new voice level.

Changed in 2.6.2

Listen reads only public web pages

Listen does not open a page on your computer or on a local network. For example, it does not open localhost or printer.local. It stops at a page that is larger than 5 MiB. For these pages, Listen does not use the proxy of your computer.

Version 2.6.1 ¡

Quiet voices at the usual level, and exports that do not stop offline

Vois Studio 2.6.1 gives quiet voices the usual level and removes noise from mastered exports. Exports do not stop after a day offline, and locked lines stay locked.

Improved in 2.6.1

Quiet voices at the usual level

Some library voices, premium voices and cloned voices were very quiet. They speak at almost the same level as other voices. This applies to all engines, but not to Sonic. Clips that you made before the update keep their level. To give a clip the new level, delete the clip, then use Generate Audio.

Fast gets a missing language first

A Fast line in German, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese can use a language that is not on your computer. Vois Studio downloads that language first, then generates the line.

Script changes from vois-cli show in the app

When vois-cli changes a script that is open, the app shows the new text. If you have edits that you did not save, you select the text to keep.

Fixed in 2.6.1

Exports do not stop after a day offline

After more than a day offline, exports and vois-cli commands no longer stop and wait for the plan check.

Your plan stays during a server fault

If the licence server has a fault, your paid plan continues for the offline period.

No noise in mastered exports

A mastered export no longer adds high-frequency noise to the voice.

Locked lines stay locked

If you change the text of a locked line, the padlock stays. You can unlock the line. Lock line and Takes change only the line that you selected.

Clear messages about locks

If Vois Studio cannot lock a clip, the message tells you why. When Generate Audio does not change a locked line, a message tells you one time in each run.

Correct licence for the audio library

The audio library shows the licence of its music and sound effects, the Pixabay Content License.

vois-cli finds your files

vois-cli finds a file that you give with a short path, for example source.wav.

After the update, vois-cli script generate makes the audio of all unlocked lines again. The new audio has the new voice level.

Version 2.6.0 ¡

Voices you buy appear sooner

Vois Studio 2.6.0 brings voices you buy into your Library sooner, explains clearly when it can’t start, and makes Deactivate and backup restore do exactly what they say.

Improved in 2.6.0

Voices you buy appear sooner

Voices bought on another computer or through a partner offer now show up the next time you open Vois Studio, or within a few minutes when you switch back to it.

Confirm your email once for voices you bought

If voices you bought are missing from your Library, Voices now asks you once to confirm your email. Vois Studio sends a 6-digit code to the email on your licence, and your voices appear as soon as you enter it.

One message per voice that can’t be used

When several speakers share a voice that can’t be used, Generate Audio shows one message for that voice, saying how many speakers it affects, instead of one message per speaker. The other speakers’ lines keep generating.

Fixed in 2.6.0

A clear message when Vois Studio can’t start

If Vois Studio can’t finish starting, it now says so and what to try next, instead of closing without a word.

Deactivate always finishes

Deactivating your licence in Settings now works even when this computer was already released, instead of showing an error and keeping the licence here.

Restoring a backup replaces what it says

Restoring a backup now replaces this computer’s generated audio too, even when the backup has none, and a backup made with Vois Studio 2.4 or earlier no longer leaves that version’s old voice files behind. Your recordings are kept.

Saved loudness for command-line exports

Exporting from the command line with loudness normalization now uses the loudness you saved in your mastering settings, and every export says which loudness it used.

Version 2.5.3 ¡

Whole audiobooks export in full

Vois Studio 2.5.3 saves the complete recording when you export a whole audiobook, keeps long scripts generating at full speed, and lets Cancel stop an export at any stage. The counts beside Generate Audio now match each run.

Improved in 2.5.3

Long scripts stay fast

Generating a long script, such as a whole book, no longer slows down as lines finish.

Lighter long exports

Exporting a long audiobook with mastering on now uses far less memory while checking the finished file’s loudness.

Fixed in 2.5.3

Whole audiobooks export in full

Exporting a very long project, such as a whole audiobook, now saves the complete recording instead of stopping partway through without an error. A WAV export larger than 4 GB is saved as RF64, the standard format for WAV files of that size.

Cancel stops an export at any stage

Cancel now stops an export within about a second, whether it is reading audio, adding the watermark, checking or encoding the finished file, and nothing is saved.

Long library tracks export

Long built-in library tracks such as “Ambient Background” now export. When an audio file is there but can’t be played, the timeline and the export error say “Can’t read file” instead of “File not found”.

When a voice can’t be used

Generate Audio now tries that speaker’s lines once and says once which speaker and what to do, while the other speakers’ lines keep generating. A blank notification no longer appears while failing lines are reported.

Run counts you can trust

The counts beside Generate Audio now match the run: “completed” counts only lines that got new audio, and “failed” lists every failed line instead of stopping at 50. Pressing Generate Audio when every line is up to date now says so.

Damaged voice engine downloads

When a voice engine’s downloaded files are damaged, Vois Studio now says so and Download in Voice Settings repairs it.

Watermark checks on long files

Checking a file for a Vois watermark now works on WAV exports larger than 4 GB and reads the whole of a recording longer than about three hours.

AppSumo activation links

Reopening an AppSumo activation link that was already used now explains that the link works once and how to get a fresh one from AppSumo.

Version 2.5.2 ¡

Go back to an earlier take

Vois Studio 2.5.2 lets you switch a line back to an earlier take and lock the lines you like, so Generate Audio keeps them. Timeline waveforms show real speech and pauses, activating on a new computer explains each step, and backups move between Mac and Windows.

New in 2.5.2

Go back to an earlier take

Liked an earlier version of a line better? Right-click its clip and choose Takes to switch back to one of its earlier takes. Picking one locks the line, and Undo puts everything back.

Lock the lines you like

Lock a line from the clip menu, or press L, and Generate Audio leaves its audio alone. Locked lines show a padlock on the clip and in the script.

Improved in 2.5.2

Waveforms you can read

Timeline clips show their real waveform, drawn calmly in the lower half of each clip, so pauses and cut-off endings are visible at a glance.

Fixed in 2.5.2

Activating on a new computer

When Vois Studio needs you to confirm a new computer by email, it now shows which inbox to check, lets you resend the email and finishes by itself once you confirm, instead of showing an error. Try it Free with an email that already has a licence now sends a code that signs you in.

Backups between Mac and Windows

A backup made on a Mac now restores on Windows, and a backup made on Windows restores on a Mac.

Your project audio stays put

System cleanup apps can no longer remove the audio in your projects, and imported audio in older projects is no longer marked missing while it still plays.

Short English scripts

A script of a sentence or two in English is now recognised with Auto language, instead of asking you to choose a language first.

Clearer at the Free project limit

Creating a project past the Free limit now explains the limit and offers Upgrade instead of doing nothing. A paid plan that can’t be confirmed is asked to connect and retry, not to upgrade.

Smoother timeline editing

After you click a clip, its shortcuts (P, S, T, L and Delete) act on the clip instead of typing into the script, and selecting a clip no longer adds an empty Undo step.

Agent speech on Windows

Starting vois speak again after an earlier attempt found no audio output device no longer closes Vois Studio.

Version 2.5.1 ¡

Follow every word as it plays

Vois Studio 2.5.1 highlights each word as it plays, saves exports at the quality and loudness you choose, and keeps your timeline edits when you generate audio again. Lines that stall partway are made again instead of left silent, and restoring a backup works on Windows.

New in 2.5.1

Follow every word as it plays

As audio plays, the script highlights each word as it is spoken, in the editor and in Listen.

Exports in 2.5.1

Exports match the settings you choose

WAV and FLAC are saved at the bit depth you pick (16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit float), and MP3 and AAC at the bitrate you pick. Before, WAV and FLAC were always saved as 16-bit and MP3 came out at about 77 kbps. The export window only offers combinations each format can save, and tells you when changing format moves a setting.

The loudness you asked for

Exports with loudness normalisation now reach the loudness you choose, within 0.3 LU, and stay under the peak limit. Before, they came out 2.5 to 3.3 LU quieter. If a recording can’t reach the target without going over the limit, the export tells you.

Platform profiles in each platform’s format

ACX Audiobook, Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, YouTube Video and Generic High Quality now save stereo audio at each platform’s own sample rate and bitrate.

Faster high-resolution exports

In our tests, an 11-minute episode at 96 kHz now exports in about 20 seconds instead of nearly 2 minutes. The progress bar keeps moving while the audio is mastered, and Cancel stops an export that is in progress.

Export warnings that say what to fix

When an export has a problem, the warning names it and the line it is on, with a button to go to that line, and Export anyway takes one press. A long export no longer leaves a false “Export never completed” warning behind.

No silent gaps in exported files

If audio your project uses is missing, the export stops and names what to fix instead of saving a file with silence in it. Lines with missing audio are marked on the timeline, and Generate Audio makes them again. Music, sound effects and imported audio whose file was moved or deleted are marked “File not found” with the file’s name, so you can put it back or remove the clip.

Timeline and Generate Audio in 2.5.1

See what Generate Audio will change

After you change a voice or a line, the clips that need new audio are marked, and the Generate Audio count matches them. During a run, clips show when they are queued and generating. If you stop, clips not yet done keep their previous audio and stay marked.

Your edits stay put

Generate Audio keeps trims, splits, fades and volume on lines that didn’t change, and lines you removed stay removed. A changed line plays its full new take, and the clips after it keep their spacing without overlapping.

Failed lines explained

The failed count next to Generate Audio opens a list of the lines that failed, each with its reason, and takes you to a line when you choose it. The counts start at zero on each run.

Style directions on Craft and Omni lines

Style directions are offered only on lines that use Craft or Omni. A direction on a line spoken by another engine stays in your script, shown muted, and works again when that line uses Craft or Omni.

Smaller timeline fixes

Clicking a timeline clip takes you to its own line in the script. Clip waveforms show again. Undo in the timeline no longer undoes script edits, and renaming a script is kept after you restart.

Voices in 2.5.1

Fewer silences and missing words

When a line’s audio stalls partway or is cut short, Vois Studio makes that part again with the same voice and engine. If it still can’t, the line is marked as failed with the reason, instead of keeping a long silence or missing words.

Steadier Craft voices

Craft voices no longer turn warbly or unsteady partway through a line, and sound closer to the voice you chose. Lines you already generated keep their audio; generate a line again to hear the difference.

Quotes and ellipses read as written

Text that ends in a quotation or contains an ellipsis is read as written, without a stray sound, an extra word such as “dot” or an extra pause.

Plans and the CLI in 2.5.1

Paid plans are never asked to buy credits

When Vois Studio needs to confirm your paid plan before an export, it checks online first. If it can’t, it asks you to connect to the internet and retry, instead of offering export credits.

CLI access on plans that include it

The CLI no longer says CLI access is disabled on a plan that includes it, such as AppSumo Lifetime Tier 3, after Vois Studio has gone a day without checking your plan. It checks your plan first and, if it can’t, asks you to connect and retry.

Stopping one generation leaves the others running

Stopping a generation in Vois Studio no longer stops agent speech or generations started from the CLI, and Ctrl-C in one CLI command no longer cancels another. vois tts cancel still stops every CLI generation.

vois speak handles short greetings

vois speak --follow --play accepts text that starts with a short greeting such as “Hi Sam.” without --language.

Free sign-up asks for your name

Signing up for Free asks for your name as well as your email.

Fixed in 2.5.1

Backups restore on Windows

Restoring a backup on Windows now works. Before, it stopped with a message about writing to a folder. If Vois Studio can’t open a backup file, the message now says how to fix it, such as moving the file to a folder on this PC.

Quitting no longer crashes on Mac

Quitting with Cmd+Q, the app menu, the Dock or a logout no longer crashes after you have generated audio.

A clear message on older Windows processors

On Windows computers whose processor lacks AVX2, Vois Studio explains that the voice engines can’t run on it instead of closing when you generate.

Project audio is kept

Vois Studio no longer removes audio your projects still use when it frees up disk space.

Exports aren’t interrupted by background checks

Background quality checks no longer interrupt an export with a false “timeline source changed” error.

Tutorial videos open on YouTube

Tutorials now open in your browser on YouTube instead of showing a video player error inside Vois Studio.

Version 2.5.0 ¡

Give your agents a voice

Vois Studio 2.5.0 lets your AI agents read aloud to you, adds Sonic, a fast engine on every plan, and makes Free never expire. Fast now speaks German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, Craft on Pro directs any voice with a recording, Omni takes direction in plain words, Voice Design starts from a description, and long Listen items now export in full.

New in 2.5.0

Give your agents a voice

With vois speak, AI agents such as Claude Code, Codex or your own scripts read their text aloud on your computer, phrase by phrase, with a Sonic voice. It works on every plan, Free included, with no daily limit. vois speak only plays: nothing is saved. To save Sonic audio as a file, use vois tts generate --engine sonic, which follows your plan’s usual rules.

Sonic, a fast engine on every plan

Sonic speaks 31 languages with its ten voices, on every plan, Free included. Choose it in projects, Listen and the CLI. Library, cloned and designed voices are not available with Sonic yet. Sonic needs at least 4 GB of free memory on Windows and 2 GB on macOS, and Vois Studio tells you when there is not enough.

Fast speaks five languages

Fast now speaks German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish as well as English. Choose the language in the editor, in Listen or in the CLI. The first time you choose a new language, Vois Studio asks you to download it once. Cloned voices keep the accent of their recording.

Craft: direct any voice with a recording

Craft is a new engine on Pro that follows a delivery direction in plain words, like Omni, on every voice that has a recording: library voices, your cloned voices with a transcript and your designed voices. It speaks Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, and cloned voices keep the accent of their recording. In the CLI, use --engine craft with --instruct. Free can try Craft in the app: generate and listen; exporting it uses purchased export credits. Craft needs about 9 GB of memory on a Mac and 11 GB on Windows.

Run Vois Studio without a window

Headless mode runs Vois Studio on your own Mac or Windows PC with no window open, for agents, scripts, remote shells and scheduled jobs: vois service start, stop and status. Manage your licence from a terminal with vois license activate, status and deactivate. Your plan’s usual rules apply.

vois speak playback is open to every plan, including AppSumo Lifetime Tier 1, which does not include the rest of the CLI.

Plans in 2.5.0

Free never expires

Free has no trial period and no end date. Verify your email to start; no card needed. It includes Sonic and its ten voices, 10 generations a day, and 10 free exports a month of English Sonic audio, which reset on the 1st (UTC). You can also try Fast, Expressive, Multilingual, Omni and Craft in the app: generate and listen. Settings → License shows how many free exports you have left this month.

Export credits go further on Free

Purchased export credits export audio from any engine and in any language, and unlock the CLI on a pay-as-you-go basis. Credits are separate from the 10 monthly free exports and do not add commercial rights.

Know what an export uses before you save

On Free, the export window tells you whether an export uses one of your free exports or a credit before you choose where to save it. If it cannot be exported, it says why and offers Buy credits or Upgrade.

What Free is for

Free is for hobby, research and non-commercial use. Commercial use needs Subscriber or Pro. Free does not include voice cloning or Voice Design.

AppSumo-exclusive voices on Pro

If the verified email on your Pro account also holds an active AppSumo Tier 2 or Tier 3 licence, your AppSumo-exclusive voices are available on Pro too.

Improved in 2.5.0

Direct Omni in your own words

Describe how a line should sound, such as slower and warmer or brighter and more urgent, instead of choosing from bracketed tags like [laughter]. Tags already in your scripts are left as you wrote them. Omni is part of Pro.

Omni speaks 30 languages

Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. That is fewer languages than before, and Omni now tells you when it does not speak a language instead of trying.

Voice Design starts from a description

Describe a voice in your own words, or start from an example and edit it. Voice Design follows who is speaking and how: gender, age, pitch, voice texture, tone, emotion and pace. It cannot set an accent reliably. It designs in 30 languages at one quality, so there is no quality setting to choose. Voice Design is part of Pro.

Change how an existing voice speaks

Start Voice Design from an existing voice to change its pace, emotion and energy while it stays the same speaker.

Some designed voices need re-creating once

Designed voices made only from a description with the previous Omni cannot be reproduced by the upgraded Omni. Vois Studio marks them and walks you through re-creating them from their description. Designed voices with a saved recording keep working.

The engine you choose stays chosen

The language rules from 2.4.1 now cover every engine, and a chosen engine always runs as chosen. Omni, Sonic and Craft tell you when they do not speak a language instead of switching engines. Fast asks you to choose the language when it is unsure or does not speak it, instead of reading the text as English, and in the CLI Auto asks you to choose when it cannot tell the language of a short or mixed text.

More memory for the engine you use

Vois Studio uses less memory after launch, so the engine you choose is less likely to run short of memory on 16 GB Macs.

Add a transcript to a cloned voice

A cloned voice’s card now asks for the words spoken in its recording, and you can edit them on the card. A transcript helps Omni speak the voice better, and Craft needs one to speak it.

CLI changes that affect scripts

CLI output names engines fast, expressive, multilingual, omni, sonic and craft; earlier names still work as input. vois voice clone now needs --transcript, the exact words spoken in the recording. vois model download waits and shows progress. New exit codes report a full Sonic queue, not enough memory, a failed download and a cancelled job. Some model status and model list fields are renamed and vois model variant is removed; the CLI guide has the full list.

Cloned voices keep the language and accent of the recording used to create them, on every engine.

Fixed in 2.5.0

Long Listen items export in full

Exporting a long Listen item now saves the whole recording. Before, it saved only about the first 10 seconds, in both MP3 and WAV.

Voice Design works the first time

Voice Design no longer fails the first time you use it. The first preview gets it ready and shows progress.

A new take each time you generate again

Generating a Voice Design preview again with the same description now gives a new take to compare, instead of repeating the last one.

Saved designed voices keep their speaker

A voice you save from Voice Design keeps the speaker you chose in the preview, including when you re-export its reference recording. The “Whispering” and “Whisper” examples are now “Soft-spoken” and “Soft”, which matches how they sound.

Times and phone numbers read naturally in English

English clock times are read as “three thirty PM”, and phone numbers digit by digit, on every engine. Other languages are unchanged.

Long voices on Fast no longer fail on Windows

Long cloned, library and designed voices no longer fail or run out of memory with Fast on Windows. Fast now learns a voice from up to the first 20 seconds of its recording, ending on a pause. Your full recording is kept, every other engine still uses all of it, and voices Fast has already prepared keep their current sound.

Repeatable takes on Fast

Fast now honours --seed like the other engines: the same text, voice and seed give the same audio. The first time you generate a line again on Fast, you get a new take.

Clearer export messages

Exports shorter than 5 seconds explain why they cannot be exported instead of showing a technical error, and no free export or credit is used. Other export messages, including Free plan limits, are shown in full.

Settings shows the plan you bought

Settings → License names your plan, such as “Lifetime Tier 2”, “Pro Lifetime” or “Founder Pro”, and plans that never renew no longer show a Manage Billing button. A one-year plan bought through DealFuel shows as a one-year plan with the date your access ends.

vois status points to the right next step

On a plan without the CLI, such as AppSumo Lifetime Tier 1, vois status says so and points to an upgrade instead of suggesting export credits. Paid plans no longer see “Export Credits: 0”.

Quality check and progress stay accurate

Regenerating a line after an export no longer makes the quality check report that line as missing. The editor’s progress counter no longer counts cancelled or failed lines as completed.

A failed regeneration keeps your earlier take

When you generate a script again and a line’s new take fails, the line keeps its earlier take. Before, it lost the earlier audio.

MP3 and AAC exports no longer get stuck on some Macs

MP3 and AAC exports could stall on some Macs and fail after about five minutes. They now finish normally.

Downloads cope with a shaky connection

If your connection drops for a moment while Vois Studio downloads a voice engine, the download now picks up where it left off instead of failing during setup. If our servers are busy, Vois Studio tells you so instead of blaming your network.

Skipped quality checks are named clearly

The export window no longer says a check was “Turned off in settings” when you never turned it off. Skipped checks now have clear names and the real reason.

Find voices by their full name

Searching the speaker voice picker for a multi-word name, such as “My Designed Voice”, now finds cloned and designed voices.

Playback time stays within the length

The timeline and Listen player no longer show a position past the end, such as “0:09 / 0:08”.

Version 2.4.1 ¡

Steadier on Windows, clearer about language

Vois 2.4.1 is a fix release. Generation on Windows is more stable, short English lines stay in English, and Vois never swaps the engine you chose.

What’s fixed in 2.4.1

Steadier generation on Windows

Vois now checks your graphics card before using it for voices. If the card has little memory of its own, or its NVIDIA driver is too old, Vois uses the processor instead and tells you once. If the graphics card ever stops the app, the next launch uses the processor automatically.

Short English lines stay in English

Headings and single sentences no longer switch to another language because they look like German or Italian. Short lines follow the language of the whole script.

The engine you choose is the engine you get

If Fast or Expressive is selected and your text is clearly in another language, Vois still uses your choice and suggests Multilingual once.

One unavailable clip no longer stops a batch

In Auto mode, if a clip needs an engine that is not available, only that clip fails. The rest of the batch keeps going.

More natural pauses in long sentences

Long sentences are split evenly, so one or two words are no longer left to be spoken on their own after a pause.

Clearer messages

Lifetime plans that need their licence revalidated now say so, instead of asking you to buy credits. Stopping a generation is no longer reported as an error.

Version 2.4.0 ¡

More natural multilingual speech

Your built-in voices already spoke multiple languages, but an English accent could carry into other languages. Vois 2.4.0 improves accent, rhythm and style across the 23 supported Multilingual languages, helping your chosen speaker sound more natural in your script’s language. You also get six new speakers, easier voice selection and fixes that keep your projects moving.

Improved delivery across 23 supported languages

Six new speakers. 112 core voices.

Ellis, Mara, Caleb, Nora, Jules and Reed join the cast, bringing the core library to 112 voices. More choice for your next narrator, podcast guest or character.

Better delivery for your AppSumo voices too

The improvements to accent and style also apply to the 100 AppSumo voices if they are included in your licence. Your existing access stays the same.

Hear the language before you choose

Audition your chosen speaker in the language of your project before generating a full passage. Language filters in the Voice Library, Favorites and website voice browser make it easier to compare voices.

These improvements apply to built-in voices and the AppSumo collection included with your licence. Cloned voices retain the language and accent characteristics of the recording used to create them. For the most natural delivery, use a voice cloned in the language of your script.

Clearer pronunciation, more complete narration

Corrections across languages and writing systems

Fewer wrong words in affected Mandarin sentences, more accurate Arabic word forms and improved pronunciation in Greek, Turkish and Korean. Several Japanese readings are corrected too.

Longer passages stay on track

Longer passages are less likely to stop early, repeat phrases or stray from your script. Narration in German, French, Hindi, Italian and Japanese follows the complete text more reliably, with fewer long, unwanted pauses.

Non-English text stays in its own language

Numbers, prices and abbreviations are spoken more consistently in the selected language instead of unexpectedly switching to English. Arabic narration with Omni is also more reliable.

Preserve the sound through playback and export

Louder Omni passages are less prone to distortion. Fixes to WAV export and copy preserve the quality of your generated audio.

These corrections are not a promise of native-speaker pronunciation. Individual words can still be read unexpectedly, including Chinese words with multiple readings, Hebrew without vowel points and some Japanese text. Listen to generated speech before publishing.

Choose the language once, then keep working

Listen detects your text’s language

Listen can choose the language automatically. Use the manual override when you need a particular language, especially for short or ambiguous text.

Language controls where you need them

Choose the language beside Save in the editor. When working through the CLI, let Vois detect it or set it yourself for short passages, mixed-language scripts or romanized text.

Keep CLI speech running while you edit

Switch projects or leave the editor without interrupting speech started through the CLI. Previews also work more reliably for saved cloned voices.

A refreshed interface, with voices easier to find

Find male and female voices more easily

Filter by male or female voice alongside language, category and search in the Library, Favorites and website voice browser. Favorites now follow your filters correctly, and included AppSumo voices are easier to identify.

A recognizable face for every built-in voice

Each built-in voice now has its own personalized avatar, with male and female voices represented correctly. The same avatar appears in the app and on the website, so your chosen speaker is easier to recognize wherever you browse.

Choose an avatar for the voices you create

Choose an avatar when cloning a voice or saving a voice made with Voice Design. Your choice follows that voice throughout the app. You can also set and edit its language and gender labels. Cloning and Voice Design remain subject to your existing plan access.

A tidier workspace for everyday decisions

A more compact Library toolbar brings filters and sorting together in card and list views. Audiobooks and Podcasts are easier to find, and the editor’s language choice sits beside Save.

Clean up several voices together

Select and delete multiple cloned or designed voices together, including a filtered selection. Review your choice before deleting, and retry any voices that could not be removed.

See which quality setting is selected

Fixed the legibility issue that made the selected model quality hard to see. Efficient and High quality now have a clearly visible selection in both light and dark themes, with keyboard support.

Less guesswork when something needs attention

Clearer help when a voice is unavailable

Clearer messages explain when a voice download has failed or the selected language is unsupported, so you know whether to retry or choose another language.

More reliable generation and voice cloning

Fixed generation failures after computer cleanup and improved voice-cloning reliability when optional notes are left blank.

Keep licence updates from interrupting access

Licence refreshes no longer incorrectly sign you out or interrupt access to your voices.

Find your next workflow

A clearer introduction to Vois

Explore audiobook, podcast and voiceover workflows on the rebuilt homepage, watch the demo, and find voices more easily with language and gender filters.

Open the tutorial you actually selected

Tutorial cards now open the video you selected. Updated guides help you choose languages, direct speech and create multilingual projects through the app or CLI.

Earlier improvements: 2.3.4 and before

These desktop improvements were already included in the previous release notes. They remain part of Vois, but are not new in 2.4.0.

A verified publisher on Windows

The Windows installer and app identify SEED BLOCKS PTY LTD as the verified publisher, so you can check who supplied your download.

Better Japanese pronunciation

More accurate readings for Japanese text containing kanji.

Listen imports return to the right place

Web imports no longer appear to fail when they finish quickly. After importing, you return to the editor correctly, and saved Listen items keep their original source details.

Project switching shows the current selection

Switching between projects or scripts no longer shows content from an earlier selection.

Music and sound effects keep their placement

Music and sound effects fit the narration when first added, then keep their placement and duration when you edit or regenerate narration.

More reliable waveforms and playback

Waveforms remain usable on long timelines. Playback no longer jumps to an earlier position or restarts after you stop it when controls are used in quick succession.

Clearer stopping points for large generation jobs

If your computer does not have enough available memory to begin, Vois stops the job with an explanation instead of repeating the same error for each remaining clip.

Clearer guidance when an export needs retrying

If an audio file changes while you are exporting, Vois explains that you need to retry.

Safer retries after an interrupted export

Retrying an interrupted export no longer risks deducting the same credits twice.

Fewer interruptions to long CLI jobs

Longer multilingual generation jobs can finish without the CLI ending its wait too early. This improves reliability, not generation speed.

Earlier website and onboarding improvements

These download and onboarding changes also predate 2.4.0.

Correct downloads for Apple Silicon Macs

Apple Silicon Mac users are more reliably offered the correct download, including when using privacy-focused browser settings.

Older activation links remain useful

Existing activation links continue to provide the licence key and current download instead of leading to a dead end.

Update to Vois Studio 2.6.2

Update Vois Studio on your Apple Silicon Mac or Windows PC. Stay online while Vois Studio prepares your voices for their first use. Listen to a preview of the speaker that you select, in the language of your script. Listen to the completed audio before you publish it.

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