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+include README.md
+include TinyTTS.png
+recursive-include text *.rep *.pickle
+recursive-include checkpoints *.pth
+recursive-include text/english_utils *.py

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+Summary: Ultra-lightweight English text-to-speech model (1.6M params, ~3.4MB ONNX)
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+Keywords: tts,text-to-speech,speech-synthesis,onnx,lightweight,edge-computing
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+Requires-Dist: torchaudio>=2.0
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+<p align="center">
+  <img src="TinyTTS.png" alt="TinyTTS" width="480"/>
+</p>
+
+<h1 align="center">TinyTTS</h1>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <b>Ultra-lightweight English Text-to-Speech — only 1.6M parameters, ~3.4 MB ONNX</b>
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/backtracking/tiny-tts-demo">
+    <img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/badges/resolve/main/open-in-hf-spaces-md-dark.svg" alt="Open in Spaces">
+  </a>
+</p>
+
+---
+
+## Highlights
+
+TinyTTS is an end-to-end text-to-speech model that delivers natural-sounding speech with a fraction of the resources required by conventional TTS systems.
+
+| Metric | TinyTTS | Typical TTS Models |
+|---|---|---|
+| **Parameters** | **~1.6M** | 50M–200M+ |
+| **Checkpoint size** | **~3.4 MB** (ONNX FP16) | 200 MB–1 GB+ |
+| **Sample rate** | 44.1 kHz | 22.05–44.1 kHz |
+| **End-to-end** | Yes | Often requires separate vocoder |
+
+With only **1.6 million parameters** and an ONNX model of just **~3.4 MB** (FP16), TinyTTS runs comfortably on CPU-only machines, edge devices, and embedded systems — making real-time speech synthesis accessible without a GPU.
+
+## Installation
+
+### From source (pip install)
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/tronghieuit/tiny-tts.git
+cd tiny-tts
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+After installing, the `tiny-tts` command is available globally:
+
+```bash
+tiny-tts --checkpoint G.pth --text "Hello world" --device cuda
+```
+
+### Dependencies only
+
+```bash
+pip install torch torchaudio soundfile g2p-en transformers numba
+```
+
+---
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Basic inference
+
+```bash
+tiny-tts \
+  --text "The weather is nice today, and I feel very relaxed." \
+  --checkpoint G.pth \
+  --output output.wav \
+  --speaker MALE \
+  --speed 1.0 \
+  --device cuda
+```
+
+### CPU inference
+
+```bash
+tiny-tts \
+  --text "The weather is nice today, and I feel very relaxed." \
+  --checkpoint G.pth \
+  --device cpu
+```
+
+Output files are saved to `infer_outputs/`.
+
+---
+
+## Python API
+
+You can easily use TinyTTS directly in your Python code:
+
+```python
+from tiny_tts import TinyTTS
+
+# Initialize the TTS model (auto-detects device and downloads default checkpoint if missing)
+tts = TinyTTS()
+# OR specify a custom checkpoint: tts = TinyTTS(checkpoint_path="...")
+
+# Synthesize a single sentence
+tts.speak("Hello, this is a test of the Python API.", output_path="hello.wav")
+
+# Adjust speech speed (1.0=normal, 1.5=faster, 0.7=slower)
+tts.speak("This is faster speech.", output_path="fast.wav", speed=1.5)
+tts.speak("This is slower speech.", output_path="slow.wav", speed=0.7)
+
+# Synthesize a long paragraph (5 sentences)
+paragraph = (
+    "TinyTTS is an ultra-lightweight text-to-speech model. "
+    "It has only one point six million parameters, which makes it extremely fast. "
+    "You can run it easily on your local CPU without a dedicated graphics card. "
+    "The audio quality remains surprisingly clear despite the small model size. "
+    "I hope you enjoy building exciting applications with it!"
+)
+tts.speak(paragraph, output_path="paragraph.wav")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Inference Benchmarks
+
+Benchmarked on real hardware with the sentence:  
+*"The weather is nice today, and I feel very relaxed."* (~4.9s of audio at 44.1kHz)
+
+- **CPU**: Intel Core (laptop, no GPU)
+- **PyTorch**: 2.5.1+cu121
+- **Model**: 1.62M parameters
+
+| Backend | Synthesis Time | Audio | RTFx |
+|:---|---:|---:|---:|
+| **ONNX Runtime (CPU)** | **92 ms** | 4.88s | **~53x** 🚀 |
+| PyTorch (CPU) | 272 ms | 4.88s | ~18x |
+
+> RTFx = Audio Duration ÷ Synthesis Time (higher = faster).  
+> With only 1.62M params, TinyTTS synthesizes ~5s of 44.1kHz audio in **92ms via ONNX** — approximately **53× real-time** on a laptop CPU.
+
+---
+
+## Comparison with Other TTS Engines
+
+All numbers are **CPU-only inference** benchmarked on the **same machine** (Intel Core laptop, no GPU).  
+Text: *"The weather is nice today, and I feel very relaxed."*  
+Protocol: 5 warm-up runs + 20 timed runs (median). Model load time excluded.
+
+| ENGINE | Params | TTFA (ms) | TOTAL (s) | AUDIO (s) | RTFx | 🔊 |
+|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|:---:|
+| **TinyTTS (ONNX)** | **1.6M** | **86** | **0.092** | **4.88** | **~53x 🚀** | [▶](samples/tinytts.wav) |
+| Piper (ONNX, 22kHz) | ~63M | 114 | 0.112 | 2.91 | ~26x | [▶](samples/piper.wav) |
+| **TinyTTS (PyTorch)** | **1.6M** | **295** | **0.272** | **4.88** | **~18x** | [▶](samples/tinytts.wav) |
+| KittenTTS nano | ~10M | 298 | 0.286 | 4.87 | ~17x | [▶](samples/kittentts_nano.wav) |
+| Supertonic (2-step) | ~82M | 260 | 0.249 | 3.69 | ~15x | [▶](samples/supertonic.wav) |
+| Pocket-TTS | 100M | 1055 | 0.928 | 3.68 | ~4x | [▶](samples/pocket_tts.wav) |
+| Kokoro ONNX | 82M | 943 | 0.933 | 3.16 | ~3x | [▶](samples/kokoro.wav) |
+| KittenTTS mini | ~25M | 1965 | 2.047 | 4.17 | ~2x | [▶](samples/kittentts_mini.wav) |
+
+> **TTFA** = Time To First Audio. **RTFx** = Audio Duration ÷ Synthesis Time (higher = faster).  
+> ⚠️ Output sample rates differ: Piper 22kHz, KittenTTS 24kHz, TinyTTS/Supertonic 44.1kHz.  
+> **TinyTTS achieves the best speed-to-size ratio**: only **1.6M params** / **3.4 MB** ONNX yet ~53× real-time at 44.1kHz.
+
+### CPU vs GPU vs ONNX Summary
+
+```text
+Backend          | Synthesis Time | Audio  | RTFx
+-----------------|----------------|--------|----------
+CPU (ONNX)       | 0.092 s        | 4.88s  | ~53x 🚀
+CPU (PyTorch)    | 0.272 s        | 4.88s  | ~18x
+GPU (CUDA, est.) | ~0.015 s       | 4.88s  | ~325x
+```
+
+> **ONNX Runtime** is the recommended backend for CPU deployment — it provides **~3× speedup** over PyTorch eager mode by fusing ops and eliminating Python dispatch overhead.
+
+### Run benchmarks yourself
+
+```bash
+python benchmark.py
+```
+
+> Compares TinyTTS (PyTorch + ONNX) against Piper, Kokoro, KittenTTS, Pocket-TTS and Supertonic on CPU.
+
+---
+
+## CLI Arguments
+
+| Argument | Short | Default | Description |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `--text` | `-t` | *"The weather is nice today..."* | Text to synthesize |
+| `--checkpoint` | `-c` | *(optional)* | Path to `G.pth`. Auto-downloads if omitted. |
+| `--output` | `-o` | `output.wav` | Output audio filename |
+| `--speaker` | `-s` | `MALE` | Speaker ID |
+| `--speed` | | `1.0` | Speech speed (1.0=normal, 1.5=faster, 0.7=slower) |
+| `--device` | | `cuda` | Device: `cuda` or `cpu` |
+
+---
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+tiny-tts/
+├── infer.py                  # Main inference script
+├── TinyTTS.png               # Project logo
+├── setup.py                  # Package setup (pip install)
+├── pyproject.toml            # Build configuration
+├── G.pth              # Pre-trained checkpoint (FP16: ~17 MB)
+├── tinytts_fp16.onnx         # ONNX FP16 model (~3.4 MB)
+├── models/
+│   └── synthesizer.py        # Model definition
+├── nn/
+│   ├── attentions.py         # Attention layers
+│   ├── modules.py            # Neural network modules
+│   ├── commons.py            # Utility functions
+│   └── transforms.py         # Flow transforms
+├── text/
+│   ├── english.py            # English G2P pipeline
+│   ├── symbols.py            # Phoneme symbol tables
+│   ├── cmudict.rep           # CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
+│   └── english_utils/        # Text normalization
+├── alignment/
+│   └── core.py               # Viterbi alignment
+└── utils/
+    └── config.py             # Model hyperparameters
+```
+
+---
+
+## TODO
+
+- [ ] Public source code for training
+- [ ] Add more English speakers
+- [ ] Add ultra-lightweight zero-shot voice cloning
+- [x] Release an even smaller model version while maintaining high accuracy
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE).