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Install open-jtalk with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts

Japanese text-to-speech system. Version 1.11 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install open-jtalk.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install open-jtalk

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install open_jtalk

MacPorts ports tree · audio/open_jtalk/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install open-jtalk

Debian stable package indexes · open-jtalk · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Japanese text-to-speech system

Commands and aliases

  • hts_engine
  • open_jtalk

history

Project history and usage

Open JTalk is a Japanese text-to-speech system developed by the HTS working group and graduate students at Nagoya Institute of Technology.

Project history

The official site identifies Open JTalk as a Japanese text-to-speech system released under a Modified BSD license. The Open JTalk 1.11 readme says it had been developed by the HTS working group and Nagoya Institute of Technology graduate students, with copyright covering 2008-2018.

The official downloads split the system into source code, compiled dictionaries, and HTS voice data, which makes Open JTalk a language-resource stack rather than just one executable.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata records Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, and Ubuntu packages, consistent with adoption as a Unix command-line Japanese speech synthesis engine.

How it is used

Users typically run open_jtalk with a dictionary path, an HTS voice file, synthesis options, input text, and an output WAV file. The package also exposes hts_engine, reflecting the underlying synthesis runtime.

Why package nerds care

Open JTalk is notable for packaging because a useful installation needs code, dictionaries, and voice data with distinct release artifacts and licensing.

Timeline

  • 2008-2018: the Open JTalk 1.11 readme copyright range covers Nagoya Institute of Technology development.
  • 2012-12-25: HTS Voice NIT ATR503 M001 version 1.05 was released.
  • 2018-12-25: Open JTalk 1.11 and dictionary packages were released.

Related projects

  • Related components named by the official site include HTS, hts_engine API, MeCab, SPTK, NAIST Japanese Dictionary, and HTK.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
hts_enginecliglobal executable
open_jtalkcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-25
manager version1.11
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:open-jtalk
Version1.11
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/open-jtalk
Homepagehttps://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/
Upstream docshttps://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/
LicenseBSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-3.0
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/open-jtalk/Open%20JTalk/open_jtalk-1.11/open_jtalk-1.11.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameopen-jtalk
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

open-jtalk 1.11-5

Japanese text-to-speech system

https://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install open-jtalk
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Open Jtalk
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: open-jtalk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic 1.11-5

NAIST Japanese Dictionary for Open JTalk

https://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: open-jtalk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Open Jtalk
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

open-jtalk 1.11-5

Japanese text-to-speech system

https://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install open-jtalk
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Open Jtalk
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: open-jtalk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic 1.11-5

NAIST Japanese Dictionary for Open JTalk

https://open-jtalk.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: open-jtalk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Open Jtalk
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
MacPorts95%

open_jtalk

sudo port install open_jtalk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Open Jtalk
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/open_jtalk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • mimicShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media, speech-synthesis, text-to-speech.
  • cmu-pocketsphinxShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media, voice.
  • pocket-ttsShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media, text-to-speech.
  • backgroundremoverShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media.
  • cmuclmtkShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media.
  • draw-things-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment