--- title: "dc_tts vs EmotiVoice" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/kyubyong-dc-tts-vs-netease-youdao-emotivoice" tools: ["kyubyong-dc-tts", "netease-youdao-emotivoice"] --- # dc_tts vs EmotiVoice *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick dc_tts if dc_tts is a text-to-speech model based on TensorFlow and requires specific version dependencies; pick EmotiVoice if emotiVoice is an emotion-driven text-to-speech engine that emphasizes voice diversity and prompt control, allowing users to generate speech with varied emotions and speaking styles. [dc_tts](https://github.com/Kyubyong/dc_tts) reports 1.2k GitHub stars, 360 forks, and 68 open issues, last pushed Apr 14, 2023. [EmotiVoice](https://github.com/netease-youdao/EmotiVoice) has 8.5k stars, 756 forks, and 137 open issues, last pushed Sep 3, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [dc_tts's repository](https://github.com/Kyubyong/dc_tts) and [EmotiVoice's repository](https://github.com/netease-youdao/EmotiVoice). | | [dc_tts](/tools/kyubyong-dc-tts.md) | [EmotiVoice](/tools/netease-youdao-emotivoice.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A TensorFlow Implementation of DC-TTS | A Multi-Voice and Prompt-Controlled TTS Engine | | Stars | 1,159 | 8,528 | | Forks | 360 | 756 | | Open issues | 68 | 137 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | dc_tts is a text-to-speech model based on TensorFlow and requires specific version dependencies. | EmotiVoice is an emotion-driven text-to-speech engine that emphasizes voice diversity and prompt control, allowing users to generate speech with varied emotions and speaking styles. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Speech & Audio | Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [dc_tts](/tools/kyubyong-dc-tts.md) | [EmotiVoice](/tools/netease-youdao-emotivoice.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 1254d | 16d | | Open issues (now) | 68 | 137 | | Stars delta | +3 (30d) | +27 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/kyubyong-dc-tts/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/netease-youdao-emotivoice/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: dc_tts - **Requirements:** Depends on TensorFlow >=1.3 and has compatibility issues with updated APIs for `tf.contrib.layers.layer_norm`.; Requires Python packages like NumPy, librosa, tqdm, matplotlib, and scipy. - **Adopt for:** dc_tts is a text-to-speech model based on TensorFlow and requires specific version dependencies. ## Decision facts: EmotiVoice - **Adopt for:** EmotiVoice is an emotion-driven text-to-speech engine that emphasizes voice diversity and prompt control, allowing users to generate speech with varied emotions and speaking styles. ## Choose when ### Choose dc_tts if… - Requirements: Depends on TensorFlow >=1.3 and has compatibility issues with updated APIs for `tf.contrib.layers.layer_norm`.; Requires Python packages like NumPy, librosa, tqdm, matplotlib, and scipy.. - Tags unique to dc_tts: speech, speech-to-text, tensorflow, tts. - dc_tts is a text-to-speech model based on TensorFlow and requires specific version dependencies. ### Choose EmotiVoice if… - Tags unique to EmotiVoice: ai, deep-learning, emotion, multispeaker. - EmotiVoice ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you need a TTS solution capable of handling multiple speaker voices in a single project ## When NOT to use dc_tts - Last GitHub push was Apr 14, 2023 (dormant maintenance). Validate activity before betting a new project on dc_tts. ## When NOT to use EmotiVoice - For setups without access to an NVidia GPU, as EmotiVoice requires one for running its Docker image - When deploying applications that have strict latency requirements and cannot accommodate the startup time of a Docker container or the processing demands of GPU computations ## Common questions ### What is the difference between dc_tts and EmotiVoice? dc_tts: A TensorFlow Implementation of DC-TTS. EmotiVoice: A Multi-Voice and Prompt-Controlled TTS Engine. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose dc_tts over EmotiVoice? Choose dc_tts over EmotiVoice when Requirements: Depends on TensorFlow >=1.3 and has compatibility issues with updated APIs for `tf.contrib.layers.layer_norm`.; Requires Python packages like NumPy, librosa, tqdm, matplotlib, and scipy.; Tags unique to dc_tts: speech, speech-to-text, tensorflow, tts; dc_tts is a text-to-speech model based on TensorFlow and requires specific version dependencies. ### When should I choose EmotiVoice over dc_tts? Choose EmotiVoice over dc_tts when Tags unique to EmotiVoice: ai, deep-learning, emotion, multispeaker; EmotiVoice ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you need a TTS solution capable of handling multiple speaker voices in a single project. ### When should I avoid dc_tts? Last GitHub push was Apr 14, 2023 (dormant maintenance). Validate activity before betting a new project on dc_tts. ### When should I avoid EmotiVoice? For setups without access to an NVidia GPU, as EmotiVoice requires one for running its Docker image When deploying applications that have strict latency requirements and cannot accommodate the startup time of a Docker container or the processing demands of GPU computations ### Is dc_tts or EmotiVoice more popular on GitHub? EmotiVoice has more GitHub stars (8,528 vs 1,159). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are dc_tts and EmotiVoice open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (dc_tts: Apache-2.0, EmotiVoice: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to dc_tts or EmotiVoice? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [dc_tts alternatives](/tools/kyubyong-dc-tts/alternatives) and [EmotiVoice alternatives](/tools/netease-youdao-emotivoice/alternatives) ([dc_tts markdown twin](/tools/kyubyong-dc-tts/alternatives.md), [EmotiVoice markdown twin](/tools/netease-youdao-emotivoice/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/kyubyong-dc-tts-vs-netease-youdao-emotivoice.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, dc_tts or EmotiVoice? dc_tts: Dormant. EmotiVoice: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for dc_tts and EmotiVoice? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [dc_tts trust report](/tools/kyubyong-dc-tts/trust); [EmotiVoice trust report](/tools/netease-youdao-emotivoice/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=kyubyong-dc-tts`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=kyubyong-dc-tts) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_