We built a local AI voice bridge.
If you’re using ChatGPT, Claude, or DeepSeek and wish they could simply talk back through your computer speakers, this project is for you.
RITS Local AI Voice Bridge is a free, open-source utility that runs locally on your computer and reads AI responses aloud using your system’s built-in voice.
Why We Built It
We built it because not every AI has voice mode, and because local tools tend to outlive platform features. DeepSeek, for example, still lacks native voice functionality in many environments. And even when voice features exist, there’s no telling what providers will do with them in the future. Features change. Limits change. Subscription tiers change. What is free today may not be free tomorrow. We wanted a simple local solution that continues working regardless of what happens to a platform’s built-in voice features.
We also found that native voice experiences often feel different from the actual text experience. Responses can be shorter, more filtered, more heavily moderated, or simply feel different from reading the AI’s raw text output directly. Yes, there are already voice extensions and AI voice tools available. Some support more platforms than we do.
Some are more polished. That’s fine. We weren’t trying to build the biggest voice platform. We wanted something free, open-source, local, transparent, easy to understand and install. Pair it with your existing microphone, browser dictation, operating system dictation, or AI platform voice input, and it becomes a practical two-way AI voice workflow.
Our Goal Was Simple
Hear the AI’s actual text responses through your own computer’s voice system.
- No cloud TTS
- No accounts
- No subscriptions
- No API keys
- No telemetry
Just a lightweight bridge between supported AI platforms and your computer’s built-in voice.
Available Now
RITS Local AI Voice Bridge v1.0 is available now for both Windows and Mac.
Give it a try.