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Application Settings

Settings apply to new jobs you queue from the dashboard.

Narration Defaults

Pick a saved speaker from Speaker Studio to use by default for new jobs.

Kokoro settings

Used when no default speaker is selected, and as a fallback when speaker analysis cannot resolve a speaker.

Supertonic settings

These defaults apply when a Supertonic speaker does not override them.

2 = fastest/lowest quality, 15 = slowest/highest quality.

Speakers detected fewer times fall back to the narrator voice.

Include {{name}} where the speaker name should be inserted.

Disable if you prefer to skip entity extraction in the job wizard.

Limits random voice selection for speakers marked as random. Leave empty to allow any language.

Audio & Delivery

Default output: /data/outputs

Inserted between the spoken chapter title and the chapter content. Set to 0 to disable.

When enabled, the narrator speaks the title, optional subtitle, and author names before chapter one.

Adds a brief "The end" line after the final chapter, optionally including series information.

Converts screaming uppercase openings to sentence case while preserving acronyms.

Ensures the spoken chapter heading starts with "Chapter" when source titles begin with only a number or numeral.

Subtitles & Text
Performance
Endpoint

Point to an OpenAI-compatible endpoint such as Ollama or a proxy.

Leave blank or use ollama for local servers that do not require keys.

Normalization Prompt

Use {{sentence}} for the active sentence. {{paragraph}} remains available for legacy prompts.

Context Mode
General Rules
Apostrophes & Contractions
Strategy

Choose which contraction families are expanded.

Sample & Preview 

              
            

          

        


        

          

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Use the server root (no trailing /api); the upload requests add it automatically.

            

            

              

                
                
              

              

                
                
              

        

          
                  

                    
                    
                  

                  
Enter the folder exactly as it appears in Audiobookshelf, paste the folder ID, or browse the available folders.

        

            

            

              

                
                
                
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            Debug · TTS transformations
            
Generate a set of WAV files from a purpose-built EPUB containing code-tagged examples. When something sounds wrong, report the code (e.g. NUM_001) to pinpoint the failing transformation.


            

              
              
Uses your current Settings defaults (voice, language, speed, GPU). If generation fails, an error will appear at the top of this page.

            


            

            
            

              
              
    
                
                
  • APOS_001 — Apostrophes & contractions (1): It's a beautiful day, isn't it? Let's see what we'll do.
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  • APOS_002 — Apostrophes & contractions (2): I'm sure you're ready; we'd better go before it's too late.
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  • APOS_003 — Apostrophes & contractions (3): He'll say it's fine, but I can't promise it'll work.
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  • APOS_004 — Apostrophes & contractions (4): They've done it, and I'd agree they've earned it.
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  • APOS_005 — Apostrophes & contractions (5): She's here, we're late, they're waiting, and you're right.
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  • POS_001 — Plural possessives (1): The dogs' bowls were empty, but the boss's office was quiet.
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  • POS_002 — Plural possessives (2): The teachers' lounge was closed during the students' exams.
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  • POS_003 — Plural possessives (3): The actresses' roles changed, and the directors' notes piled up.
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  • POS_004 — Plural possessives (4): The Joneses' car was parked by the neighbors' fence.
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  • POS_005 — Plural possessives (5): The bosses' meeting ended before the witnesses' statements began.
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  • NUM_001 — Grouped numbers (1): There are 1,234 apples, 56 oranges, and 7.89 liters of juice.
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  • NUM_002 — Grouped numbers (2): The population is 10,000,000 and the area is 123.45 square miles.
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  • NUM_003 — Grouped numbers (3): Set the timer for 0.5 seconds, then wait 2.0 minutes.
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  • NUM_004 — Grouped numbers (4): We measured 3.1415 radians and wrote down 2,718.28 as well.
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  • NUM_005 — Grouped numbers (5): The sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then 13.
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  • YEAR_001 — Years and decades (1): In 1999, people said the '90s were over.
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  • YEAR_002 — Years and decades (2): In 2001, the show premiered; by 2010 it was everywhere.
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  • YEAR_003 — Years and decades (3): The 1980s were loud, and the 1970s were groovy.
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  • YEAR_004 — Years and decades (4): She loved the '80s, but he preferred the '60s.
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  • YEAR_005 — Years and decades (5): In 2024, we looked back at 2020 and planned for 2030.
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  • DATE_001 — Dates (1): On 2023-01-01, we celebrated the new year.
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  • DATE_002 — Dates (2): The deadline is 1999-12-31 at midnight.
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  • DATE_003 — Dates (3): Leap day happens on 2024-02-29.
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  • DATE_004 — Dates (4): Some formats look like 01/02/2003 and can be ambiguous.
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  • DATE_005 — Dates (5): We met on March 5, 2020 and again on Apr. 7, 2021.
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  • CUR_001 — Currency symbols (1): The price is $10.50, but it was £8.00 yesterday.
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  • CUR_002 — Currency symbols (2): Tickets cost €12, and the fine was $0.99.
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  • CUR_003 — Currency symbols (3): The bill was ¥500 and the refund was $-3.25.
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  • CUR_004 — Currency symbols (4): He paid £1,234.56 for the instrument.
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  • CUR_005 — Currency symbols (5): The subscription is $5 per month, or $50 per year.
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  • TITLE_001 — Titles and abbreviations (1): Dr. Smith lives on Elm St. near the U.S. border.
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  • TITLE_002 — Titles and abbreviations (2): Mr. and Mrs. Doe met Prof. Adams at 5 p.m.
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  • TITLE_003 — Titles and abbreviations (3): Gen. Smith spoke to Sgt. Rivera on Main St.
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  • TITLE_004 — Titles and abbreviations (4): The report came from the U.K. office, not the U.S.A. team.
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  • TITLE_005 — Titles and abbreviations (5): St. John's is different from St. Louis.
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  • PUNC_001 — Terminal punctuation (1): This sentence ends without punctuation
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  • PUNC_002 — Terminal punctuation (2): An ellipsis is already present...
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  • PUNC_003 — Terminal punctuation (3): A question without a mark
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  • PUNC_004 — Terminal punctuation (4): An exclamation without a bang
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  • PUNC_005 — Terminal punctuation (5): A quote ends here"
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  • QUOTE_001 — ALL CAPS inside quotes (1): He shouted, "THIS IS IMPORTANT!" and then whispered, "ok."
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  • QUOTE_002 — ALL CAPS inside quotes (2): She said, "NO WAY", but he replied, "maybe".
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  • QUOTE_003 — ALL CAPS inside quotes (3): The sign read "DO NOT ENTER" and the note read "pls knock".
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  • QUOTE_004 — ALL CAPS inside quotes (4): He muttered, "OK", then yelled, "STOP!"
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  • QUOTE_005 — ALL CAPS inside quotes (5): They chanted, "USA!" and someone wrote "idk".
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  • FOOT_001 — Footnote indicators (1): This is a sentence with a footnote[1] and another[12].
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  • FOOT_002 — Footnote indicators (2): Some books use multiple footnotes like this[2][3] in a row.
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  • FOOT_003 — Footnote indicators (3): A footnote can appear mid-sentence[4] and continue afterward.
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  • FOOT_004 — Footnote indicators (4): Edge cases include [0] or very large indices like [1234].
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  • FOOT_005 — Footnote indicators (5): Sometimes a footnote follows punctuation.[5] Sometimes it doesn't[6]
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