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Vocello 2.0.0 Beta 1

Vocello 2.0.0 beta 1 is the first public beta of the macOS 26 Vocello line. It is intended for testers who want the new local-first voice-generation app and are comfortable with beta software.

QwenVoice v1.2.3 remains the stable public download for users who need macOS 15 support or do not want to test the beta.

Requirements

  • macOS 26.0 or later
  • Apple Silicon Mac
  • Enough disk space for the voice models you choose to install
  • Internet access for first-time model downloads from Hugging Face

What Is Included

  • New Vocello-branded macOS app experience.
  • Native Swift and MLX generation stack with heavy model work isolated in the bundled XPC engine service.
  • Custom Voice, Voice Design, and Voice Cloning generation modes.
  • Speed (4-bit) and Quality (8-bit) model variants on macOS, with per-mode selection on the generation screens.
  • Settings-based model download manager for installing, repairing, revealing, and deleting model packages.
  • Local-first generation: after models are installed, generation runs on the Mac and generated audio/history stay in local app storage unless you export them.
  • Delivery and emotion prompt hardening, including safer strong-excited wording and explicit whisper instructions.
  • Backend hardening for finish reasons, clone cache identity, audio preparation limits, XPC trust policy, and release verification.

Known Beta Notes

  • This is a public beta, not the stable macOS 15-compatible QwenVoice line.
  • Voice Design and Voice Cloning can be slower than Custom Voice, especially with Quality models or on lower-memory Macs.
  • Quality (8-bit) models are optional, larger downloads and can be heavy on 8 GB Macs.
  • Emotion and delivery controls are improved but remain model-dependent; advisory audio-QA and Gemini-assisted review have been used for targeted reliability checks.
  • Voice Cloning is reference-driven. Only clone voices you own or have permission to use.
  • The iPhone app remains in development and is not distributed through GitHub Releases.

Install

  1. Download Vocello-macos26.dmg from this release.
  2. Open the DMG and drag Vocello.app to /Applications.
  3. Open Vocello.
  4. Go to Settings -> Model downloads and install the model packages you want to use.
  5. Generate locally from Custom Voice, Voice Design, or Voice Cloning.

Verification

This release is built through the signed macOS release workflow. The published DMG is notarized and accompanied by a SHA-256 checksum asset.

Use Vocello-macos26.dmg.sha256 to verify the downloaded DMG before installing if desired.

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