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@Saganaki22 Saganaki22 released this 05 Jul 00:10
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Higgs Audio v3 Studio v0.2.0

Second Windows desktop release of Higgs Audio v3 Studio, a Rust/Tauri app for local Higgs Audio v3 TTS inference through a ported native C++/CUDA engine.

Downloads

Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.0_x64-setup.exe

Windows NSIS installer. Use this for normal installation.

Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.0_x64_en-US.msi

Windows MSI installer. Use this if you prefer MSI-based installation or deployment.

Higgs Audio v3 Studio _0.2.0_x64 Portable/

Portable non-installer folder. Keep the .exe and resources/ folder together.

Requirements

  • Windows x64
  • NVIDIA GPU (30xx, 40xx, 50xx)
  • CUDA 13 runtime/driver support
  • Recommended VRAM:
    • q4_k_m: 8 GB VRAM
    • q5_k: 9 GB VRAM
    • q6_k: 10 GB VRAM
    • q8_0: 12 GB VRAM
    • bf16: 16 GB VRAM

What Is New In v0.2.0

  • Added live streaming playback during generation.
  • Added API streaming endpoint with NDJSON progress/audio events.
  • Added local API Command Centre with popout window and filters.
  • Fixed API Command Centre popout ACL permission.
  • Fixed API Info examples panel height/layout.
  • Added unified generation queue handling for UI/API jobs.
  • Added Speaker Gallery for reusable speaker identities.
  • Added speaker ZIP import/export with selected-speaker export.
  • Added saved speaker reference cache support using .hspkcache.
  • Added Q5_K and Q6_K Higgs model options.
  • Updated model manifest and checksums for Q5_K/Q6_K.
  • Added model dropdown support for Q5_K and Q6_K.
  • Improved portable package with updated bundled engine DLL and assets.
  • Updated README and README_ZH for v0.2.0.

What Is Included

  • Tauri desktop UI
  • Ported Higgs Audio v3 C++/CUDA engine DLL
  • Higgs config/tokenizer asset files
  • Model download UI
  • Whisper model selection/download UI
  • Voice clone workflow
  • Continue speech workflow
  • Multi-speaker workflow
  • Speaker Gallery
  • WAV/MP3 save support
  • Local API server
  • API streaming support
  • API examples for curl, Python, JavaScript, and PowerShell
  • API Command Centre log viewer
  • Bundled external-browser links for GitHub, releases, Hugging Face, and Whisper model selection

What Is Not Included

The large Higgs GGUF model weights are not bundled with the installer or portable build. Download them from the app or from the Hugging Face model repository.

Model files are hosted here:

https://huggingface.co/drbaph/Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio

Available Higgs Models

  • q4_k_m: smaller model, recommended for 8 GB VRAM
  • q5_k: balanced K-quant model, recommended for 9 GB VRAM
  • q6_k: higher-quality K-quant model, recommended for 10 GB VRAM
  • q8_0: recommended default, best quality/speed balance, recommended for 12 GB VRAM
  • bf16: highest fidelity testing model, recommended for 16 GB VRAM

Installer Setup

  1. Download Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.0_x64-setup.exe.
  2. Run the installer.
  3. Open Higgs Audio v3 Studio.
  4. Download/select the engine and model if needed.
  5. Load the engine, then load the model.
  6. Pick a workflow and generate audio.

Portable Setup

Download or copy the full Higgs Audio v3 Studio Portable folder.

Keep this structure intact:

Higgs Audio v3 Studio Portable/
├─ Higgs Audio v3 Studio.exe
└─ resources/
   ├─ engine/
   │  └─ audiocpp_engine.dll
   └─ higgs-assets/
      └─ higgs-audio-v3-tts-4b/
         ├─ config.json
         ├─ tokenizer.json
         ├─ tokenizer_config.json
         ├─ higgs_audio_v2_tokenizer_config.json
         └─ chat_template.jinja

Notes

  • The bundled engine DLL in this release is the updated CUDA engine.
  • The app downloads model weights separately into a user-writable model folder.
  • External links open in the system browser.
  • If the API Command Centre is popped out, it can remain visible while the main app is minimized to tray.
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