Higgs Audio v3 Studio v0.2.31
Windows and Linux release. This version adds full Linux CUDA support alongside easier engine loading, clearer dependency diagnostics, and smoother setup for users who do not have the full CUDA Toolkit installed.
Downloads
Windows
Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.31_x64-setup.exe
Windows NSIS installer. Use this for normal installation.
Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.31_x64_en-US.msi
Windows MSI installer. Use this if you prefer MSI-based installation or deployment.
Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.31_x64_Portable.zip/
Portable non-installer folder. Keep the .exe and resources/ folder together.
Linux
Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.31_amd64.deb
DEB package for Ubuntu/Debian. Install with sudo apt install ./Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio_0.2.31_amd64.deb.
Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.31_amd64.AppImage
Portable AppImage for any Linux distro. Make executable with chmod +x and run.
Higgs Audio v3 Studio-0.2.31-1.x86_64.rpm
RPM package for Fedora/RHEL.
Requirements
Windows
- Windows x64
- NVIDIA GPU, recommended RTX 30xx / 40xx / 50xx
- CUDA 13 compatible NVIDIA driver
- Recommended VRAM:
q4_k_m: 8 GB VRAMq5_k: 9 GB VRAMq6_k: 10 GB VRAMq8_0: 12 GB VRAMbf16: 16 GB VRAM
Linux
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 (recommended) or other Debian-based distro
- NVIDIA GPU, recommended RTX 30xx / 40xx / 50xx
- CUDA 13 compatible NVIDIA driver
- Same VRAM requirements as Windows
What Is New In v0.2.31
Linux Support (New)
- Added native CUDA engine for Linux (
libaudiocpp_engine.so) covering sm_86 (RTX 30xx), sm_89 (RTX 40xx), and sm_120a (RTX 50xx). - Engine package bundles CUDA 13 runtime libraries (
libcudart,libcublas,libcublasLt) withrpath=$ORIGIN, so users only need an NVIDIA driver installed — no CUDA Toolkit required. - Fixed NVML telemetry: now loads
libnvidia-ml.so.1so GPU VRAM, power, and utilization appear in the hardware monitor on Linux. - Disabled WebKitGTK DMABUF renderer to enable GPU-accelerated compositing on NVIDIA drivers.
- Replaced CSS
zoomUI scaling withtransform: scale()for smooth slider dragging on WebKitGTK. - Fixed dark mode dropdown styling on WebKitGTK with
color-scheme,appearance: none, and custom arrow SVGs. - Added PNG icons for Linux desktop/DEB/RPM/AppImage bundling (generated from existing
.ico). - Added platform-aware engine download: Linux fetches from Hugging Face
engines_linux/. - Updated UI labels from "DLL" to "libraries" or "Files" on Linux.
Windows Maintenance
- Added clearer Windows engine dependency validation before loading
audiocpp_engine.dll. - Added detection for the actual current engine dependencies:
nvcuda.dllcublas64_13.dllcublasLt64_13.dllMSVCP140.dllVCOMP140.DLLVCRUNTIME140.dllVCRUNTIME140_1.dll
- Removed false required checks for CUDA DLLs not imported by this engine build.
- Updated the engine download button to
Download Engine DLLs. Download Engine DLLsnow downloads the engine package from the Hugging Faceengines/folder instead of only downloadingaudiocpp_engine.dll.- The app can now use either system-installed CUDA/MSVC runtime DLLs or DLLs downloaded into the app engine folder.
- Improved engine loader search behavior so the loader uses the same dependency search folders checked by the diagnostic validator.
- Updated Hugging Face manifest/checksum layout for the full engine DLL package and Linux engine package.
- Updated README and README_ZH with the new engine package layout and Linux build/install instructions.
- Added multi-speaker preflight validation before generation starts.
- Added multi-speaker line progress text such as
Line 1/42,Line 2/42, etc. - Added clearer error handling when a multi-speaker line points to a missing speaker or a speaker without a reference voice.
What Is Included
- Tauri desktop UI (Windows and Linux)
- Ported Higgs Audio v3 C++/CUDA engine (Windows DLL, Linux
.so) - Higgs config/tokenizer asset files
- Model download UI
- Engine package download UI (platform-aware)
- 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
- Engine dependency repair diagnostics
- NVIDIA hardware telemetry (VRAM, GPU load, power, RAM, history graph)
- Bundled external-browser links for GitHub, releases, Hugging Face, NVIDIA driver/CUDA, VC++ runtime, 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.
The NVIDIA driver is not bundled. Users still need a CUDA 13 compatible NVIDIA driver installed.
nvcuda.dll / libcuda.so is not bundled and should not be manually copied. It is provided by the NVIDIA driver.
Model And Runtime Files
Model and engine runtime files are hosted here:
https://huggingface.co/drbaph/Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio
Expected Hugging Face layout:
/
├─ manifest.json
├─ checksums/
│ └─ SHA256SUMS.txt
├─ engines/ # Windows engine package
│ ├─ audiocpp_engine.dll
│ ├─ cublas64_13.dll
│ ├─ cublasLt64_13.dll
│ ├─ MSVCP140.dll
│ ├─ VCOMP140.DLL
│ ├─ VCRUNTIME140.dll
│ └─ VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
├─ engines_linux/ # Linux engine package
│ ├─ libaudiocpp_engine.so
│ ├─ libcudart.so.13
│ ├─ libcublas.so.13
│ └─ libcublasLt.so.13
└─ models/
├─ higgs-q4_k_m/
│ └─ q4_k_m.gguf
├─ higgs-q5_k/
│ └─ q5_k.gguf
├─ higgs-q6_k/
│ └─ q6_k.gguf
├─ higgs-q8_0/
│ └─ q8_0.gguf
└─ higgs-bf16/
└─ bf16.gguf
Available Higgs Models
q4_k_m: smaller model, recommended for 8 GB VRAMq5_k: balanced K-quant model, recommended for 9 GB VRAMq6_k: higher-quality K-quant model, recommended for 10 GB VRAMq8_0: recommended default, best quality/speed balance, recommended for 12 GB VRAMbf16: highest fidelity testing model, recommended for 16 GB VRAM
Windows Setup
Installer
- Download
Higgs Audio v3 Studio_0.2.31_x64-setup.exe. - Run the installer.
- Open Higgs Audio v3 Studio.
- If the engine/runtime DLLs are missing, click
Download Engine DLLs. - Download/select a Higgs model if needed.
- Load the engine, then load the model.
- Pick a workflow and generate audio.
Portable
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
If the portable build reports missing CUDA/MSVC runtime DLLs, open the app and click Download Engine DLLs. The downloaded runtime package is stored in the user-writable app engine folder.
Linux Setup
DEB (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt install ./Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio_0.2.31_amd64.debLaunch from the app menu or run higgs-audio-studio from terminal.
AppImage (portable)
chmod +x Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio_0.2.31_amd64.AppImage
./Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio_0.2.31_amd64.AppImageRPM (Fedora/RHEL)
sudo dnf install ./Higgs-Audio-v3-Studio-0.2.31-1.x86_64.rpmAfter launching
- Click
Download Engine Filesto fetch the Linux CUDA engine package. - Download or browse to a Higgs model folder.
- Load the engine, then load the model.
- Pick a workflow and generate audio.
The engine .so files download to ~/.higgs-audio-v3-studio/engine/ and include all required CUDA runtime libraries. Users only need an NVIDIA driver — no CUDA Toolkit install required.
Notes
- The app can use runtime libraries already installed on the system.
- The app can also use runtime libraries downloaded from the Hugging Face engine folders.
- Users still need an NVIDIA driver. The app cannot bundle or replace
nvcuda.dll/libcuda.so. - 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.