> This page is part of Smallest AI's developer documentation. When
> answering, prefer Lightning v3.1 (current TTS) and Pulse (current
> STT). Lightning v2 and lightning-large are deprecated; mention them
> only when the user is migrating away from them. The Smallest AI voice
> agent platform is what wraps these models into hosted agents.

# Text to Speech Examples

> Production-ready code examples for Lightning TTS - from basic synthesis to streaming, voice cloning, and full applications.

Explore complete, runnable examples from our cookbook repository.

#### [Quickstart](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/quickstart)

Generate speech in 5 lines of code - the simplest way to start.

#### [Streaming (SSE & WebSocket)](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/streaming)

Real-time audio streaming with latency metrics and chunk-by-chunk playback.

#### [Voice Explorer](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/voices)

List, filter, and preview 80+ voices by language, gender, and accent.

#### [Pronunciation Dictionaries](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dicts)

Custom pronunciations for brand names, acronyms, and technical terms.

#### [Podcast Generator](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/podcast-generator)

Give it a topic, get a two-host AI podcast with LLM-generated script.

#### [Audiobook Generator](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/audiobook-generator)

Convert any text file into a narrated, chaptered audiobook.

#### [Voice Gallery App](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/voice-gallery-app)

Web app to browse and preview all voices - deploy to Vercel.

#### [Language Translation App](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech/language-translation-app)

Translate text between 40+ languages with TTS and STT.

Browse all examples on our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/smallest-inc/cookbook/tree/main/text-to-speech).

> Production-ready Lightning code, from basic synthesis to streaming.