EXPRESSIVE VALUE
Set up
Fish Audio.
Multilingual streaming narration with natural-language delivery cues, optional custom voices, and a free S2.1 development model.
- Best for
- Low-cost expressive and multilingual narration
- Estimated cost
- S2.1 Pro Free is $0 under fair use; paid S2.1 Pro is $15 per 1M UTF-8 bytes
- Account
- Fish Audio account and API key required
- Selected text
- Selected text is sent directly to Fish Audio and may be used to improve its models under its general terms.
SETUP
Follow these steps in order.
Allow Accessibility
In Yapper Settings, choose Open Settings. Enable Yapper in macOS Accessibility, then return and choose Check Again.
Choose your provider
Choose Fish Audio under Choose your provider.
Add your Fish Audio API key
Sign in to Fish Audio, create a dedicated API key, and copy it. Return to Yapper and paste it into API key.
Create a Fish Audio API keyChoose your narrator
Choose the free or paid S2.1 model. Leave Voice ID empty for the default narrator, or browse the voice library and paste a library or custom model ID. Then set pace, delivery, expressiveness, and streaming quality.
Browse Fish Audio voicesSet playback
Playback speed changes audio locally on your Mac. Narration pace and delivery change how Fish Audio performs the text.
Choose a keyboard shortcut
Choose the shortcut button, then press the key combination you want to use in any app.
Save and finish
Choose Save and Finish. Select a short sentence and press your shortcut to test the connection.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Check the provider directly.
Provider pricing and account screens can change. These links are the source of truth.