Chime TTS for Home Assistant (Marketplace integration)

Installs: 4.2k sharing analytics
GitHub stars: 381
Connection: Works locally
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: v1.3.0, October 27, 2026
Category: AI and voice, Speech
Kind: Marketplace integration
Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain: chime_tts
Source: github.com/nimroddolev/chime_tts
Issues: Report an issue

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

About

Chime TTS is a custom integration that joins chimes and text-to-speech into a single audio file. The audio is generated locally and played in one action call, which avoids the gap that separate playback actions can cause. Audio can be placed before, after, or between speech segments, and several TTS platforms can be mixed in one announcement. It adds actions to say a message, return a file URL without playing it, replay the last request, and clear the cache, plus a notifier platform with reusable notification profiles. Options cover default TTS platform, language, voice, offsets, crossfades, and a fallback TTS platform whose use can be reported as a log entry, notification, or repair issue. A sidebar panel manages defaults, chimes, Chime Sets, and logs, and setup is done in the UI.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
From the Marketplace Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

After setup

Action timeout (in seconds)
TTS audio generation timeout (in seconds)
Default TTS platform
Default language (when using default TTS platform)
Default voice (when using default TTS platform)
Default dialect (when using the Google Translate TTS platform)
Default pre-playback script
Default post-playback script
Fallback TTS platform
Cache audio generated by the fallback TTS platform (off by default — cached audio is keyed to the requested platform, so caching the fallback's audio keeps serving its voice after the requested platform recovers)
Report use of the fallback TTS platform as a 'debug' log entry (default), a 'warning' log entry, a 'notification', or a 'repair' issue that clears once the requested platform works again
Default offset value (in milliseconds) between chimes & TTS audio
Default crossfade value (in milliseconds) between audio segments
Fade transition (in milliseconds) when fading currently playing audio for announce and fade_audio
Delay (in milliseconds) before removing temporary files

Texts from the code of nimroddolev/chime_tts.

Actions

Clear CacheRemoves all locally cached TTS audio files created from Chime TTSFields: Temporary Chimes Cache, Temporary Chime TTS Cache, Publicly Accessible Chime TTS Cache, Home Assistant TTS Cache
ReplayRepeat the last action call to chime_tts.say with the same parameters
SayPlay an audio file before TTS audioFields: Chime Path, End Chime Path, Offset, Initial Delay, Final Delay, Message, TTS Platform, TTS Speed, TTS Pitch, Volume Level
Say URLGenerates an audio file with the chime_tts.say action and returns either an external URL or a local file path, depending on the folder set in the configurationFields: Chime Path, End Chime Path, Offset, Initial Delay, Final Delay, Message, TTS Platform, TTS Speed, TTS Pitch, Cache

Troubleshooting

Repair noticesNotices it can show in Settings, Repairs:Chime TTS is using the fallback TTS platform

From the README

Chime TTS is a custom Home Assistant integration that combines TTS and audio files into one locally generated audio file, eliminating the gap caused by separate playback actions.
No lag or timing issues: Precise timing between audio files without separate playback actions.
Customizable audio cues: Play preset, custom, downloaded, or remote audio before, after, or between TTS segments.
Chime Sets: Create reusable groups of chimes and choose a member at random for each announcement.
Flexible TTS platform selection: Works with any TTS platform configured in Home Assistant.
Easy action invocation: Use chime_tts.say and chime_tts.say_url actions in automations and scripts.
Player controls: Set media-player volume and restore currently playing audio where supported.
Metadata and artwork: Forward media-player metadata and artwork to standard players with the extra action field.
Mix and match TTS platforms: Use multiple TTS platforms in one announcement.
Audio controls: Configure speed, pitch, offsets, crossfades, delays, repeats, caching, FFmpeg conversion, and speaker groups where supported.
Sidebar panel: Manage defaults, chimes, Chime Sets, notification profiles, and logs from Home Assistant.

From the README of nimroddolev/chime_tts, MIT License. Shortened.