# RVC

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/rvc

> RVC is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers and people who don't write code.

A web UI for training voice conversion models on a few minutes of audio and changing voices with them.

Main jobs: Voice cloning. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server, offline on your own machine and in the browser.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Voice & Music](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/audio)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · MIT
- **Source code:** [github.com/RVC-Project/Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI](https://github.com/RVC-Project/Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI)
- **GitHub stars:** 38,501
- **How you run it:** Self-host · Runs offline · Web
- **Made for:** Developers · No-code users
- **Website:** [github.com](https://github.com/RVC-Project/Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI)
- **Also known as:** Retrieval-based Voice Conversion · RVC WebUI

## What it can do

- **[Voice cloning](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/voice-cloning)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “简单易用的 语音音色转换/变声器 框架” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/RVC-Project/Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI), 2026-09-24)
- **[Model training](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/model-training)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_.

## Alternatives

- **[ElevenLabs](https://godooo.ai/en/product/elevenlabs)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[Chatterbox](https://godooo.ai/en/model/chatterbox)** (Open source, free): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[CosyVoice](https://godooo.ai/en/model/cosyvoice)** (Open source, free): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[F5-TTS](https://godooo.ai/en/model/f5-tts)** (Open source, free): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[Fish Speech](https://godooo.ai/en/model/fish-speech)** (Open source, free): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[GPT-SoVITS](https://godooo.ai/en/product/gpt-sovits)** (Open source, free): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[CapCut 剪映](https://godooo.ai/en/product/capcut)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[Descript](https://godooo.ai/en/product/descript)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Voice cloning
- **[HeyGen](https://godooo.ai/en/product/heygen)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Voice cloning

## Connections

- **Applies:** [Voice Cloning](https://godooo.ai/en/concept/voice-cloning)

## Questions

### What is RVC?

RVC is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers and people who don't write code. A web UI for training voice conversion models on a few minutes of audio and changing voices with them.

### Is RVC free?

Yes. RVC is open source (MIT) and free to use.

### Is RVC open source?

Yes, under the MIT license. The source code is at https://github.com/RVC-Project/Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI.

### Can RVC run locally?

Yes. RVC can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can RVC do?

Main jobs: Voice cloning. It can also do: Model training.

### What are open-source alternatives to RVC?

Open-source ones: Chatterbox, CosyVoice, F5-TTS, Fish Speech and GPT-SoVITS. Others: ElevenLabs, CapCut 剪映, Descript and HeyGen.

## Sources

- [github.com](https://github.com/RVC-Project/Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI) — checked 2026-09-24

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