1038lab-ComfyUI-EdgeTTS/update.md

ComfyUI-EdgeTTS Update Log

v1.2.1 (2025/7/23)

Voice ID Compatibility Fix

• Fixed 12 invalid voice IDs that were no longer available in Edge TTS API
• Updated multilingual voices to their standard counterparts:
  • en-GB-AdaMultilingualNeural → en-GB-LibbyNeural
  • en-GB-OllieMultilingualNeural → en-GB-RyanNeural
  • en-AU-WilliamNeural → en-AU-WilliamMultilingualNeural
  • ja-JP-MasaruMultilingualNeural → ja-JP-KeitaNeural
  • es-ES-IsidoraMultilingualNeural → es-ES-XimenaNeural
  • es-ES-ArabellaMultilingualNeural → es-ES-XimenaNeural
  • es-ES-TristanMultilingualNeural → es-ES-XimenaNeural
  • es-MX-PelayoNeural → es-MX-DaliaNeural
  • it-IT-IsabellaMultilingualNeural → it-IT-GiuseppeMultilingualNeural
  • it-IT-MarcelloMultilingualNeural → it-IT-GiuseppeMultilingualNeural
  • it-IT-AlessioMultilingualNeural → it-IT-GiuseppeMultilingualNeural
  • pt-BR-MacerioMultilingualNeural → pt-BR-ThalitaMultilingualNeural

Event Loop Handling Improvement

• Fixed issue with asyncio event loop in EdgeTTS node
• Improved compatibility with ComfyUI's main event loop
• Added thread isolation for TTS processing
• Resolved deadlock issues when generating speech

Documentation Update

• Added complete voice list documentation
• Updated voice compatibility information
• Added detailed voice characteristics for all languages
• Improved troubleshooting section

v1.2.0 (2025/6/20)

Voice Display Enhancement

• Improved voice name format for better readability
  • Before: zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural → After: [Chinese] zh-CN Xiaoxiao
  • Before: en-US-JennyNeural → After: [English] en-US Jenny
• All voices now display in [Language] locale VoiceName format

Performance Optimization

• Added lazy loading for voice data
• Faster ComfyUI startup time
• Reduced memory usage when EdgeTTS not in use
• Voice data cached after first load

Added Multilingual Voices

• Chinese-Mainland:
  • zh-CN-XiaoxiaoMultilingualNeural: Female, Friendly, Positive
  • zh-CN-YunfanMultilingualNeural: Male, Friendly, Positive
  • zh-CN-YunxiaoMultilingualNeural: Male, Friendly, Positive
• English-US:
  • en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural: Female, Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly
  • en-US-AndrewMultilingualNeural: Male, Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest
  • en-US-EmmaMultilingualNeural: Female, Cheerful, Clear, Conversational
  • en-US-BrianMultilingualNeural: Male, Approachable, Casual, Sincere
• English-GB:
  • en-GB-AdaMultilingualNeural: Female, Friendly, Positive
  • en-GB-OllieMultilingualNeural: Male, Friendly, Positive
• Japanese:
  • ja-JP-MasaruMultilingualNeural: Male, Friendly, Positive
• Korean:
  • ko-KR-HyunsuMultilingualNeural: Male, Friendly, Positive

v1.1.0 (2025/1/24)

Voice Statistics

• This update adds 19 new languages and 38 new voices.
• A total of 46 language categories and 114 voices are now supported.
• The proportion of new voices accounts for approximately a 33.3% increase.

Voice Categories Restructuring

• Reorganized Chinese voices into more specific categories:

  • Chinese-Mainland: Standard Mandarin
  • Chinese-Cantonese: Hong Kong Cantonese
  • Chinese-Taiwan: Taiwan Mandarin
  • Chinese-Dialect: Regional dialects

• Split English voices into regional variants:

  • English-US: American English
  • English-GB: British English
  • English-AU: Australian English

• Split French voices into regional variants:

  • French-FR: France French
  • French-CA: Canadian French
  • French-CH: Swiss French

• Split German voices into regional variants:

  • German-DE: Germany German
  • German-AT: Austrian German
  • German-CH: Swiss German

• Split Spanish voices into regional variants:

  • Spanish-ES: Spain Spanish
  • Spanish-MX: Mexican Spanish

• Split Portuguese voices into regional variants:

  • Portuguese-BR: Brazilian Portuguese
  • Portuguese-PT: Portugal Portuguese

Chinese Voice Updates

• Added more detailed characteristics for existing Chinese voices
  • XiaoxiaoNeural: Added "News, Novel" traits
  • XiaoyiNeural: Added "Cartoon, Novel" traits
  • YunjianNeural: Added "Sports, Novel" traits
  • YunxiNeural: Added "Novel" trait
  • YunxiaNeural: Added "Cartoon, Novel" traits
  • YunyangNeural: Added "News" trait
  • liaoning-XiaobeiNeural: Added "Dialect" trait
  • shaanxi-XiaoniNeural: Added "Dialect" trait

New Language Support

• Added support for new languages:

  1. Bengali (India)

     • BashkarNeural (Male)
     • TanishaaNeural (Female)

  2. Malay

     • OsmanNeural (Male)
     • YasminNeural (Female)

  3. Tamil (India and Singapore)

     • PallaviNeural (Female, IN)
     • ValluvarNeural (Male, IN)
     • AnbuNeural (Male, SG)
     • VenbaNeural (Female, SG)

  4. Telugu

     • MohanNeural (Male)
     • ShrutiNeural (Female)

  5. Marathi

     • AarohiNeural (Female)
     • ManoharNeural (Male)

  6. Swahili

     • ZuriNeural (Female)
     • RafikiNeural (Male)

  7. Persian

     • DilaraNeural (Female)
     • FaridNeural (Male)

2. Vietnamese

   • HoaiMyNeural (Female)
   • NamMinhNeural (Male)

3. Thai

   • NiwatNeural (Male)
   • PremwadeeNeural (Female)

4. Ukrainian

   • OstapNeural (Male)
   • PolinaNeural (Female)

5. Greek

   • AthinaNeural (Female)
   • NestorasNeural (Male)

6. Czech

   • AntoninNeural (Male)
   • VlastaNeural (Female)

7. Finnish

   • HarriNeural (Male)
   • NooraNeural (Female)

8. Danish

   • ChristelNeural (Female)
   • JeppeNeural (Male)

9. Norwegian

   • FinnNeural (Male)
   • PernilleNeural (Female)

10. Swedish

    • MattiasNeural (Male)
    • SofieNeural (Female)

11. Romanian

    • AlinaNeural (Female)
    • EmilNeural (Male)

12. Slovak

    • LukasNeural (Male)
    • ViktoriaNeural (Female)

13. Slovenian

    • PetraNeural (Female)
    • RokNeural (Male)

Notes

• All new voices maintain consistent description format: "Friendly, Positive"
• Regional variants now clearly indicated in category names
• All voices support Neural engine technology
• Each language typically includes at least one male and one female voice
• Current voice distribution covers major world languages and regional variants