SadTalker

6.8easy start · #9 of 27
in AI Video Lip Sync Tools

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows.

SadTalker is ranked #9 of 27 in AI video lip sync tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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SadTalker open-source software Free Apache 2.0 except listed third-party components · offline code github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Output resolution: 720p_or_lower
Watermark-free output: Yes

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The record

Purpose: SadTalker generates a talking-head video from a single portrait image and speech audio.
Motion generation: It generates 3D head-pose and expression coefficients from audio to animate a face.
Modes: The project describes still, reference, and resize modes, as well as full-image animation.
Enhancement: The CLI examples support GFPGAN enhancement for generated videos.
Integrations: The README says SadTalker is integrated into Discord and offers a Stable Diffusion WebUI extension.
Online demos: The project links to Hugging Face and Colab demos.
Local use: The README documents a local Gradio demo, command-line inference, and Windows, Linux, and macOS setup paths.
Offline operation: The project says the open-source code runs completely offline and collects no personal information or other data.
License: The repository license identifies Apache 2.0 as the SadTalker license, except for listed third-party components.
Use restrictions: The README prohibits use that harms others' rights or violates applicable law or social ethics, including fraud and portrait-rights infringement.
Setup requirements: The documented Linux setup uses Python 3.8, PyTorch, FFmpeg, and the repository requirements; Windows setup also requires Python, Git, FFmpeg, and model files.
Models: Pre-trained models are linked for download from Google Drive, GitHub Releases, and Baidu.
Support: The README directs users to its FAQs before opening an issue and links to project discussions.
Research context: The project page identifies SadTalker as a CVPR 2023 work by researchers affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University, Tencent AI Lab, and Ant Group.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/OpenTalker/SadTalker· checked 4 Oct 2026
sadtalker.github.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/OpenTalker/SadTalker/blob/main/LICENSE· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/OpenTalker/video-retalking· checked 28 Sept 2026