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RealChar lets users create and customize AI characters for real time conversations across mobile, web, and terminal.
About Shaunwei/RealChar
RealChar is an open source codebase for creating and talking with AI characters in realtime. It is hosted on GitHub and includes web, mobile, and terminal clients with a backend. Conversations can use voice or text messages.
You can create a character without coding and set its personality, background, and voice. The project connects to language models such as OpenAI GPT-3.5/4 and Anthropic Claude 2, with speech-to-text options including Whisper and Google Speech to Text, and text-to-speech options including ElevenLabs, Edge TTS, and Google Text to Speech. It also uses Chroma for data storage and retrieval.
To use it, you add API keys to an .env file and run it with Docker Compose or a Python setup, then open it locally. It suits developers and hobbyists who want to run and modify their own realtime character system.
Key features
- Create AI characters without coding
- Customize personality, background, and voice
- Talk in realtime on web, mobile, and terminal
- Supports OpenAI GPT-3.5/4 and Anthropic Claude 2
- Speech-to-text with Whisper and Google Speech to Text
- Text-to-speech with ElevenLabs, Edge TTS, Google TTS
Best for: Developers and hobbyists who want to build and self-host realtime AI characters.
Good for
- Open source codebase with web, mobile, and terminal clients
- Modular code allows swapping components to change the flow
- Character creation does not require coding
Watch out for
- Requires API keys to run
- Self-hosting requires Docker or Python setup
Shaunwei/RealChar at a glance
- Website
- github.com/Shaunwei/RealChar
- Category
- AI & Machine Learning › AI Video Generators
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Shaunwei/RealChar FAQ
What is RealChar?
RealChar is an open source codebase for creating and talking with AI characters in realtime on web, mobile, and terminal.
Is RealChar open source?
Yes. The repository is public and includes the backend as well as web and mobile clients.
What do I need to run RealChar?
You need to add API keys in an .env file and run the project with Docker Compose or Python. A single ReByte or OpenAI API key is enough to get started.
Which AI services does RealChar use?
It supports OpenAI GPT-3.5/4 and Anthropic Claude 2 for language, Whisper and Google Speech to Text for input, and ElevenLabs, Edge TTS, and Google Text to Speech for output.
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