Soundbox — AI skill for Claude Code
Free, open-source, local alternative to ElevenLabs and Suno.
How to install Soundbox
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open HamSanders/soundbox and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Soundbox does
Free, open-source, local alternative to ElevenLabs and Suno. AI sound effects, music with lyrics, text-to-speech and voice cloning on your own GPU (Stable Audio, ACE-Step and more). No account, no credits, offline. Windows/macOS app, HTTP API and a 21-tool MCP server for Claude Code and Cursor.
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README
Soundbox
**The free, open-source, local alternative to ElevenLabs and Suno.**
Sound effects, music, songs with lyrics, speech and voice cloning from open-weight models on your own GPU. Arrange it on a timeline, or let Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP agent do it. No account, no credits, works offline. MIT.
[Download](#download) · [Hear it](#hear-it) · [For agents](#for-agents) · [Models](#models) · [Docs](#docs) · [Website](https://hamsanders.github.io/soundbox/)
[](https://github.com/HamSanders/soundbox/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/HamSanders/soundbox/releases) [](LICENSE) [](docs/MCP.md)
**Watch:** [30-second tour](https://hamsanders.github.io/soundbox/media/soundbox-vibe.mp4) · [Under the hood](https://hamsanders.github.io/soundbox/media/soundbox-tech.mp4) · [Agents and MCP](https://hamsanders.github.io/soundbox/media/soundbox-agents.mp4)
Describe it, hear it, arrange it
| Make | Arrange | Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Sound effects and ambience from a description | A multi-track timeline with effects, MIDI and mixdown | An MCP server with 21 tools for Claude Code and Cursor |
| Instrumentals, or songs from a lyric sheet | Cast saved voices onto the lines of a script | A local HTTP API on port 17494 |
| Speech, voice cloning and voice conversion | Extend, cover, repaint, split into stems | Three agent skills, including a full sound pass |
Four models are verified end to end and on by
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