ElevenLabs Voice Studio for OpenClaw

A comprehensive voice production studio skill for OpenClaw, powered by ElevenLabs. Transform your personal AI assistant into a full-featured voice platform with text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice cloning, sound effects, and multilingual dubbing capabilities.

🎙️ Features

• Text-to-Speech (TTS) - Generate lifelike speech with multiple voice models
• Speech-to-Text (STT) - Transcribe audio with high accuracy
• Voice Cloning - Clone voices from audio samples
• Sound Effects - Generate custom audio effects from text descriptions
• Voice Isolation - Remove background noise from audio
• Multilingual Dubbing - Translate and dub audio/video to 32+ languages
• Voice Library Management - Browse and manage available voices

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

1. Copy this skill to your OpenClaw skills directory:

cp -r elevenlabs-voice-studio ~/.openclaw/skills/

1. Set your ElevenLabs API key:

export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Or configure in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  skills: {
    entries: {
      "elevenlabs-voice-studio": {
        apiKey: "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

1. Get your API key from elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys

Basic Usage

# Text to Speech
elevenlabs speak "Hello from ElevenLabs Voice Studio!"
elevenlabs speak -v Adam "Hello from Adam's voice"

# Transcribe Audio
elevenlabs transcribe meeting.mp3
elevenlabs transcribe -o transcript.txt recording.mp3

# Clone a Voice
elevenlabs clone -n MyVoice sample.mp3

# List Voices
elevenlabs voices list
elevenlabs voices info --name Rachel

# Generate Sound Effects
elevenlabs sfx "Thunder storm with heavy rain"

# Remove Background Noise
elevenlabs isolate noisy_recording.mp3 -o clean.mp3

# Dub to Another Language
elevenlabs dub -t es audio.mp3  # Spanish
elevenlabs dub -s en -t ja video.mp4  # English to Japanese

📚 Available Commands

speak - Text to Speech

elevenlabs speak [options] <text>

Options:
  -v, --voice <name>        Voice name or ID (default: Rachel)
  -m, --model <model>       TTS model: eleven_flash_v2_5, eleven_turbo_v2_5, eleven_multilingual_v2
  -o, --out <file>          Output file path
  -i, --input <file>        Read text from file
  --stability <0-1>         Voice stability
  --similarity <0-1>        Similarity boost
  --style <0-1>             Style exaggeration
  --speaker-boost           Enable speaker boost

transcribe - Speech to Text

elevenlabs transcribe [options] <audio_file>

Options:
  -o, --out <file>          Output file path
  -l, --language <code>     Language hint (en, es, fr, etc.)
  -t, --timestamps          Include word timestamps

clone - Voice Cloning

elevenlabs clone [options] <sample_files...>

Options:
  -n, --name <name>         Name for the cloned voice (required)
  -d, --description <text>  Voice description
  -l, --labels <json>       Labels as JSON
  --remove-bg-noise         Remove background noise from samples

voices - Voice Library

elevenlabs voices list
elevenlabs voices info --id <voice_id>
elevenlabs voices delete --id <voice_id>

sfx - Sound Effects

elevenlabs sfx [options] <description>

Options:
  -d, --duration <seconds>  Approximate duration
  -o, --out <file>          Output file path
  --influence <0-1>         Prompt influence

isolate - Voice Isolation

elevenlabs isolate [options] <audio_file>

Options:
  -o, --out <file>          Output file path

dub - Audio/Video Dubbing

elevenlabs dub [options] <file>

Options:
  -t, --target <lang>       Target language (required)
  -s, --source <lang>       Source language (auto-detected if not specified)
  -o, --out <file>          Output file path
  --status --id <id>        Check dubbing status
  --download --id <id>      Download dubbed audio

Supported Languages:
  en (English), es (Spanish), fr (French), de (German), it (Italian),
  pt (Portuguese), pl (Polish), hi (Hindi), ar (Arabic), zh (Chinese),
  ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), nl (Dutch), ru (Russian), tr (Turkish),
  vi (Vietnamese), sv (Swedish), da (Danish), fi (Finnish), and more...

🔧 Environment Variables

📖 Voice Models

🎭 Built-in Voices

• Rachel - Calm and professional female voice
• Adam - Confident male voice
• Antoni - Energetic male voice
• Bella - Soft female voice
• Domi - Strong female voice
• Elli - Warm female voice
• Josh - Deep male voice
• Sam - Young male voice

💰 Pricing

ElevenLabs API pricing (approximate):

• Flash v2.5: ~$0.06/min
• Turbo v2.5: ~$0.06/min
• Multilingual v2: ~$0.12/min
• Voice cloning: Included in plan
• Sound effects: ~$0.02/generation

Free tier: ~10,000 characters/month

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite:

./test.sh <your_api_key>

🔗 Links

• ElevenLabs Dashboard
• API Documentation
• Voice Library
• Pricing

📝 License

MIT License - See OpenClaw project license

🏆 Hackathon Submission

This skill was created for the Clawdbot x ElevenLabs Developer Challenge.

Features:

• ✅ Full ElevenLabs API coverage (TTS, STT, Clone, SFX, Dub, Isolate)
• ✅ OpenClaw-native implementation with SKILL.md
• ✅ Comprehensive CLI with help and error handling
• ✅ Multi-language support (32+ languages)
• ✅ Voice library management
• ✅ Test suite included

Technically Deep:

• Implements all major ElevenLabs APIs
• Proper error handling and rate limit awareness
• JSON processing with jq
• File handling and directory management
• Form data and multipart uploads

Practically Useful:

• Content creators: audiobooks, podcasts, video narration
• Multi-channel users: voice messages across all OpenClaw channels
• Business users: professional voice content
• Accessibility: voice interaction for text-based tasks

Thoughtfully Implemented:

• Follows OpenClaw skill conventions
• Secure API key handling
• Graceful error messages
• Comprehensive documentation
• Easy installation and setup