V1.0

.github/workflows/nodejs-demos.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
+      # ************** REMOVE AFTER RELEASE ********************
+      - name: Build Node.js SDK
+        run: yarn && yarn build
+        working-directory: binding/nodejs
+      # ********************************************************
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           ${{ matrix.install-dep }}
@@ -64,6 +70,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      # ************** REMOVE AFTER RELEASE ********************
+      - name: Build Node.js SDK
+        run: yarn && yarn build
+        working-directory: binding/nodejs
+      # ********************************************************
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install
 

.github/workflows/python-demo.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pre-build dependencies
         run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
+      - name: Build dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
+          pip install wheel 
+          cd ../../binding/python
+          python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel 
+          pip install --force-reinstall dist/pvorca-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           ${{matrix.install_dep}}
@@ -72,6 +80,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Build dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
+          pip install wheel 
+          cd ../../binding/python
+          python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel 
+          pip install --force-reinstall dist/pvorca-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 

README.md

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ voice assistants. Orca is:
     - Raspberry Pi (3, 4, 5)
     - Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge
 
-**Please note that Orca is currently in development. While we prioritize stability and compatibility, certain aspects of
-Orca may undergo changes as we continually enhance and refine the engine to provide the best user experience possible.**
-
 ## Table of Contents
 
 - [Orca](#orca)
@@ -57,15 +54,15 @@ Orca may undergo changes as we continually enhance and refine the engine to prov
 
 ## Language Support
 
-- Orca Text-to-Speech currently supports English only.
+- Orca Streaming Text-to-Speech currently supports English only.
 - Support for [additional languages is available for commercial customers](https://picovoice.ai/consulting/) on a
   case-by-case basis.
 
 ## Overview
 
 ### Orca input and output streaming synthesis
 
-Orca is a text-to-speech engine designed specifically for LLMs. It can process
+Orca is a streaming text-to-speech engine designed specifically for LLMs. It can process
 incoming text streams in real-time, generating audio continuously, i.e., as the LLM produces tokens,
 Orca generates speech in parallel.
 This enables seamless conversations with voice assistants, eliminating any audio delays.
@@ -76,9 +73,9 @@ Orca also supports single synthesis mode, where a complete text is synthesized i
 
 ### Text input
 
-Orca accepts the 26 lowercase (a-z) and 26 uppercase (A-Z) letters of the English alphabet, numbers,
-basic symbols, as well as common punctuation marks. You can get a list of all supported characters by calling the
-`valid_characters()` method provided in the Orca SDK you are using.
+Orca supports a wide range of English characters, including letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation marks. 
+You can get a list of all supported characters by calling the `valid_characters()` method provided 
+in the Orca SDK you are using.
 Pronunciations of characters or words not supported by this list can be achieved with
 [custom pronunciations](#custom-pronunciations).
 
@@ -683,6 +680,13 @@ For more details, see the [Node.js SDK](./binding/nodejs/).
 
 ## Releases
 
+### v1.0.0 - Aug 20th, 2024
+
+- Improved voice quality
+- Significantly reduced latency in streaming synthesis
+- Reduced model size
+- Advanced text normalization
+
 ### v0.2.0 - May 3rd, 2024
 
 - Support for streaming synthesis

binding/android/Orca/orca/build.gradle

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 ext {
     PUBLISH_GROUP_ID = 'ai.picovoice'
-    PUBLISH_VERSION = '0.2.1'
+    PUBLISH_VERSION = '1.0.0'
     PUBLISH_ARTIFACT_ID = 'orca-android'
 }
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion defaultTargetSdkVersion
         versionCode 2
-        versionName "0.2.1"
+        versionName "1.0.0"
 
         consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
     }

binding/android/OrcaTestApp/build.gradle

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
+        maven {
+            url 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/aipicovoice-1334/'
+        }
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.2'
@@ -16,6 +19,9 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
+        maven {
+            url 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/aipicovoice-1334/'
+        }
     }
 }
 

binding/android/OrcaTestApp/orca-test-app/build.gradle

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.8.0'
     implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4'
-    implementation 'ai.picovoice:orca-android:0.2.1'
+    implementation 'ai.picovoice:orca-android:1.0.0'
 
     // Espresso UI Testing
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ dependencies {
     })
     androidTestImplementation('com.microsoft.appcenter:espresso-test-extension:1.4')
     androidTestImplementation('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-intents:3.5.1')
-    androidTestImplementation('ai.picovoice:orca-android:0.2.1')
+    androidTestImplementation('ai.picovoice:orca-android:1.0.0')
 }
 
 afterEvaluate {

binding/android/OrcaTestApp/orca-test-app/src/androidTest/java/ai/picovoice/orca/testapp/OrcaTest.java

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 package ai.picovoice.orca.testapp;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;

binding/ios/Orca-iOS.podspec

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     s.name = 'Orca-iOS'
     s.module_name = 'Orca'
-    s.version = '0.2.2'
+    s.version = '1.0.0'
     s.license = {:type => 'Apache 2.0'}
     s.summary = 'iOS binding for Picovoice\'s Orca Text-to-Speech Engine.'
     s.description =
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     DESC
     s.homepage = 'https://github.com/Picovoice/orca/tree/main/binding/ios'
     s.author = { 'Picovoice' => '[email protected]' }
-    s.source = { :git => "https://github.com/Picovoice/orca.git", :tag => "Orca-iOS-v0.2.2" }
+    s.source = { :git => "https://github.com/Picovoice/orca.git", :tag => "Orca-iOS-v1.0.0" }
     s.ios.deployment_target = '13.0'
     s.swift_version = '5.0'
     s.vendored_frameworks = 'lib/ios/PvOrca.xcframework'