Safetensors version of Kokoro?
Can someone please request one?
I can try and make it, I did suggest loading the model using the transormers library API. Which can save the model in safetensors format. Would be interesting to get it merge into the transformers library too. There is a few problems with the implementation is that we still need espeak as phonemizer and also scipy/some other libraries to save the output. Although this seems interesting.
https://huggingface.co/docs/safetensors/index
I'm sure you've thoroughly reviewed it, but...
If there is extra work you need done as far as wiring up safetensors format so more people will use it; I will gladly do so for the sake of my appreciation. It's the opensource way. It also looks sketch; even if you're verified, people just wonder why not give them the peace of mind.