Practical overview
When it fits
Use it during dataset discovery and shortlisting, before assessing each collection’s terms and access at its external source.
Who it is for
- Speech recognition researchers comparing potential training or evaluation data.
- Developers seeking audio collections for speech-related projects.
- Text-to-speech practitioners looking for linked corpus listings.
Documented uses
- Locate external audio datasets relevant to ASR or other speech activities.
- Compare listed collections by speech type and reported duration.
- Find the separate TTS listings and follow their source links.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and is licensed under Apache-2.0. Listed datasets link to external sources; their individual access terms are not determined by the directory.
- The directory lists both free and paid collections, so check the category and the linked provider before selecting data.
- Reported durations are useful for an initial comparison, but some entries use approximate or unconfirmed values.
- The README is a link index rather than a dataset hosting or processing service.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Find and download a listed free ASR dataset
Use the directory to select a listed free speech-recognition dataset and follow its direct download link.
Before you start
- Access to the repository README and its linked dataset source.
Steps
Open the Audio Data Links README.
Review the FREE table for dataset name, type, and reported hours.
Choose a dataset and follow its direct download link.
Expected outcome
The chosen dataset's listed source or direct download is opened for access.
Guide limitations
- The directory provides links and reported metadata, not a dataset-processing implementation.
- The README also lists paid collections; this recipe covers only entries in its FREE section.
- Availability and access conditions may differ at the linked source.
Find and download a listed free text-to-speech dataset
Use the TTS section to locate a listed free dataset and follow its download link.
Before you start
- Access to the repository README and its linked dataset source.
Steps
Open the Audio Data Links README.
Go to the TTS section and review its FREE table.
Choose a listed dataset, such as CSTR VCTK Corpus or LJ Speech, and follow its direct download link.
Expected outcome
The chosen TTS dataset's listed source or direct download is opened for access.
Guide limitations
- The directory lists dataset links and reported hours but does not document dataset preparation or use.
- Availability and access conditions may differ at the linked source.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 15 October 2026
- Original website title
- robmsmt/ASR-Audio-Data-Links · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

