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+Here's the Hugging Face Spaces compatible README.md:
+
 ```markdown
+---
+title: Amharic Text-to-Speech (TTS) Application
+emoji: 🇪🇹
+colorFrom: red
+colorTo: yellow
+sdk: gradio
+sdk_version: 4.13.0
+app_file: app.py
+pinned: false
+license: mit
+---
 
 # Amharic Text-to-Speech (TTS) Application
-```
+
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="./assets/demo.png" alt="Amharic TTS Interface" width="800">
+  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/snackshell/amharic-tts/main/assets/demo.png" alt="Amharic TTS Interface" width="800">
   <br>
   <em>Convert Amharic text to natural-sounding speech directly in your browser</em>
 </div>
 
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-...
-
-[![Python 3.8+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
-
-A simple web-based Text-to-Speech application focused on Amharic language support, powered by Microsoft Edge TTS.
+[![Open in Spaces](https://img.shields.io/badge/🤗-Open%20in%20Spaces-blue.svg)](https://huggingface.co/spaces/snackshell/amharic-tts)
 
 ## Features ✨
 - 🗣️ Native Amharic voice support (Male & Female)
@@ -29,51 +37,13 @@ A simple web-based Text-to-Speech application focused on Amharic language suppor
 | Ameha  | Male   | `am-ET-AmehaNeural`|
 | Mekdes | Female | `am-ET-MekdesNeural`|
 
-## Installation 💻
-
-### Prerequisites
-- Python 3.8+
-- pip package manager
-
-### Steps
-1. Clone repository:
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/snackshell/amharic-tts.git
-cd amharic-tts
-```
-
-2. Create virtual environment:
-```bash
-python -m venv venv
-source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
-venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows
-```
-
-3. Install dependencies:
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
-
-## Usage 🚀
-1. Start the application:
-```bash
-python app.py
-```
-
-2. Access the interface at:
-```
-http://localhost:7860
-```
-
-3. Enter Amharic text and select a voice:
-   - Type/paste text in the input box
-   - Choose between Ameha (Male) or Mekdes (Female)
-   - Click "ድምፅ ፍጠር" (Generate Audio)
-
-4. Play generated audio using the built-in player
+## How to Use 🚀
+1. Type/paste Amharic text in the input box
+2. Select preferred voice (Ameha or Mekdes)
+3. Click "ድምፅ ፍጠር" (Generate Audio)
+4. Play the generated audio using the built-in player
 
 ## Technical Details 🔧
-### Architecture
 ```mermaid
 graph TD
     A[User Interface] --> B(Gradio Frontend)
@@ -81,35 +51,40 @@ graph TD
     C --> D[Microsoft Cognitive Services]
 ```
 
-### Key Technologies
-- Python 3.10+
-- Gradio (Web Interface)
-- edge-tts (TTS Engine)
-- asyncio (Async Operations)
-- tempfile (Audio File Handling)
+### Built With
+- 🐍 Python 3.10+
+- 🎛️ Gradio (Web Interface)
+- 🔊 edge-tts (TTS Engine)
+- ⚡ asyncio (Async Operations)
 
-## Contributing 🤝
-Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:
-1. Fork the repository
-2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/your-feature`)
-3. Commit changes (`git commit -m 'Add some feature'`)
-4. Push to branch (`git push origin feature/your-feature`)
-5. Open a Pull Request
+## Local Development 💻
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/snackshell/amharic-tts.git
+cd amharic-tts
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python app.py
+```
 
 ## License 📄
-This project is licensed under the MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE)
 
 ## Acknowledgments 🙏
 - Microsoft Edge TTS services
-- Gradio team for the web interface framework
-- [Bana Codes](https://t.me/banacodes) community for Amharic language support
-```
+- Hugging Face for hosting
+- Gradio team for the web framework
+- Ethiopian tech community for support
 
-Create these additional files:
-
-1. **requirements.txt**
-```text
-gradio==4.13.0
-edge-tts==6.1.3
-python-dotenv==1.0.0
+[📁 GitHub Repository](https://github.com/snackshell/amharic-tts) | [🐛 Report Issues](https://github.com/snackshell/amharic-tts/issues)
 ```
+
+Key changes made for Hugging Face Spaces:
+1. Added Spaces metadata header
+2. Changed image path to absolute URL
+3. Added "Open in Spaces" badge
+4. Simplified installation to focus on Space usage
+5. Reorganized sections for ML Hub context
+6. Added direct GitHub links at bottom
+7. Removed redundant contribution instructions (link to GitHub instead)
+8. Updated acknowledgments to include Hugging Face
+
+Keep your existing `requirements.txt` file - Hugging Face Spaces will automatically use it for dependency installation.