diff --git a/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py b/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py
index 7d7911b0..5890f04d 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import glob
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import torch
 
@@ -67,6 +69,22 @@ def count_parameters(model):
     return sum(p.numel() for p in model.parameters() if p.requires_grad)
 
 
+def get_user_data_dir(appname):
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        import winreg  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        key = winreg.OpenKey(
+            winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+            r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
+        )
+        dir_, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "Local AppData")
+        ans = Path(dir_).resolve(strict=False)
+    elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
+        ans = Path('~/Library/Application Support/').expanduser()
+    else:
+        ans = Path.home().joinpath('.local/share')
+    return ans.joinpath(appname)
+
+
 def set_init_dict(model_dict, checkpoint_state, c):
     # Partial initialization: if there is a mismatch with new and old layer, it is skipped.
     for k, v in checkpoint_state.items():
@@ -97,6 +115,7 @@ def set_init_dict(model_dict, checkpoint_state, c):
                                                      len(model_dict)))
     return model_dict
 
+
 class KeepAverage():
     def __init__(self):
         self.avg_values = {}
diff --git a/TTS/utils/manage.py b/TTS/utils/manage.py
index c90d3931..25b3d797 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/manage.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/manage.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import os
 
 from TTS.utils.io import load_config
-
+from TTS.utils.generic_utils import get_user_data_dir
 
 class ModelManager(object):
     """Manage TTS models defined in .models.json.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ModelManager(object):
     """
     def __init__(self, models_file):
         super().__init__()
-        self.output_prefix = os.path.join(str(Path.home()), '.tts')
+        self.output_prefix = get_user_data_dir('tts')
         self.url_prefix = "https://drive.google.com/uc?id="
         self.models_dict = None
         self.read_models_file(models_file)