eSpeak NG AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like eSpeak NG

eSpeak NG is described as 'The eSpeak NG is a compact open source software text-to-speech synthesizer for Linux, Windows, Android and other operating systems. It supports more than 100 languages and accents. It is based on the eSpeak engine created by Jonathan Duddington' and is a Text to Speech service. There are more than 25 alternatives to eSpeak NG for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best eSpeak NG alternative is Kokoro, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like eSpeak NG are RHVoice, NaturalReader, eSpeak and SherpaTTS .

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  1. Kokoro icon
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    Kokoro is an open-weight TTS model with 82 million parameters. Despite its lightweight architecture, it delivers comparable quality to larger models while being significantly faster and more cost-efficient.

    66 Kokoro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
    • Kokoro is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to eSpeak NG.

    • Kokoro is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to eSpeak NG.

    • Kokoro is Free and Open SourceeSpeak NG is also Free and Open Source
    • Kokoro is Privacy focused and LightweighteSpeak NG is not according to our users
  2. RHVoice icon
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    RHVoice is a free and open source speech synthesizer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
    • RHVoice is the most popular Windows, Android, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to eSpeak NG.

    • RHVoice is Free and Open SourceeSpeak NG is also Free and Open Source
    • RHVoice is LightweighteSpeak NG is not according to our users
  3. NaturalReader icon
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    Natural Reader is a professional text to speech program that converts any written text into spoken words. The paid versions of Natural Reader have many more features.

    142 NaturalReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
    • NaturalReader is the most popular Web-based & Mac alternative to eSpeak NG.

    • NaturalReader is Free Personal and ProprietaryeSpeak NG is Free and Open Source
  4. eSpeak icon
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    eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.

    100 eSpeak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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    Transform text into speech with natural synthesis, offering smooth and fine-tuned audio export. Create high-quality voiceovers, download outputs for diverse applications, and experience excellent synthesis. Supports various languages and operates on multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • TextSound Saver is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to eSpeak NG.

    • TextSound Saver is the most popular commercial alternative to eSpeak NG.

    • TextSound Saver is Paid and ProprietaryeSpeak NG is Free and Open Source
    • TextSound Saver is LightweighteSpeak NG is not according to our users
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    We're excited to introduce Chatterbox, Resemble AI's first production-grade open source TTS model. Licensed under MIT, Chatterbox has been benchmarked against leading closed-source systems like ElevenLabs, and is consistently preferred in side-by-side evaluations.

    43 Chatterbox TTS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  7. AIVocal icon
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    AIVocal is your all-in-one AI assistant for voice tasks—perfect for AI podcasting, speech generation, vocal editing, and voice control. From transcribing meetings to creating high-quality audio content, AIVocal makes voice work smarter and faster.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. TextAloud icon
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    NextUp.com develops Windows text to speech (TTS) software applications like TextAloud that let your computer talk with AT&T Natural Voices. TextAloud can also be in Microsoft Word as a plug-in.

    97 TextAloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Dia TTS icon
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    Dia is a 1.6B parameter text to speech model created by Nari Labs. It was pushed to the Hub using the PytorchModelHubMixin integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  10. Mycroft Mimic icon
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    Mimic is a powerful TTS tool. Mimic is low-latency and has a small resource footprint. Its range of high quality voices also set it apart from other open source text-to-speech projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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