eSpeak AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like eSpeak

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   SherpaTTS

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   SherpaTTS is an Android Text-to-Speech engine based on Next-gen Kaldi using Piper or Coqui voices.

   64 SherpaTTS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Text to Speech

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid

   • Global

   

   

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   Positive comment by brickelt963-altto · Nov 29, 2025

   SherpaTTS incorporates a new language model that is more accurate in diction and less robotic in rendering.

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   • SherpaTTS is Free and Open SourceeSpeak is also Free and Open Source
   • SherpaTTS is Privacy focusedeSpeak is not according to our users
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   Balabolka

    96 likes

   Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from DOC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, ODT...

   89 Balabolka alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Text to Speech

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Oct 8, 2021

   Balabolka is not a voice synthesier just a client for them.

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   • Balabolka is Free and ProprietaryeSpeak is Free and Open Source
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   Read Aloud Extension

    28 likes

   Read aloud the content of any web page with one click using this browser extension for desktop and mobile browsers. Capable of reading in different languages. Speed, pitch and other settings available.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Text to Speech

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Google Chrome
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • United States

   

   

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   Transforms digital and printed content into natural-sounding speech across devices, with adjustable speed, offline playback, multiple voice options, support for various file formats, and mobile or web app access, including featur...

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   NaturalReader

    23 likes

   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.

   199 NaturalReader alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Text to Speech

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Google Chrome

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   Kokoro

    4 likes

   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.

   104 Kokoro alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Text to Speech

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Python

   

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   RHVoice

    15 likes

   RHVoice is a free and open source speech synthesizer.

   43 RHVoice alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Text to Speech

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid

   • Russia

   

   

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    AIVocal

     1 like

    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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Text to Speech

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    TextSound Saver

     4 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Text to Speech

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    

    

    

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    loudkit

     2 likes

    loudkit is an open-source text-to-speech engine that runs on your own hardware. It ships two models, loudr-1 and the faster loudr-1-turbo, with 28 voices across ten languages (Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish), and it can...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Text to Speech

    Origin

    • Poland
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Docker

    • Poland
    • EU

    

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    TextAloud

     22 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Text to Speech

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • United States

    

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    Chatterbox TTS

     4 likes

    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.

    64 Chatterbox TTS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Text to Speech

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python

    

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    Cloud TTS

     4 likes

    CloudTTS is a straightforward text-to-speech application. Simply type in or paste the text you'd like to hear, and it reads it back to you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Text to Speech

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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