eSpeak AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text to Speech Services for Windows

There are many alternatives to eSpeak for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows Text to Speech Service alternative is Balabolka, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to eSpeak and many of them are Text to Speech Services available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows Text to Speech Service alternatives to eSpeak are RHVoice, NaturalReader, Chatterbox TTS and TextAloud.

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  1. Balabolka icon

    Balabolka

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    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...

    68 Balabolka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Balabolka is not a voice synthesier just a client for them.

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    • Most users think Balabolka is a great eSpeak alternative.

    • Balabolka is the most popular Windows alternative to eSpeak.

    • Balabolka is the most popular free alternative to eSpeak.

    • Balabolka is Free and ProprietaryeSpeak is Free and Open Source
  2. RHVoice icon

    RHVoice

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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
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    • RHVoice is the most popular Android, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to eSpeak.

    • RHVoice is Free and Open SourceeSpeak is also Free and Open Source
    • RHVoice is LightweighteSpeak is not according to our users
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    NaturalReader

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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    • NaturalReader is the most popular Mac alternative to eSpeak.

    • NaturalReader is Free Personal and ProprietaryeSpeak is Free and Open Source
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    Verbose

    Verbose is a text-to-speech software that converts written text into spoken words. It is designed to assist individuals who have difficulty reading or prefer to listen to content. With Verbose, users can convert documents, emails...

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  6. Chatterbox TTS icon

    Chatterbox TTS

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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  7. TextAloud icon

    TextAloud

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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

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    • Windows
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    eSpeak NG

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  10. Verbose icon

    Verbose

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    Verbose is a text-to-speech software that converts written text into spoken words. It is designed to assist individuals who have difficulty reading or prefer to listen to content. With Verbose, users can convert documents, emails, web pages, and other text-based content into...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Speech Central icon

    Speech Central

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    ? The best text-to-speech experience - our proprietary engine significantly enhances the output of Apple's voices and AI voices (OpenAI, Azure, Google) by infusing their readings with emotion and variation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    Mycroft Mimic

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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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Simple TTS Reader

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    Simple TTS Reader is a small utility that reads text from your clipboard using Microsoft Speech API. Whenever you copy any text, the app instantly converts it into spoken words. You have full control over the voice output — simply select your preferred speech engine from those...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. Acapela TTS icon

    Acapela TTS

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    Acapela Group, the leading European voice expert leaning upon 25 years of experience, invents text-to- speech solutions to give your content a voice in up to 25 languages. Our speech solutions allow you to turn any written text into natural speech files, using any of the 50 High...

    59 Acapela TTS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
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