eSpeak Alternatives

eSpeak has been discontinued. Similar apps include SherpaTTS , which is free and open source. Other options are Balabolka, Read Aloud Extension, NaturalReader and Kokoro. Text to Speech Services like eSpeak are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, the web, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Helperbird icon
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    Experience fast, accurate speech-to-text conversion on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and iOS with Helperbird's Voice Typing feature. Make communication simpler and more efficient. Try it free today!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Apps
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  2. Voxel icon
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    Clone your voice and generate speech locally on your Mac. Powered by AI, completely offline — your voice data never leaves your device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Frateca icon
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    Frateca: A cutting-edge text-to-speech app that transforms reading into a seamless experience with amazingly natural voices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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  4. Jimlet icon
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    Jimlet is a free offline text-to-speech converter for Windows that works with multiple languages. It runs locally on your computer, without subscriptions or usage limits, and converts text to clear, natural-sounding speech.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Gespeaker icon
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    Gespeaker is a GTK+ frontend for espeak. It allows to play a text in many languages with settings for voice, pitch, volume, speed and word gap. The text played can also be recorded to WAV file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Creates natural-sounding speech from text in multiple languages and voices using neural networks, with an advanced browser editor, export options as MP3, WAV, or MP4, SSML formatting, transcription, video recording, customization features, and collaboration tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. TurboTTS icon
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    TurboTTS is a free text-to-speech online tool. Up to 70 languages, more than 300 types of real-life voices to choose from, simple and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. SpeakLine icon
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    SpeakLine lets your Mac talk to you!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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