eSpeak Alternatives

eSpeak is described as 'Compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows' and is a Text to Speech service in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to eSpeak for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best eSpeak alternative is Balabolka, which is free. Other great apps like eSpeak are Read Aloud Extension, SherpaTTS , NaturalReader and Kokoro.

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  1. SpeakLine icon

    SpeakLine

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    SpeakLine lets your Mac talk to you!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    SpeakLine screenshot 1
     
  4. Bark (AI) icon

    Bark (AI)

     1 like

    Bark is a transformer-based text-to-audio model created by Suno. Bark can generate highly realistic, multilingual speech as well as other audio - including music, background noise and simple sound effects.

    83 Bark (AI) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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    VoiceOverMaker

    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...

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  6. ReadSpeaker icon

    ReadSpeaker

     7 likes

    Online Text to Speech by ReadSpeaker. Speech-enable web sites, mobile apps, online documents and forms so that your visitors can listen to your content.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Web based player at the top of pages.
     
  7. Read Aloud icon

    Read Aloud

     7 likes

    ReadAloud is a very powerful text-to-speech app which can read aloud web pages, news, documents, e-books or your own custom contents.

    83 Read Aloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
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  10. GhostReader icon

    GhostReader

     3 likes

    The premier Text-to-Speech solution for the Mac. GhostReader allows you to listen while your Mac does the talking in your language of choice

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Easy Speech2Text icon

    Easy Speech2Text

     2 likes

    Easy Speech2Text is the simplest speech recognition software used to convert your voice and speech into plain text. At the same time, it also supports converting your text to voice. With its high-quality natural sounding voice, this text-to-speech program will improve your work...

    54 Easy Speech2Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Easy Speech2Text screenshot 1
     
  13. Speakonia icon

    Speakonia

     5 likes

    CFS-Technologies Speakonia is a FREE Text-To-Speech (TTS) GUI (graphical User-Interface) Program which uses the Microsoft ® Speech Technology.

    50 Speakonia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Speakonia Main Window with Property Window
     
  14. Text to MP3 Converter icon

    Text to MP3 Converter

     2 likes

    Quickly convert text, Word, PDF, or other documents in most languages to speech and save results to MP3 files using OS Text-to-Speech voice synthesizer. Control speaker's voice, gender, speed, emphasis. Adjust sound quality, bit rate, other options.

    40 Text to MP3 Converter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Text to MP3 Converter screenshot 1
     
  15. Verbify-TTS icon

    Verbify-TTS

     2 likes

    Free and offline Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine that reads any text on your screen with high-quality voices powered by AI models.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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