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, Kokoro, RHVoice and NaturalReader.

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  1. Voiceslab icon
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    Make an AI copy of your voice that keeps your tone and accent. Our voice cloning tech lets you create natural-sounding speech for videos and podcasts by reading a short text.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. A one time payment, privacy-first desktop app that turns text into synchronized audio — no subscriptions, no cloud, just focused offline reading and listening.

    22 With Audio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  3. Speakeasy icon
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    speakeasy turns any article URL into a beautifully narrated audio file. Just paste a link from Medium, Substack, Twitter, or any blog, and speakeasy extracts the text and converts it to natural-sounding speech using cutting-edge AI voices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  4. AudiowaveAI lets you convert text to high-quality audio easily and affordably. Listen to PDFs, epubs, articles, blog posts, links, emails or anything else you want on any device with natural-sounding voices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Google Chrome
     
  5. Thorsten-Voice: A free to use, offline working, high quality german TTS voice should be available for every project without any license struggling. It has also a really good explanation for the underlying Python TTS which can be used for TTS in other languages such spain or english.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Listenix icon
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    Podcasts & AI Read Aloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. Narrator’s Voice app lets you create and share amusing messages using a narrator’s voice of your choice. With a wide range of languages and reliable, pleasant sounding voices. Simply speak or type a message, then choose the language, voice and any special effects for the app to...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
     
  8. ClaroRead icon
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    ClaroRead is an assistive technology software helping to readers with dyslexia to read aloud and providing word-prediction options for struggling writers.

    70 ClaroRead alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
     
  9. iPlayText icon
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    iPlayText reads text to you. It turns wikipedia articles into podcasts. It gives your tired eyes a rest.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. 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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