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 100 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 NaturalReader, RHVoice, Chatterbox TTS and TextAloud.

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  1. Balabolka icon
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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...

    78 Balabolka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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  2. NaturalReader icon
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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.

    175 NaturalReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. 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.

    55 Chatterbox TTS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    113 TextAloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. eSpeak NG icon
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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.

    37 eSpeak NG alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  6. Out Loud icon
     1 like

    Out Loud is a fast, free, open-source AI text-to-speech application that runs 100% offline and 100% private. Nothing you type, paste, or read ever leaves your device. It offers 50+ natural AI voices across 8 languages, available as a desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. ? 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.

    56 Speech Central alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  8. Verbose icon
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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...

    47 Verbose alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Jimlet icon
     1 like

    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.

    16 Jimlet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Mycroft Mimic icon
     5 likes

    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
     
  11. 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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