Fala is described as '- A simple text reader is an open source application. A simple software that speaks a text. You can type the text or appoint a file. Fala is just a frontend to festival. Its designed for GNOME, but if you have gtk, pyhton and festival you are able to run it' and is a Text to Speech service. There are more than 50 alternatives to Fala for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android and Linux apps. The best Fala alternative is Read Aloud Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fala are RHVoice, NaturalReader, eSpeak and TextSound Saver.