Speech Central Alternatives

Speech Central is described as '? 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' and is a Text to Speech service. There are more than 50 alternatives to Speech Central for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Speech Central alternative is Balabolka, which is free. Other great apps like Speech Central are Read Aloud Extension, Kokoro, NaturalReader and eSpeak.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Speech Central alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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
     
  2. SpeakMyVoice icon
     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    With SpeakMyVoice, you're always part of the conversation. Your voice, your story, your freedom.

    • Type to Speak: Express yourself effortlessly. Just type, and let our app be your voice, anytime, anywhere.
    • Natural Voices: Choose from a variety of lifelike voices or even cl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Acapela TTS icon
     6 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Acapela Group, the leading European voice expert leaning upon 25 years of experience, invents text-to- speech solutions to give your content a voice in up to 25 languages. Our speech solutions allow you to turn any written text into natural speech files, using any of the 50 High...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
     
  4. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Text to speech extension for a browser. Automatic text detection (can speak without necessary selection), adjustable voice speed, playlist.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  5. Bark (AI) icon
     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6. Read Aloud icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    79 Read Aloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
     
  7. ReadSpeaker icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • ReadSpeaker is the most popular SaaS alternative to Speech Central.

    • ReadSpeaker is Paid and ProprietarySpeech Central is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. DSpeech icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    DSpeech is a TTS (Text To Speech) program with functionality of ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) integrated. It is able to to read aloud the written text and choose the sentences to be pronounced upon the vocal answers of the user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. GhostReader icon
     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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
     
  10. kurzweil 3000 icon
     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Breakthrough attention, language, and reading barriers with technology built to drive meaningful progress.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
You are at page 2 of Speech Central alternatives