The MBROLA Project AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like The MBROLA Project

The MBROLA Project is described as 'The aim of the MBROLA project, initiated by the TCTS Lab of the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (Belgium), is to obtain a set of speech synthesizers for as many languages as possible, and provide them free for non-commercial applications' and is a Text to Speech service. There are more than 10 alternatives to The MBROLA Project for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, SaaS and Xbox apps. The best The MBROLA Project alternative is NaturalReader. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try NaturalReader or SpeakLine. Other great apps like The MBROLA Project are GhostReader, kurzweil 3000, SpeechParrot.app and Speakabo.

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  1. 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.

    142 NaturalReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
    • NaturalReader is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to The MBROLA Project.

    • NaturalReader is the most popular free alternative to The MBROLA Project.

    • NaturalReader is Free Personal and ProprietaryThe MBROLA Project is Free and Proprietary
  2. Read Aloud icon
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    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

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    • Windows
    • Xbox
     
  3. GhostReader icon
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    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

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    • Mac
     
    • GhostReader is the most popular commercial alternative to The MBROLA Project.

    • GhostReader is Paid and ProprietaryThe MBROLA Project is Free and Proprietary
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    Online text to speech converter that comes without subscription model. Pay for only what you need. With more than 30 languages used to produce natural sounding voices for commercial use.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • SpeechParrot.app is the most popular SaaS alternative to The MBROLA Project.

    • SpeechParrot.app is Paid and ProprietaryThe MBROLA Project is Free and Proprietary
  5. Speakabo icon
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    With Speakabo, Convert your text to audio and download files in MP3. Speakabo has one of largest collection of realistic voices(100+ voices 20+ Languages) powered by AI. Get dazzling audio created in minutes with advanced customization with SSML tags.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Central Access Reader (CAR) is a free TTS application, which reads docx files and pasted text using the voices installed on your pc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Central Access Reader is the most popular Open Source alternative to The MBROLA Project.

    • Central Access Reader is Free and Open SourceThe MBROLA Project is Free and Proprietary
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    Naturaltts.com is an online text to speech converter with natural sounding voices. Ability to download files in mp3. Available for Personal and Commercial Usage.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. Notevibes.com icon
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    Notevibes.com - online text-to-speech web app with realistic voices. You can download your converted text into mp3 format.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. 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.

    67 ClaroRead alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
     
    • ClaroRead is the most popular iPad alternative to The MBROLA Project.

    • ClaroRead is Paid and ProprietaryThe MBROLA Project is Free and Proprietary
  10. RoboVoice icon
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    Easily convert text to WAV audio files and use them directly in other programs via drag and drop!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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