Thorsten-Voice Alternatives

Thorsten-Voice is described as ': 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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Thorsten-Voice for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Android and Google Chrome apps. The best Thorsten-Voice alternative is Balabolka, which is free. Other great apps like Thorsten-Voice are NaturalReader, eSpeak, TextAloud and eSpeak NG.

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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...

    68 Balabolka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Balabolka is the most popular Windows alternative to Thorsten-Voice.

    • Balabolka is the most popular free alternative to Thorsten-Voice.

    • Balabolka is Free and ProprietaryThorsten-Voice is Free and Open Source
  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.

    142 NaturalReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
    • NaturalReader is the most popular Web-based & Mac alternative to Thorsten-Voice.

    • NaturalReader is Free Personal and ProprietaryThorsten-Voice is Free and Open Source
  3. eSpeak icon
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    eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.

    100 eSpeak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • eSpeak is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Thorsten-Voice.

    • eSpeak is the most popular Open Source alternative to Thorsten-Voice.

    • eSpeak is Free and Open SourceThorsten-Voice is also Free and Open Source
  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.

    97 TextAloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • TextAloud is the most popular commercial alternative to Thorsten-Voice.

    • TextAloud is Paid and ProprietaryThorsten-Voice is Free and Open Source
    • TextAloud is Customizable and LightweightThorsten-Voice is not according to our users
  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.

    36 eSpeak NG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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    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
     
  7. 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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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
     
  8. ReadSpeaker icon
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    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 Thorsten-Voice.

    • ReadSpeaker is Paid and ProprietaryThorsten-Voice is Free and Open Source
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    Read any text aloud with natural sounding voices, convert the text to wav, mp3, ogg and flac audio files. It can read text in any other software windows. The word or sentence being read will be highlighted. Support various languages and voices.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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