CFS-Technologies Speakonia is a FREE Text-To-Speech (TTS) GUI (graphical User-Interface) Program which uses the Microsoft ® Speech Technology.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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- Windows
Voice-over Alternatives
Voice-over is described as 'Text to Voice Converter app that will read aloud any text file on your device. For many languages it can read out from a PDF file with the help of a built in text extractor' and is a Text to Speech service. There are more than 25 alternatives to Voice-over for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best Voice-over alternative is Read Aloud Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Voice-over are Balabolka, NaturalReader, eSpeak and TextAloud.
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Select and Speak uses iSpeech's human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) to read any selected text in the browser. It includes many iSpeech text to speech voices in different languages. You can configure the voice and speed options by changing the settings on the options page.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
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Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
A backend for gSpeech, also usable in media players. The technology has been purchased by a German company for use in BMW automobiles for text to speech, as well. It is also used for GooglePlay. The open source libraries are still available, however.
Free text-to-speech browser extension button. Select text on any web page, and have the computer read it out loud for you by simply clicking the Talkie button.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- Vivaldi Browser
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
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Convert texts to audio files easily... Write your text, click export. You'll obtain an audio file of your writing. Write and let your computer read for you... Localized audio examples on https://soundcloud.com/rbcafe
Fala - 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.
TexVoz is the best online text to speech converter with natural sounding voices. Available in 65 languages ??and more than 400 voices with different accents. Download your audios as mp3. Create stunning audios for audiobooks, narration, E-learning.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
50 Texthelp Read&Write alternativesRead&Write is the world's leading literacy support software designed to assist users of all ages who require extra assistance when reading or composing text. The software provides users with dyslexia, literacy difficulties and English as a Second Language with literacy...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
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
Application type
Platforms
- Online
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Say one or more sentences for Dicty to convert to/from text. Can sent text to WhatsApp, SMS or e-mail or copied and used in any other application that accepts text. Speak clearly and you will get an excellent voice recognition.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
Notevibes.com - online text-to-speech web app with realistic voices. You can download your converted text into mp3 format.
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