Text To Speech Software Reviews and Downloads

TextAloud

TextAloud converts any text into spoken words. It can read Text, Email, Web Pages, and documents using your choice of computer voices. The Text to MP3/WMA conversion can save text documents in audio format that can be downloaded to your portable MP3 player. Listen to email, online news, or important documents while you exercise, work or commute. TextAloud also supports ATT natural voices, however they must be purchased separately.

TalkItTypeIt

TalkItTypeIt uses Voice Recognition Technology to translate spoken words into typed text. You can use it with any windows software and dictate the text via your microphone to have the software automatically type it for you. TalkItTypeIt can be used with text editors, word processors, email messages and any other window that allows typed text input. It supports custom vocabulary, punctuation, emails and URLs. The system is easy to use and works, however it may require extensive training and favorable environment conditions (no noise) as well as a good microphone. During our review, it only worked well for a portion of the dictated text - many words or sentences were misinterpreted, however this may improve with a couple hours of training, using the provided MS Voice Training Wizard. Give it a try.

Verbose Text to Speech

This professional text to speech program is designed to assist in listening to text. Verbose can be used to read aloud any text, then save it as mp3 or wav files for future listening.

River Past Talkative

This program converts text to audio files. It can read text to you, or encoder it to MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG Vorbis or audio-only AVI format. Users can choose voice, speaking speed, volume, codec, sample rate, channel, and bitrate settings. It uses a text editor interface and supports plain text and RTF files as input, or you can copy the text from the clipboard.

Web Dictate Online Dictation Software

Web Dictate is a dictation system that lets you record, edit and manage dictation over the internet. You, and other users, log into a server running Web Dictate to record dictation with any ordinary web browser. You can save or edit your dictations online. When you have finished recording just click send and the recording will be sent to your typist immediately by email.

DSpeech

DSpeech is a stand-alone program of Text To Speech, specifically designed to furnish quickly and directly the functions of better practical usefulness, that are requested to this kind of programs. In the meantime the invasivity and the spent of resources are minimal. (DSpeech does not install itself, is very light, it starts in a second and doesn't write anything on the register). DSpeech will use the vocal engines installed on your computer, by default Windows XP has only Microsoft SAM. However, the better vocal engines come from Acapela, RealSpeak, Loquendo and VoiceWare.

2nd Speech Center

2nd Speech Center lets you listen to text instead of reading it on screen. It uses Text-to-Speech technology to synthesize natural sounding speech from ordinary text. Just copy text to the clipboard or import from text files and listen as the program reads it back to you. It also allows you to convert text into a MP3/WAV audio file and save it to disk, so you can listen to it later. Using this feature, you can for example create MP3 files from your email, news articles or any text you want, then download it to your portable MP3 player and take it on the road. 2nd Speech Center also includes a feature that automatically organizes you text-to-speech recorded files. Additional features include scheduled Reminders, Alarms, playlists, word highlighting, auto-naming of recorded files, Windows Explorer integration and more.

Balabolka

Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV or MP3 file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from DOC, RTF and HTML files, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys.

SpeechZilla

Text To Speech software for Microsoft Word with AT&T Natural Voices.

Talking Dictionary

Talking Dictionary is a speech-enabled 250,000-word English dictionary and thesaurus is based on the Wordnet 2.1 database and contains over 250,000 words. These include historical figures, slang and jargon. The program has been designed for use by the non-sighted person. All of the controls are easily remembered keyboard shortcuts. New

Text to Speech Maker

This text-to-speech player lets you listen to documents, e-mails or Web pages instead of reading on screen. It also allows you to convert text to WAV, MP3 or VOX files for listening later with your portable MP3 player.

CU2-Bot

CU2 Reads Web pages, Documents or any Text you drag onto it's form or copy to the clipboard with

TextSpeech Pro Ultimate

Convert text into speech from text, PDF, MS Word and RTF documents. AT&T Natural Voices is integrated into TextSpeech Pro. The software can browse Web pages and read them from the interface. It also can extract and read e-mails from Microsoft Outlook.

SpeechMagician

This software builds the audio files for your mobile devices, such as the real voice MMS, color rings and truetones for mobile phones. It also builds the dubbing voices for your videos and movies and the asides for your PowerPoint and other presentations. It can attach the voice indexes and labels to your songs in the CD and protable MP3 player. It reads the text for you as all the text to speech software can do. Over 10 languages and 20 voices supported.

Speaking Notepad

This notepad will speak your documents, readmes, notes, e-mails and thoughts aloud. It reads DOC, HTML, RTF and TXT files as MP3 or WAV files.

SmartRead

With this Text to Speech(TTS) software, you can hear text read out loud by your computer. Various voices are available.

Text-to-Speech Master

This software is a text-to-speech player for Windows that lets you listen to documents, e-mails or Web pages instead of reading them on-screen. It can read texts with different voices, speeds and pitches, read clipboard content, and convert text into WAV or MP3 audio files.

NextUp Talker

Allows those with vocal impairments to communicate with others using a windows PC or Tablet PC. Provides common phrase shortcuts.

SpeechPad XP

This software is a text editor that supports plain text or RTF. You can create colorful documents or open existing ones, but unlike other text editors, this one can read them back to you.

Speech Synthesizer

This program teaches children English vocabulary. The text-to-speech voice synthesizer includes multiple word and text entry boxes, adjustable speaking speed and voice tones, and a graphical equalizer sound-output visual display.

A1 SpeechTRON

This text-to-speech program can be used to read text from notes, documents, e-mails, and e-books and can convert any type of English text that is typed or pasted into its text Window into voice. The program can also be used as an educational tool for English pronunciation and vocabulary building.

Yeosoft Text to MP3 Speaker

This text-to-speech program reads books, stories, novels or any e-text. It supports text-to-WAV, text-to-MP3 and text-to-OGG conversions. A text editor is included.

Text to Speech MP3 with Natural Voices

This program converts text to speech and MP3. It supports batch conversion to MP3s. It provides AT&T natural voices in English, German, French or Spanish. It integrates with MS Word, WordPerfect, Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer, and lets you direct listen to text in documents, Web pages and e-mails.

Read Genius

This software is text-to-speech software that works with any Windows applications, such as ICQ, MSN, Microsoft Word, and Outlook Express. It can also read the text you've just copied to the Windows clipboard. When you are surfing on the Internet, reading an e-book, or looking at your e-mail, simply select desired content and press CTRL+C to copy it to the Windows clipboard. The program will receive it and start to read it aloud. The program also offers a speaking alarm clock and supports 11 languages.

ZebSpeech

This speech recognition software allows you to talk to your computer and have it type what you say. You can add or remove any word or command that you want ZebSpeech to understand.

Natural Voice Text to Speech Reader

This software is a text-to-speech program with Microsoft Voices. You can have your computer read any part of the news, weather forecast, charting messages and e-mails. The program can also read Word documents, rich text files and PDF files. The speaking speed and voice quality can be changed according to your needs. You can also save the voice as a WAV file, so that you can listen later or burn it onto a CD. You can also record your sound to compare Natural Voice and your voice. It includes Microsoft voices.

CrazyTalk Home Edition

This software is a software tool for creating animated talking characters from any digital still image. Images are brought to life by lip-synching with recordings of your own voice, imported audio files or text. You can send your images as electronic greeting cards, as a talking messenger in e-mail, or as an EXE file attachment.

CrazyTalk Web Edition

This software is a software tool for creating animated talking characters from any digital still image. Images are brought to life by lip-synching with recordings of your own voice, imported audio files or text. It allows you to create interactive talking content for your Web site. Talking messages can be exported using WMV and RM streaming media formats which can be directly published on your Web site or imported into tools like FlashMX. For more interactive content the ActiveX Web player can be controlled by JavaScript giving you the ability to react to user driven events.

Ace Buddy

This program can read any text in any window. It can also play plain text files. Ace Buddy has a WinAmp-style user interface with dozens of voices, characters and skins.

Text To Speech Live Player

This text-to-speech translator lets you listen to text in documents, Web pages and e-mail messages. Simply select the text and choose the "Speak" option from the right-click menu. The program also integrates with the MS-Word toolbar.

ProTecSoft VoiceMate

This program provides text-to-voice conversion from any Windows application.

Audio Book Creator

This program is for reading digital text aloud and converting text to audio files. It includes integrated readers for Internet Explorer, MS Word and Outlook. It also includes a built-in spider for importing links in Web pages, a document alarm, and can magnify the text on the screen. You can listen to PDF, Word, RTF and HTML documents. You can also exchange books that you create with friends.

Alive Text to Speech

This software is a text-to-speech reader and text-to-voice file converter. It can read text in any program and convert text to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files. You can download voices from the Internet.

Visual Text To Speech MP3

This program converts text to MP3, MP2, WAV, OGG Vorbis and VOX formats. You can create voice files from any text. You can also convert text files to G.721/723/726 formats and use them in your computer telephony inquiry system. Mouth motion animation is supported.

ListenToWebPage

This program converts text from documents and Web pages into audio. It adds a toolbar button to MS Word, can save text in MP3 format and can convert WAV files to MP3 files. It supports 10 language pronunciations including American English, British English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and simplified Chinese.

Talking Translator Pro

This four-in-one utility can translate text between seven languages. You can find word meanings, read file and clipboard contents, and edit and save your translations and meanings. The program also includes a built-in text-to-speech feature.

Speak

This uses Microsoft Agent animated characters to read your text out loud. It can read your documents, e-mail, Web pages or any text in the clipboard. Just keep the character on top of your desktop and click on him whenever you want him to read. You control the speed and pitch and enjoy many characters with different expressions and animations.

CoolSpeech

With CoolSpeech, you can listen to online news from any URL, e-mail messages or any other text. CoolSpeech supports almost all computer voices, and you can download more voices from the developer's Web site.

JustSpeak

JustSpeak Preferred contains many features that will excellently assist in converting virtually any text to speech. It enables you to take your work with you, either on your laptop or in audio format for a portable digital player.