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In years gone by, text to speech software was rather expensive, but these days there are excellent options free of charge and we're here to
help you find the very best tools that will make converting written documents to audio files as easy as possible.Text to speech software can
be enormously helpful for anyone who's visually impaired, or has a condition like dyslexia that makes reading on screens tricky
It can also help overcome language barriers for people who read a language but don't speak it, or are in the process of learning.Text to
speech software is also ideal if you want to listen to a document while doing something else, if you find it easier to retain information
paragraphs or whole documents.Balabolka's flexibility makes it the best free text to speech software around
If you struggle to read text on a screen, it's the perfect choice1
BalabolkaSave text as a spoken audio file, with customizable voicesExcellent file format supportLots of voices to choose fromBookmarking
toolsThere are a couple of ways to use Balabolka's free text to speech software: you can either copy and paste text into the program, or
you can open a number of supported file formats (including DOC, PDF, and HTML) in the program directly
In terms of output you can use SAPI 4 complete with eight different voices to choose from, SAPI 5 with two, or the Microsoft Speech Platform
if you download and install the necessary files
Whichever route you choose, you can adjust the speech, pitch and volume of playback to create custom voice.In addition to reading words
aloud, this free text to speech software can also save narrations as audio files in a range of formats including MP3 and WAV
For lengthy documents you can create bookmarks to make it easy to jump back to a specific location and there are excellent tools on hand to
help you to customize the pronunciation of words to your liking.With all these features to make life easier when reading text on a screen
isn't an option, Balabolka is best free text to speech software around.Natural Reader works with pretty much any document type, and even
includes OCR for scanned text2
Natural ReaderFree text to speech software with its own web browserBuilt-in OCRChoice of interfacesBuilt-in browserNatural Reader is a free
text to speech tool that can be used in a couple of ways
The first option is to load documents into its library and have them read aloud from there
This is a neat way to manage multiple files, and the number of supported file types is impressive, including ebook formats
There's also OCR, which enables you to load up a photo or scan of text, and have it read to you.The second option takes the form of a
In this mode, you can highlight text in any application and use the toolbar controls to start and customize text to speech
This means you can very easily use the feature in your web browser, word processor and a range of other programs
There's also a built-in browser to convert web content to speech more easily.Panopretor Basic accepts a wide range of text document
formats, and exports in both WAV and MP3 formats3
Panopretor BasicEasy text to speech conversion, with WAV and MP3 outputQuick and simple to useExports in WAV and MP3 formatsGood range of
input formatsAs the name suggests, Panopreter Basic delivers free text to speech conversion without frills
It accepts plain and rich text files, web pages and Microsoft Word documents as input, and exports the resulting sound in both WAV and MP3
format (the two files are saved in the same location, with the same name).The default settings work well for quick tasks, but spend a little
time exploring Panopreter Basic's Settings menu and you'll find options to change the language, destination of saved audio files, and set
This edition offers several additional features including toolbars for Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer, the ability to highlight the
section of text currently being read, and extra voices.WordTalk is another highly customizable text to speech tool, and does an excellent
job with Microsoft Word documents4
WordTalkAn extension that adds text to speech to your word processorIntegrates with Microsoft WordCustomizable voicesA little
unattractiveDeveloped by the University of Edinburgh, WordTalk is a toolbar add-on for Word that brings customizable text to speech to
It works with all editions of Word and is accessible via the toolbar or ribbon, depending on which version you're using.The toolbar itself
is certainly not the most attractive you'll ever see, appearing to have been designed by a child
Nor are all of the buttons' functions very clear, but thankfully there's a help file on hand to help.There's no getting away from the
fact that WordTalk is fairly basic, but it does support SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 voices, and these can be tweaked to your liking
The ability to just read aloud individual words, sentences or paragraphs is a particularly nice touch
You also have the option of saving narrations, and there are a number of keyboard shortcuts that allow for quick and easy access to
frequently used options.Copy a chunk of text to your clipboard and Zabaware's handy text to speech function will save it as an audio file
Zabaware Text-to-Speech ReaderA great choice for converting text from websites to speechConverts text from the clipboardGood file format
supportVoices are quite expensiveDespite its basic looks, Zabaware Text-to-Speech Reader has more to offer than you might first think
You can open numerous file formats directly in the program, or just copy and paste text.Alternatively, as long as you have the program
Zabaware Text-to-Speech Reader can also convert text files to WAV format.Unfortunately the selection of voices is limited, and the only
settings you can customize are volume and speed unless you burrow deep into settings to fiddle with pronunciations
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