Balabolka
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 an audio file. The program can read the clipboard content, extract text from documents, customize font and background color, and control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. Balabolka supports text file formats AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS, XLSX. The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation. This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The rules for pronunciation correction use the syntax of regular expressions. Balabolka can save the synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags.
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NaturalReader
NaturalReader is a downloadable text-to-speech desktop software for personal use. This easy-to-use software with natural-sounding voices can read to you any text such as Microsoft Word files, webpages, PDF files, and E-mails. Available with a one-time payment for a perpetual license. OCR can be used to convert screenshots of text from eBook desktop apps, such as Kindle, into speech and audio files. Adjust reading margins to skip reading from headers and footnotes on the page. You can manually modify the pronunciation of a certain word. OCR function can convert printed characters into digital text. This allows you to listen to your printed files or edit it in a word-processing program. OCR can be used to convert screenshots of text from eBook desktop apps, such as Kindle, into speech and audio files. Adjust reading margins to skip reading from headers and footnotes on the page.
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BookFab
BookFab Audiobook Creator offers high-quality and personalized text-to-speech conversion. Featuring a wide range of voice and full control over parameters, this AI reader lets you create lifelike audio with ease.
Key Features of BookFab Audiobook Creator:
1. Experience high-quality AI text-to-speech with lifelike audio
2. Choose from a wide array of 20 unique voices in both English and Japanese, with options for both male and female.
3. Customize speed, loudness, prosody, expressivity and silence settings for bespoke audio
4. Correct pronunciation with alias settings and tailor reading rules to specific needs
5. Track syntax via synchronous highlighting and automatic scrolling while the audio plays, with the ability to replay specific sentences
6. Enjoy flexibility in text input and audio output. Be it direct text input or TXT file imports, output your audio in a variety of formats including MP3 and OPUS.
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Speechify
Speechify is the #1 text-to-speech program that turns any written text into spoken words in natural-sounding language. We have both free and premium subscriptions and over 150,000 5-star reviews. You can use our text editor, our Google Chrome Extension, our iOS app, our Mac Desktop app, or our Android app. Speechify users are students, working professionals, and people who like speed-listening.
Turn any text into natural sounding audio instantly with the leading TTS software. Speechify text to speech software can read aloud up to 9x faster than the average reading speed, so you can learn even more in less time.
Speechify is a powerful and easy-to-use software that lets you easily create high-quality voiceovers. Narrate text, videos, explainers, slides, books – anything – in any style. Our voiceover product is perfect for businesses, content creators, podcasters, video editors, and anyone else who needs to add professional-quality voiceovers to their projects.
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