text to speech

Arlington Text to Speech (TTS) is a customizable Text to Speech program with a useful range of features.

In addition to reading text, Arlington Text to Speech can also save text to an MP3 file for any later use.


An optional avatar can be displayed while text is being read. The program can be configured to automatically start reading text placed on the keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts and volume/speed controls are also included.

Here are some key features of "Arlington Text to Speech":

· Save to MP3 Speech
· Choice of multiple voices
· Optional talking Avatar
· Keyboard shortcuts
· Auto clipboard capture
· Use with Word or Email
· Use with your Browser
· Control speaking volume
· Control speaking speed

Text to Speech Maker is an award-winning text-to-speech player that lets you listen to documents, e-mails or web pages instead of reading on screen.

Text to Speech Maker it also allows you to convert text to WAV,MP3 or VOX files for listening later with your portable MP3 player.

Text to Speech Maker supports dozens of female, male and robotic voices for Britain English, German and French.

Here are some key features of "Text to Speech Maker":

· Supports dozens of male, female and robotic voices for several languages.
· Fast Conversion Speed: Reading and Converting is performed directly without any temporary files, and thus enables high converting speed and economy of hard disk space.
· Supports Optional MP3 Quality - The "Output Sample Frequencies" and "Output Bitrates" options allow you to make a choice between the quality and the size.
· Copy and paste: support copy/cut to clipboard and paste from clipboard, that make it easy for you to read any text souce,such as emails,web pages,documents,and so on.
· Supports Font Settings: You can setup the font (size,color and style) of the text easily.
· User-friendly interface,very easy to use.

Alive Text to Speech allows you to convert Text or Text files to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG or VOX files with a single right click. It is very simple and easy to use. Just right click on files in the Windows Explorer, select "Convert to MP3"(or WAV, OGG,WMA,VOX) and convert them using your predefined settings. Alive Text to Speech also enables you to listen documents, emails, news articles or web pages without conversion. It supports schedule converting. It also allow advanced users to finish the conversion with Command lines. You can change the different voices and the readout speed for conversion or listening, and download more Voices from Internet.

Read to Me Text to Speech description
Read to Me Text to Speech will read and convert to wav any text The Read to Me Text to Speech application is an easy to use text format and document reader that can also convert text to .wav format, compatible with all CD players on the market.

Text can either be typed directly into the text box of the application or open a Microsoft Word or simple text file, event if the file has pictures the software will omit them and extract text only and display it to the screen ready to edit or convert to a standard compatible audio format (.wav).

Here are some key features of "Read to Me Text to Speech":

· Voices and Options: Here you can select voices that are installed on your computer, adjust speech speed and Volume. You can download more TTS voices all over the web, most are free and once installed will be added to the drop down menu.
· Reading Buttons: This area will allow you to Read, Pause and Resume and Stop what is typed in the text area.


Limitations:

· 15 uses trial

OO Text To Speech is a text-to speech macro for OpenOffice.org.

Its a syllable analyzer: using a reading motor, it reads a document and translates it into a vocal message.

About OpenOffice

OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML- based file format.

Alive Text to Speech allows you to Read Text or web page, and convert web pages or Text to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files with a single right click.

It install a Alive Text to Speech Toolbar in IE Browser (Internet Explorer), and lets you read or convert web pages in IE Browser.

Here are some key features of "Alive Text to Speech":

· Read Text in any application, including Emails, web pages, news articles, PDF, Word or Excel Documents, etc.
· Convert Text to MP3, WAV, OGG, VOX files.
· Convert Text Files to MP3, WAV, OGG, VOX files.
· Install Alive Text to Speech Toolbar in IE (Internet Explorer) Browser.
· It is very simple and easy to use. Just right click on files in the Windows Explorer, select "Convert to MP3"(or WAV, OGG,VOX) and convert them using your predefined settings.
· Command line support.
· Converting text to mp3 in batches.
· Schedule converting support.
· High converting speed, wonderful output quality.

Text To Speech Live Player description
Text To Speech Live Player - Let your ears instead of your eyes directly listen to text Frequently reading on computer screen will definitely do harm to your neck and eyes.

To free your eyes and relax your neck, use Text to Speech Live Player. Let your ears instead of your eyes read. Text To Speech Live Player is invented for the purpose above!

This software is extremely helpful to those who frequently read news on web pages or write documents by Microsoft Word. It can let you not only enjoy reading comfortably, but also handle other matters while listening to the news - a better way to save your expensive time.

Let your ears instead of your eyes directly listen to text on web pages, Microsoft Word documents, text documents and any text you write or paste into the text box of this application. It is the easiest text to speech application in the world!

Here are some key features of "Text To Speech Live Player":

· Easy to use: Text To Speech Live Player is a very easy text to speech application.
· One click to listen to Microsoft Word document: After you install Text To Speech Live Player, there will be a speaker icon on your Microsoft Word tool bar. Click it, the document will be read aloud.
· Directly listen to web page: When you surf on Internet by Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher version) to read articles, news, stories, etc., simply select them and right click, then these texts or words you selected will be read aloud.
· Controllable reading speed: You can change speed, pitch and volume while listening. This is very easy.
· Controllable font and back color: There is a text box on the main interface of Text To Speech Live Player. All reading texts or words will appear in this text box. You can change the font, color, and back color of the text box as you like.
· Flexible to set alarm clock: Set alarm clock as you need. You can set alarm intervals, bell sound and alarm sentence.
· Very especial menu: Maybe you never see a menu like this. When Text To Speech Live Player is running, there is a icon on right-bottom of screen.
· Right click this icon, the beautiful menu will pop up. See it? Its cool, isnt it?


Here are the main functions of "Text To Speech Live Player":

· Read aloud web page (Key feature): Simply select and right-click in Internet Explorer, you can listen to articles, news, stories, etc. Enjoy them by your ears.
· Read aloud Microsoft Word document (Key feature) : Only one click, you can listen to Microsoft Word document. Read and proofread long document by listening.
· Read aloud txt file: Simply right-click in Explorer, read text file by your ears.
· Convert text to voice: Speak any word or text you write or paste. Each text to speech application has this function. Text To Speech Live Player can read aloud 10 languages.
· Save text as mp3 files, text files, rtf files: You can save word or text in the text box of Text To Speech Live Player as mp3 file, txt file or rtf file. Mp3 file can be played by many applications such as Windows Media Player, RealPlayer. If you are a language teacher, you can use this function to make many mp3 files and increase audio materials for your students.
· Say the time: Add a voice alarm clock to your computer.
· Convert wav file to mp3 file.
· Eject CD ROM and Close CD ROM: Simply click on tray menu of this software to open or close CD ROM.


Limitations:

· 30-day trial

Power Text to Speech Reader description
Power Text to Speech Reader - Read any text aloud on your PC or save as mp3 files Power Text to Speech Reader is an award-winning text-to-speech player that lets you listen to documents, e-mails or web pages instead of reading on screen, it uses voice synthesis to create spoken audio from text with natural voices.

You can listen on your PC or save text to MP3 or wave files for listening later. Even better, if you have a portable audio device you can take your text as MP3 files to the gym, in your car, or anyplace you need to go.It can directly open Plain Text files (.txt), Microsoft Word files (.doc), PDF files (.pdf), EMail files (.eml), Rich Text files (.rtf), HTML files.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer users,Power Text to Speech Reader supplies a handy toolbar plug-in for Internet Explorer and for Microsoft Outlook supplies a handy toolbar plug-in for Outlook.Power Text to Speech Reader supports dozens of male, female and robotic voices for over 11 languages.

Power Text to Speech Reader can monitor the Windows Clipboard and automatically process its contents.

This feature makes it easy to read web pages, mail messages, documents and many other files.

Here are some key features of "Power Text to Speech Reader":

· Open and read various file formats - Power Text to Speech Reader can open and read the Word, PDF, EMail, RTF and HTML files directly.
· Toolbar for Internet Explorer - Added a handy text-to-speech toolbar on your Internet Explorer.
· Toolbar for Outlook - Added a handy text-to-speech toolbar on your Outlook.
· Support Multiple Languages - Including American English, British English, Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, etc.
· Multiple Output Format - Support for WAV and MP3 audio files.
· Configurable Clipboard Options - You decide how Power Text to Speech Reader behaves when your computers clipboard changes.
· Alarm - Just as an alarm clock, Power Text to Speech Reader can announce time to you every special interval depend on your settings.
· Optional MP3 Quality - The "Output Sample Frequencies" and "Output Bitrates" options allow you to make a choice between the quality and the size.

Limitations: Only speaks text for 1000 characters

Alive Text to Speech description
This application is used to read text or web page and convert them to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files. Alive Text to Speech allows you to Read Text or web page, and convert web pages or Text to WAV, MP3, VOX or OGG files with a single right click.

Just right click on files in the Windows Explorer, select "Convert to MP3"(or WAV, OGG,WMA,VOX) and convert them using your predefined settings. Alive Text to Speech also enables you to listen documents, emails, news articles or web pages without conversion.

Alive Text to Speech supports schedule converting. It also allows advanced users to finish the conversion with Command lines. You can change the different voices and the readout speed for conversion or listening, and download more Voices from Internet.

Here are some key features of "Alive Text to Speech":

· Read Text in any application, including Emails, web pages, news articles, PDF, Word or Excel Documents, etc.
· Convert Text to MP3, WAV, OGG, VOX files.
· Convert Text Files to MP3, WAV, OGG, VOX files.
· Install Alive Text to Speech Toolbar in IE (Internet Explorer) Browser.
· It is very simple and easy to use. Just right click on files in the Windows Explorer, select "Convert to MP3"(or WAV, OGG,VOX) and convert them using your predefined settings.
· Command line support.
· Converting text to mp3 in batches.
· Schedule converting support.
· High converting speed, wonderful output quality.


Limitations:

· 20 days trial

Power Text to Speech Reader is an award-winning text-to-speech player that lets you listen to documents, e-mails or web pages instead of reading on screen,it uses voice synthesis to create spoken audio from text with natural voices.
You can listen on your PC or save text to MP3 or wave files for listening later. Even better, if you have a portable audio device you can take your text as MP3 files to the gym, in your car, or anyplace you need to go.It can directly open Plain Text files (.txt), Microsoft Word files (.doc), PDF files (.pdf), EMail files (.eml), Rich Text files (.rtf), HTML files. For Microsoft Internet Explorer users,Power Text to Speech Reader supplies a handy toolbar plug-in for Internet Explorer and for Microsoft Outlook supplies a handy toolbar plug-in for Outlook.Power Text to Speech Reader supports dozens of male, female and robotic voices for over 11 languages.
Power Text to Speech Reader can monitor the Windows Clipboard and automatically process its contents. This feature makes it easy to read web pages, e-mail messages, documents and much more.