Text-to-speech software verbalizes written or displayed text. Text-to-speech programs read written text aloud. People who are blind or have a visual impairment can now read without having to type. Text-to-speech (TTS) is a useful technology that is widely used.
Artificial voices can be created using TTS software. In this process, text is given to the software, which tries to create the most natural audio version possible. There are different voice templates to choose from.
There are many tools that can be used to convert text to audio; some are free, others are very expensive.
- ReadSpeaker is probably the best option when it comes to the natural pronunciation of texts. There is a free version that you can use directly in the browser.
- NaturalReaders also provides excellent audio quality during playback.The quality is adequate for dubbing media.
- Watson from IBM. You also get above-average voice quality with Watson from IBM. The quality is more than good enough for professional productions.
- Free TTS is absolutely free, and the quality of the output is amazingly good. Try this tool, and you'll see for yourself why I had to include it in this list.
- Google Text-to-Speech. This tool comes directly from Google, and you can see the speech quality for yourself on their website. It's definitely one of the best tools for TTS out there right now.
- Nuance Text-to-Speech – Nuance has been dealing with the combination of text and audio for decades. By now, they have excellent solutions for text-to-speech conversion.
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