Free speech software for mac

Talk To Me is a free Yahoo! widget that talks to you. Just type text into the speech bubble and press the "Talk To Me!" Its always funny to hear the computer voice!

System requirements:
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Enhancements
- This the first version.
- Let me know of any bugs.

Requirements:
PowerPC, Apple Plaintalk Speech Recognition.

Using the English Speech Recognition software and the proper hardware, your computer can respond to your spoken commands. English Speech Recognition includes the Speech Recognition extension and a utility program called Speakable Items.

CK's Text-to-Speech to MP3 0.93 is created to make your life more comfortable.

This package includes several applications:

• Safari Selection to MP3 File
  Just select some text in Safari, then run this program to make an MP3 file.
• Clipboard to MP3 File
  Select text in any application, copy it, then run this program to convert it to an MP3 file.
• Drag-n-Drop-Text to AIFF
  Drag text files and convert them to AIFF files spoken by MacinTalk.
• TextEdit to MP3
  Converts whatever is in TextEdit to an MP3 file spoken by MacinTalk.
• TextEdit to AIFF
  Converts whatever is in TextEdit to an AIFF file spoken by MacinTalk.
• DJ Track Names to AIFF
  Gives your iPod or iTunes a DJ announcing tunes and artists.

Major Features:

1. It is pretty much a "hands off" operation
2. It'll use your preferred voice, chosen in System preferences.
   
3. It'll use your preferred MP3 encoding rate, chosen in iTunes.
4. Make podcasts of blogs or other web pages.
5. Make your own "audio books" from downloadable free e-texts of books.
6. Create sound files saying every track in a playlist, so you can get a DJ on your iPod.

Speech Toggle is a very simple freeware menu extra for Mac OS X which enables you to easily toggle Apples speech recognition (Speakable Items) on and off. The software prevents you from having to make a trip to the System Preferences every time you feel the urge to temporarily use speech recognition.
The software doesnt require an installer; just copy it to your Applications folder and launch. To set it to auto-launch, add it to the Login Items in the Accounts pane of your System Preferences.
Also, check out our speech webpage for more tips and information.
Main features:
- Free!
- Icon grays out when speech recognition is off.
- Option to open speech preferences.
- Turn speakable items on and off.
- Written with Cocoa - native to Mac OS X.
- Universal binary - Intel, PPC native.

This program is an Apple Scriptable utility and text service to speak text with customizable voices using Apples Text-To-Speech.

Speech and Debate Timekeeper is a collection of two multi-platform timers for all speech and debate events.
One is a debate timer with speech order and time limits preprogrammed for Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Public Forum, and miscellaneous debate formats. It also tracks prep time for both sides. The other timer was created for individual events. All time limits are user adjustable.
These timers give visual and/or vocal time signals at user defined intervals so that you will never have to give manual time signals or frequently look at the time. At the end of each speech, cross-examination, or preparation, the timer automatically sets itself to time the next thing that needs timing at the push of a button.
No stopwatch or general purpose timer comes this close to fulfilling the role of a dedicated human timekeeper in a debate round.
Main features:
- Simple stopwatch style interface simultaneously shows time elapsed and remaining. Buttons are large so that they can be finger pressed on PDAs.
- Visual time signals on a color coded background indicating minutes or seconds remaining.
- Spoken time signals or tones, including protected minute alerts for points of information in constructive speeches of Parliamentary debates.
- Tracks speech order and prep times. Default time limits are set according to the selected event and are adjustable.
- The name of the speech or task being timed is displayed in the title of the window.
- Navigational buttons set the timer to time the previous or next task.
- High contrast display setting with black text on a white background.
- Context sensitive help screens are available from drop down menus.