speech synthesis
Speech Prompter
Professional prompting system. more>>
Developed in collaboration with TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL a non profit organization the worlds leader in improving speech making and lecturingskills.
Includes both Scrolling Speech and Outline modes of speech or lecturepresentation. Advanced graphic presentation capabilities slides & movies ahead oftodays laptop technology will not become obsolete for many years.
Speech Therapist (PPC) 1.1
Speech Therapist extends Apples Plaintalk Speech Recognition software, allowing you to create new speech commands that your Mac will recognize more>> Speech Therapist extends Apples Plaintalk Speech Recognition software, allowing you to create new speech commands that your Mac will recognize.
PowerPC, Apple Plaintalk Speech Recognition.
Speech Toggle 0.6
Speech Toggle - toggle Apples speech recognition (Speakable Items) on and off more>>
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.
Speech Typer 1.0.4
Speech Typer is a new and innovative use of Apples Speech Recognition technology. Up to now, Apples Speech Recognition technology has been used just to make commands more>> Speech Typer is a new and innovative use of Apples Speech Recognition technology. Up to now, Apples Speech Recognition technology has been used just to make commands. While this has been useful, it does very little to help users to get data into their computer. Speech Typer has been written to solve that problem by typing any predefined phrase into any application you may be using. While Speech Typer does not make your Mac a full fledged dictation machine, it does allow you to "type" commonly used words and phrases just by saying them.
Apples Speech Recognition Manager 1.5 or later.
Speech Queue 1.0
Speech Queue is a professional and smart Apple Scriptable utility and text service to speak text with customizable voices using Apples Text-To-Speak. more>>
Speech Queue 1.0 is a professional and smart Apple Scriptable utility and text service to speak text with customizable voices using Apple's Text-To-Speak.
Major Features:
- Speaks the text message in the assigned voice.
- Speaks messages in the order recieved.
- The user can pause, un-pause, or stop speaking the messages.
- Text Service for Speech Queue to allow text from other Cocoa applications to be spoken.
- Applescript support allows scripts to speak text without worrying about having the script pause until it is done speaking.
- User defined voices can set custom voice name, rate, pitch, modulation, and volume.
Speech Queue X 1.0
Apple Scriptable text-to-speech utility. more>>
Java Speech API 0.1
A wrapper for vendors to simplify usage of the Java Speech API more>> A wrapper for vendors to simplify usage of the Java Speech API
Java Speech API is a wrapper for vendors to simplify usage of the Java Speech API (JSR 113). Note that the spec is an untested early access and that there may be changes in the API.
Enhancements
- First release of a base layer for sphinx4 and FreeTTS.
Text to Speech Sound File Makers 0.03
Text to Speech Sound File Makers - 4 audio AppleScripts more>>
Drag-n-Drop-Text to AIFF 0.01
Drag text files and convert them to AIFF files spoken by MacinTalk.
TextEdit to MP3 0.01
Converts whatever is in TextEdit to an MP3 file spoken by MacinTalk.
TextEdit to AIFF 0.05
Converts whatever is in TextEdit to an AIFF file spoken by MacinTalk.
DJ Track Names to AIFF 0.06
Gives your iPod, iTunes or other MP3 player a DJ announcing tunes and artists.
Speech and Debate Timekeeper 2.0.2
Speech and Debate Timekeeper is a collection of two multi-platform timers for all speech and debate events! more>>
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.
Speakerfone 2.0
Speakerfone is coded in Applescript, designed to assist disabled people or those that want to have fun with OS Xs built in speech synthesis. It simply displays a window with a text box more>> Speakerfone is coded in Applescript, designed to assist disabled people or those that want to have fun with OS Xs built in speech synthesis. It simply displays a window with a text box. You type in the text box, press return, and your computer will speak whatever was typed in the default voice (Set in Speech Preferences pane). Repeat.
Allows you to continue typing while the previous text is being spoken, so that combined with a simple, keyboard-only operate-able interface make it good for real-time speech synthesis.
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
Apple Speech Recognition 1.5.4
Control your PowerPC with voice commands. more>>

TextSpeech Pro 3.4.4
Easy to use application that will allow your Mac to read text using natural sounding voices. more>>
Major Features:
- Built on the latest text to speech technology
- Synthesize text-to-speech from any document format (text, Microsoft Word, PDF, Microsoft Excel, RTF, etc) using a variety of voices and languages
- Read web pages using integrated text-to-speech tools
- Export the synthesized speech from documents to a variety of audio file formats in three modes (quick, normal and batch)
- Create and modify conversations, bookmarks and pauses (silence breaks) in a document using an advanced text-to-speech editor
- Modify speech properties (voice, speed, volume, pitch, word highlighting) and speech entities (bookmarks, conversations, pauses) on the fly
- Extract text from scanned documents and convert it to speech or audio files
- Create custom pronunciations using a universal correction system
- Save the created documents with all specified voice settings and entities (voice type, pitch, speed, volume, bookmarks, conversations, pauses, word highlighting) for future use
- Pause, resume or stop the speaking voice
- Tune the speech output using standard XML tags
- Use a fully featured document editor with many text processing features (text manipulation, spell checker, print and print preview, find and replace, go to line..., customizable fonts, zoom capabilities, and document properties view)
- Mark copied text to be automatically transferred and converted to speech
- Access previously used documents from a high-capacity document history
- Utilize a rich and fully configurable user interface (UI) equipped with customizable window docks, toolbars, a multi-tabbed document interface and a layout-saving framework
- Web integration improved.
- Language support improved.
Achim's OE5 Speech 1.0
This new sound set for Outlook Express 5 Mac Edition replaces Microsofts predefined, abstract audio signals (for sending, receiving etc.) with more informative, natural human speech (English) more>> <<less

CK's Text-to-Speech to MP3 0.93
CKs Text-to-Speech to MP3 is created to make your life more comfortable. more>>
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:
- It is pretty much a "hands off" operation
- It'll use your preferred voice, chosen in System preferences.
- It'll use your preferred MP3 encoding rate, chosen in iTunes.
- Make podcasts of blogs or other web pages.
- Make your own "audio books" from downloadable free e-texts of books.
- Create sound files saying every track in a playlist, so you can get a DJ on your iPod.
Speak2Me .8.2
Speak2Me is a program including speakable items that offer your speech recognition program some attitude. more>>
Speak2Me .8.2 is a program including speakable items that offer your speech recognition program some attitude. There is nothing much to adding these into your collection of speakable items commands, but they will give your computer a little personality.