espeak

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A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. Note: `espeak` is considered discontinued, as development has shifted to `espeak-ng`.

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A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. See also: `speak-ng`, `espeak`.

Speak a phrase aloud

espeak "text"

Speak text from `stdin`

echo "text" | espeak

Speak the contents of a [f]ile

espeak -f path/to/file

Speak using a specific [v]oice

espeak -v voice "text"

Speak at a specific [s]peed (default is 160) and [p]itch (default is 50)

espeak -s speed -p pitch "text"

Output the audio to a [w]AV file instead of speaking it directly

espeak -w path/to/output.wav "text"

List all available voices

espeak --voices