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>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
>Balabolka (version 2.15)
>Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed
>on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved
>as an audio file. The program can read the clipboard content, extract text
>from documents, customize font and background colour, control reading from
>the system tray or by the global hotkeys. Balabolka supports text file
>formats: AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD,
>MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS, XLSX.
>Balabolka
>The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows
>to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply
>a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation.
>This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The
>rules for the pronunciation correction use the syntax of regular expressions.
>Balabolka can save the synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags
>inside the audio files. When an audio file is played with players on a
>computer or on modern digital audio players, the text is displayed
>synchronously (at the same way, as lyrics for songs).
>Download Balabolka
>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.zip
(22.6 MB), extracted . . .
(23.2 MB / 18 Files, 0 Folders), installed . . .
(C:\Program Files (x86)\Balabolka / 48.1 MB / 453 Files, 11 Folders)
>Size: 22.6 MB
>Version: 2.15.0.875 Changelog
>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/changelog.txt
>Licence: Freeware
>Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
>Portable Version: Download (23.6 MB)
>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka_portable.zip
(balabolka_portable.zip / 23.7 MB), extracted . . .
(balabolka_portable / 47.6 MB / 473 Files, 13 Folders)
>Portable Balabolka does not require an installation and can be run from a
>USB drive.
>A computer must have at least one voice installed.
>Command Line Utility: Download (763 KB)
>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balcon.zip
>The utility contains no graphical user interface and works only from the
>command line.
>The application handles various command line parameters to be able to read
>text aloud or save as an audio file.
>Text Extract Utility: Download (5.8 MB)
>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/blb2txt.zip
>The program allows to extract text from the various types of files. The
>extracted text can be combined into one file or/and split into few files.
>The utility works from the command line, without displaying any user
>interface.
>* Balabolka is a Russian word, it can be translated as "chatterer".
>The program allows to use skins for customizing your window appearance.
>Download Skin Pack (6.7 MB, 107 skins)
>https://www.cross-plus-a.com/skins.zip
>Voices
>Balabolka can use the Microsoft Speech API 4.x/5.x voices and the
>Microsoft Speech Platform text-to-speech engines.
>SAPI 4
>All voices for SAPI 4 became obsolete; they are not recommended for
>installing anymore.
>Use the fresh versions of speech engines.
>SAPI 5
>RHVoice � free and open source speech synthesizer (it supports Czech,
>English, Esperanto, Georgian, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese,
>Russian, Slovak, Tatar, Ukrainian and Uzbek):
>RHVoice (official site)
>https://rhvoice.org/
>Voices for Windows
>https://github.com/RHVoice/RHVoice/blob/master/doc/en/Binaries.md#sapi-5
>UkrVox � free Ukrainian voice created by Yaroslav Kozak (Lviv, Ukraine):
>UkrVox Igor
>https://ukrvox.biblprog.com/
>Ekho � free TTS engine (it supports Cantonese, Mandarin and Zhaoan Hakka):
>Echo (Chinese)
>https://www.eguidedog.net/ekho.php
>Hear2Read � free voices for Indic languages (Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
>Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu):
>Hear2Read Windows SAPI TTS Software
>https://hear2read.org/TTS_for_windows.php
>To get better voice quality, you can purchase commercial TTS engines.
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