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TTS TUI

This is the terminal UI version of Clipboard Narrator but uses newer WinRT API to allow using any voice on windows.

Comparison to Microsoft Edge TTS

Edge TTSTTS-TUI
requires using MS Edgeworks anywhere you can copy
uses cloud voicesuses system voices
delay each time you start a voicelittle to no delay

Windows built-in narrator has a different use case but does use the system voices.

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How to get

InstallBuildBinaries
cargo install tts-tuicargo r --releaseGithub releases

The binary is called tts for brevity

Windows

Add voice packs or change the default voice in your system settings, your terminal title will show the active voice.

Linux

The following deps are required:

On Debian you have to change the default feature based on speech-dispatcher -v: