Text2Speech

Chances are you literally have your hands busy with more important activities, but still need or want to read particular text strings. Thanks to evolution in technology, it’s now possible to have text read to you with custom parameters, and Text2Speech is one of the types of applications you might want to try out in this regard.

First thing which needs to be mentioned is that the application fully depends on .NET Framework for functionality, so you might want to make sure it’s on your computer. On the other hand, Text2Speech isn’t bundled inside a setup package, so you can have it stored and used directly from a thumb drive, without affecting registry entries on the target computer.

The visual design might look like it’s wrapped around a classic window frame, and it is, but the general layout makes it easy for both beginners and experienced individuals to get the hang of things. Most of the space is where text needs to be inserted, while the upper toolbar contains necessary playback controls.

Text input comes in several modes, meaning you can write down text of interest on the spot, paste it from clipboard, and even load it from files, which can be under formats like TXT and RTF. Text is only read to you at the press of a button, and you can even choose from several system voice types.

Additional controls are there to help adjust playback volume, as well as speed. Apart from simple playback, the application makes it possible to have speech saved as an audio file under formats like WAV or MP3. You can choose to pause playback, and resume later on.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Text2Speech is a reliable application which isn’t just meant to read text to you, but also help you generate corresponding audio files under a couple of popular formats.