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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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