Speaking for Mac

Speaking for Mac is a cool little app that makes it easy to turn text into speech. It works with the built-in system voices on macOS, so if you've got apps that use text-to-speech, you can enjoy those features with even more options!

Easy-to-Use Interface

The Speaking user interface is super simple. You'll see one window where you can type or paste the text you want to hear. Plus, you can pick from different voices! Want to use a TXT or XML file? Just open it directly in the app.

Customize Your Voice Settings

This app lets you tweak how your text sounds. You can adjust the speaking rate, change the pitch base, switch up the pitch mode, and control the volume. If things get a bit mixed up, don't worry! You can always reset everything to default with just one click.

Play and Pause with Ease

Once you're happy with how everything sounds, hit the play button at the bottom right corner. Speaking will start reading your text out loud! As it reads along, you'll see which word is being scanned highlighted on the screen. Need a break? Just pause it anytime.

Edit Your Text Directly

You can even edit your source text right in Speaking's main window! Change up font styles and sizes, adjust text alignment, or play around with line spacing. Want to keep different lists? No problem—save all your changes to a TXT file!

Export Your Audio

If you want to save what you've created as an audio file, Speaking lets you export your speech as an MP3 file. But here's a little catch: it uses default settings for voice and pitch when exporting. So if you're looking for something unique from your adjustments, you'll need another recording tool.

Select Your Color Theme

This app also gives you some fun choices for color themes! You can switch between them quickly using either the Scheme menu or some keyboard shortcuts.

If you're ready to check out Speaking for Mac, dive in and have fun customizing how your text comes alive!