https://github.com/lesleyrs/tts-tui

Clipboard Narrator in the terminal
https://github.com/lesleyrs/tts-tui

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Clipboard Narrator in the terminal

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lesleyrs/tts-tui
• Owner: lesleyrs
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-04-06T23:23:35.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-26T14:12:42.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-28T10:21:01.603Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://crates.io/crates/tts-tui
• Size: 53.7 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# TTS TUI

This is the terminal UI version of [Clipboard Narrator](https://github.com/lesleyrs/clipboard-narrator) but uses newer WinRT API to allow using any voice on windows.

## Comparison to Microsoft Edge TTS

Edge TTS | TTS-TUI

|---|---|

requires using MS Edge | works anywhere you can copy

uses cloud voices | uses system voices

delay each time you start a voice | little to no delay

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

PDF readers don't allow copying newlines between paragraphs so they can't be split directly, convert it to a txt file with the original layout first.

## How to get

Install | Build | Binaries

|---|---|---|

cargo install tts-tui | cargo r --release | [Github releases](https://github.com/lesleyrs/tts-tui/releases/latest)

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:

- sudo apt install llvm-dev libclang-dev clang

  - https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/requirements.html#debian-based-linuxes

- sudo apt install speech-dispatcher

- sudo apt install libspeechd-dev

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

  - --no-default-features --features 10

  - --no-default-features --features 9