Summary of Reddit Comments on "speech to text free"

Tortoise TTS

• Tortoise TTS is a popular choice for speech-to-text.
• Pros:
  • Great voices available.
• Cons:
  • Requires a powerful NVIDIA GPU to run efficiently.

Speechify

• Speechify is mentioned but not discussed in detail.

Microsoft One Note's Immersive Reader

• Microsoft One Note offers an Immersive Reader function.
• Pros:
  • Unlimited usage.

TTSReader

• TTS Reader is another option.

Polly by Google

• Polly is available from Google with a free Amazon Web Services account.

ChatGPT

• An AI workbook using ChatGPT and Bark for text-to-speech.

Microsoft Edge Browser

• Microsoft Edge Browser with premium voices for text-to-speech.
• Pros:
  • Best for reading books and PDFs.

Read Aloud Firefox Extension

• Firefox extension called Read Aloud allows for text-to-speech.
• Pros:
  • Various voices and languages available.

Coqui TTS

• Coqui TTS is free for non-commercial use and runs locally using Docker.

ReadVox Chrome Extension

• ReadVox is a Chrome extension for text-to-speech.
• Pros:
  • Supports various platforms like Google Docs and Kindle Books.

CloudTTS

• CloudTTS uses Microsoft Natural Voices but requires Microsoft Edge and pasting text into a textbox.
• Pros:
  • Free to use.

Murf AI

• Murf AI offers realistic-sounding voices for text-to-speech.

Vocalize

• Vocalize offers a Mac version for text-to-speech.

Play.ht

• Play.ht provides a free voice cloning option.
• Pros:
  • Allows for voice customization.

Other Mentioned Tools

• Naturalreaders
• Voice.AI
• Elevenlabs

General Observations

• Limited free options available for high-quality text-to-speech.
• Some free options may have character limits or lack human-like voices.
• Paid options generally offer better quality and more features.
• Some free cloud providers like Google, AWS, Azure offer text-to-speech services in their free tiers.

By compiling the Reddit comments, these are some of the major text-to-speech tools discussed, along with their pros and cons, for anyone searching for quality, free options.