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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202619 facts
Balabolka
Plans and prices
Freeware
Priced on request
Non-commercial use
Read 20 Sep 2026 · cross-plus-a.com
Commercial license
€80a month
Commercial use of the software
Read 20 Sep 2026 · cross-plus-a.com
Balabolka (non-commercial use)
Free
Free for non-commercial use · commercial use requires a license
Read 12 Oct 2026 · cross-plus-a.com
Balabolka commercial license
€80one-time
Required for commercial organization use or creating and distributing audio on paid platforms · does not include voices · does not permit incorporating Balabolka or its utilities into other products
Read 12 Oct 2026 · cross-plus-a.com
On the record
- API access
- Yescross-plus-a.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Audio text sync
- Balabolka can save synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags, allowing text to display in sync during playback in compatible players.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Automation
- The separate command-line utility can read text aloud or save it as an audio file and supports SAPI 4, SAPI 5, and Microsoft Speech Platform.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Commercial licensing
- The maker says its commercial license does not include speech engines, so users must resolve voice licensing for commercial use separately.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Yescross-plus-a.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Export formats
- WAV,MP3,MP4,OGG,OPUS,WMAcross-plus-a.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Online TTS services
- The separate command-line Online TTS Utility lists Google Cloud TTS, Amazon Polly, Baidu TTS, CereVoice Cloud, IBM Watson TTS, Iciba TTS, iTranslate TTS, Microsoft Azure, Naver TTS, OpenAI TTS, Youdao TTS, and Yandex SpeechKit.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Output limit
- The FAQ says text conversion is limited by the WAV format’s size limit of just under 4 GB and recommends splitting large documents.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Portable use
- The portable version does not require installation and can run from a USB drive.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Pronunciation
- Users can apply pronunciation correction rules based on regular expressions.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Balabolka is a text-to-speech program that can read text aloud and save on-screen text as an audio file.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Speech controls
- It uses Microsoft Speech API versions and allows users to adjust voice parameters such as rate and pitch.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites comments and suggestions by email at [email protected].cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Text inputs
- It can read clipboard content and supports numerous document formats, including DOCX, EPUB, HTML, PDF, RTF, and XLSX.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Voice integrations
- The voices page lists Microsoft Speech API 4.x/5.x and Microsoft Speech Platform engines as supported options.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Voice requirement
- Balabolka itself contains no speech voices, and a computer must have at least one voice installed.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Yandex status
- The maker states that access to Yandex SpeechKit stopped working in the Balabolka application on October 11, 2026.cross-plus-a.com · read 12 Oct 2026
