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RHVoice
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Free and open-source speech synthesizer; some voice licenses restrict commercial use
Read 12 Oct 2026 · rhvoice.org
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- Android integrations
- The RHVoice Android app provides downloadable voices and can be used with TalkBack and other text-to-speech apps.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- WAVrhvoice.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The project aims to help visually impaired people use screen readers with free voices in their native languages.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The language page lists Albanian, Croatian, Czech, English, Esperanto, Georgian, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Nepali, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Setswana, Slovak, Spanish, Tatar, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and Southern Vietnamese.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The main library is LGPL v2.1 or later, while the combination with MAGE is GPL v3 or later; some individual voices have separate restrictions.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux installation
- Linux installation options include a Snap package, distribution-specific packages, and compiling from source.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux integration
- On Linux, RHVoice connects to Speech Dispatcher, which Orca uses to work with text-to-speech engines.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux limitation
- The Snap installs the engine and Speech Dispatcher module, while voices must be installed separately using the command-line voice manager.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux setup note
- The page says Orca users may need to connect RHVoice to Speech Dispatcher manually because automatic registration is not known to be available.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists GitHub Discussions and a Russian-language mailing list as official community channels.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Synthesis method
- RHVoice uses statistical parametric synthesis based on open-source speech technologies, mainly HTS.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Voice licensing limit
- The license page says RHVoice Lab voices are CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, and requests for integration into products require approval from the speaker and team.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Voices
- Its voices are built from natural speech recordings and store statistical models on users’ computers.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- RHVoice is a free, open-source multilingual speech synthesizer.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Windows integrations
- RHVoice works with NVDA and with Windows applications compatible with Microsoft Speech API Version 5, including JAWS.rhvoice.org · read 12 Oct 2026
