2nd Speech Center
Multilingual Desktop Reader, converts to mp3. Trial version downloadable.
Alive Text to Speech
Desktop Reader, converts to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files from AliveMedia. Trial version downloadable.
Audio Bookmaker
Converts texts using different human voices, saving speech to WAV or MP3 files. Speaking clock and other text-to-speech utilities.
ByteCool Software Inc.
CoolSpeech is a text-to-speech player for Windows, listen to online news, emails, local text documents, typing, tell the time and date, convert text into wav files.
Cool Conversations
Desktop Web Reader based on MS-Speech API, coupled with speech recognition.
Desktop Text to Speech Utility
CyberBuddy - a freeware utility program that uses MicroSoft Agents to do Instant Messaging with speech and animation, reminders, time of day, check email, news reports, weather, stock quotes, text reading, and ICQ status reporting.
Internet2Ear
Desktop Email/Web/News Reader ("personal voiceportal"), works with wireless audio-player. Trial version downloadable.
Key2Speak
Text to Speech software will read aloud what is typed, integrates with all Windows applications.
MS Agent Characters and Software
Microsoft Agent based command and control uses voice to browse the web, receive email, schedule appointments and participate in chat groups.
Natural Voice Reader
English Desktop reader. Free Version with MS-Voices downloadable. Commercial version with AT&T Natural Voices TTS.
PowerTalk - automatic presentation narrator
Free Open Source Windows program that automatically speaks the text on any PowerPoint presentation. Uses the standard SAPI speech synthesis software that comes with XP.
Reading Machine
Reads text aloud using text-to-speech, converts text into mp3/wave files for use with any cd player or MP3 player. Extracts text from one web page or whole web sites. Text is automatically organized into books and chapters for later use. Gives control over the voice, and the ability to clean up text automatically.
ReadPlease
Text-to-speech software for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP. Freeware and commercial versions. Uses AT&T Natral Voices.
Sayz Me
An open-source text-to-speech application for Windows. Uses Microsoft speech API.
Smart Butler
Add-on for instant messenger programs that enables users to listen to incoming messages without reading them.
Talkmail Org.
A free webmail service uses Microsoft Agent to read your emails in 7 languages - sounds for Windows, MSN Messenger, Net Meeting and Getright. (I.E. browser only)
Text to MP3 Speaker
Desktop Reader with mp3-converter based on MS-Voices by YeoSoft. Shareware downloadable.
Text-to-Speech Screen Reading Software
Software which lets you listen to your computer screen text. Available in both English and Spanish. Free trial.
TextSpeech Pro
Desktop Reader specialized on reading MS-Word or PDF documents. Based on MS Speech API.
The Reader
Multilingual text reader using Microsoft Agent and Lernout & Hauspie core components. Download software from site. Demo available.
VoxWorx
Site provides a way to capture the text of any other arbitrary site URL and read it to you via RealAudio technology.
Web-Narrator
Desktop Web-Reader from HDSE Software. Trial version downloadable.