CMU Flite Text to Speech

CMU Flite Text to Speech Free App

Rated 3.33/5 (164) —  Free Android application by CMU TTS Projects

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About CMU Flite Text to Speech

Flite (festival-lite) is a small, fast run-time synthesis engine developed at Carnegie Mellon University.

This application installs the Flite Text-To-Speech Engine as a plug-in to the TTS framework on your phone. Other applications can use Flite for reading text out to you.

Support in the latest version (rolling out slowly) is included for English and Indian languages. Previous version only supports English voices. Voice files need to be downloaded from within the app.

If you upgrade the app's version and have problems, please go to the menu and "refresh voice list".

Voices can be installed and removed on the fly.


Permissions Explained:
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SD card READ/WRITE access is required to store downloaded voices.

Internet access is required to download new voices. No other data is sent to or recorded by our servers.

Source code for this application is available at http://goo.gl/TfLqb

How to Download / Install

Download and install CMU Flite Text to Speech version 3.0.0 on your Android device!
Downloaded 10,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: edu.cmu.cs.speech.tts.flite, download CMU Flite Text to Speech.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
v3.0.0:
- Voice quality improvements
- Support for Indian Languages
v2.0.2:
- Added more Voices.
- Changed server where voices are downloaded from.
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v2.0.1: First Release
Version update CMU Flite Text to Speech was updated to version 3.0.0
Name changed  Name changed! Flite TTS Engine now is known as CMU Flite Text to Speech.
More downloads  CMU Flite Text to Speech reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads

What are users saying about CMU Flite Text to Speech

I70%
by I####:

Please add kannadlanguajw

A70%
by A####:

Dhat teri ki

U70%
by U####:

When attempting to use this speech engine with Talkback, it doesn't speak consistently. It only reads certain things, such as the speech settings interface which makes it impossible to use it as a primary voice on Android. I'm working with a device called BrailleNote Touch which uses Android 4.4.2 with a modified version of the Talkback screen reader.

Y70%
by Y####:

Limited options for gingerbread had to try this . Unfortunately

Y70%
by Y####:

Overall good program however the voices are scratchy hope this can be fixed. Thank you.

Y70%
by Y####:

please make it more realistic and upload it to fdroid repos.

S70%
by S####:

That being said, It is lower volume compared to googles built in, but their are more choices of voices, they are DIGITAL VOICES, remember, that they are not perfect, but getting better every year. GOOD WORK! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LIST be able to RETAIN FAVORITE "QUIPS" A La Text2Speech. OR AT LEAST LET ME EDIT SOME TEXT FILE WHERE "A whole joy was reaping, but they've gone south, go fetch azure mike!" lives! And tell me how to find them [voice files] on phone, and what file type, allowing me to edit these files in audacity? Should be lots of fun (with my truck CB) with a PA speaker! You can change your voice and say all the fun things you don't want to say with your own voice and convert, to a feminine voice and play it in to the PA mike, while looking the other way, holding the Gal S3 & mike down low! What a scream! Got Kids? Use this for those told you a thousand times "xyz what it be" nags. Goldrush1

J70%
by J####:

Overall good program however the voices are scratchy hope this can be fixed. Thank you.

S70%
by S####:

Even after installing the voices it doesn't work and you have to download the voices again and again.

S70%
by S####:

Bad thing...

S70%
by S####:

Piece of s*** do not download don't listen to these lying reviews it's not a five star apps

V70%
by V####:

All voices NOT great, highly unrecommended until more clarity is used

D70%
by D####:

Looking for a vietnamese TTS, but this isn't it.

B70%
by B####:

The uk voice is so robotic and not clear at all

D70%
by D####:

It's voice is worst i can't urderstand a single word in my mobile tts engine.

D70%
by D####:

total crap

D70%
by D####:

Guys, nice job taking this up as a university project, I appreciate it. But if you aren't supporting it anymore please update the description accordingly. The app caused my phone to freeze immediately after install, most likely in the anti virus check. The AV froze on another manual run as well and only went through properly when I un installed this.

Y70%
by Y####:

Like they are on their deathbed.

G70%
by G####:

Yaha koi voice engine nehi ha koi download mat karna

D70%
by D####:

Horrible quality!

F70%
by F####:

Трэш, а не голос

D70%
by D####:

M8 - Grayed out is getting kinda played out!

D70%
by D####:

Like speak and say with low batteries terrible.

I70%
by I####:

Good

Z70%
by Z####:

Bhogas app ever seen

D70%
by D####:

Can't download voices it says downloading but nothing happens and when I try to chose it says please download um it's not working I'm gonna uninstall reinstall until u tell me why ide give u 5 if u say how

F70%
by F####:

I like how the voices don't not standard accents and are more interesting, however I have to turn the volume up high to hear properly and all sound as if they are extremely nervous.

P70%
by P####:

Yeah, they are a little scratchy compared to Google tts but the Scottish voice sounds nice and natural to me.

R70%
by R####:

That being said, It is lower volume compared to googles built in, but their are more choices of voices, they are DIGITAL VOICES, remember, that they are not perfect, but getting better every year. GOOD WORK! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LIST be able to RETAIN FAVORITE "QUIPS" A La Text2Speech. OR AT LEAST LET ME EDIT SOME TEXT FILE WHERE "A whole joy was reaping, but they've gone south, go fetch azure mike!" lives! And tell me how to find them [voice files] on phone, and what file type, allowing me to edit these files in audacity? Should be lots of fun (with my truck CB) with a PA speaker! You can change your voice and say all the fun things you don't want to say with your own voice and convert, to a feminine voice and play it in to the PA mike, while looking the other way, holding the Gal S3 & mike down low! What a scream! Got Kids? Use this for those told you a thousand times "xyz what it be" nags. Goldrush1

Z70%
by Z####:

I went to Settings> Language & Keyboard> Text-to-speech Output & Flite is grayed out! I cannot select it as my default TTS Engine. I tried IVONA & got the same results. Running Android 4.4 on my HTC One. This sucks! I guess I'm stuck with monotone Robot Lady until this is resolved! Boooooo!

R70%
by R####:

But good effort and this guys can make it good if they work hard.for now I think ivona tts is best.btw an huge update is must 4 this app.

B70%
by B####:

Terrible recordings. You can't make out any of the words from such terrible sound files - which sound like someone has used a cheap webcam mic and tried to copy a recording off a scratched LP that's being played-back after being eaten by the cat.

R70%
by R####:

I tried the other tts and I scored this high now it stopped performing when some1 calls it lapses other words I get missed call instead this was the best now im sad

R70%
by R####:

It is rubbish for indian language and wasting the time, nothing tts apps available for hindi language

A70%
by A####:

It's better!

R70%
by R####:

But the voices are muffled and scratchy sounding

H70%
by H####:

It was nice to finally liberate myself from the generic TTS voices that my phone came with that are all women! It's great to use navigation and not have a woman voice nag me to turn left!!

G70%
by G####:

Lund chat aur poti kha apni bhen ki

G70%
by G####:

All the voices sound robotic.

J70%
by J####:

Not working properly. Voice is not clear. Please don't install it..


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