Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech3.1.20
Publisher Description
Hear2Read Text-To-Speech (TTS) for selected Indic language
This 3rd Generation Hear2Read Ⓡ Text-To-Speech (TTS) service engine improves upon the previous release by eliminating the need to install separate Apps for Indic voices. Users can now install one or more Indic Voices using "Add Voice" button within the App.
This is not an online text to speech app. No internet connection is required to convert text to speech/audio after the voice for the particular language has been installed. Currently it supports:
* Assamese voice to convert Assamese text to speech (TTS)
* Gujarati voice to convert Gujarati text to speech (TTS)
* Hindi voice to convert Hindi text to speech (TTS)
* Kannada voice to convert Kannada text to speech (TTS)
* Malayalam voice to convert Malayalam text to speech (TTS)
* Odia voice to convert Odia text to speech (TTS)
* Punjabi voice to convert Punjabi text to speech (TTS)
* Sanskrit voice to convert Sanskrit text to speech (TTS)
* Telugu voice to convert Telugu text to speech (TTS)
After installing the App and the voice(s), set Hear2Read as “Preferred engine” under Text-to-speech output setting.
The App is useful for users with Visual Impairment (VI) for use with Talkback ON (option under Accessibility in Settings), as well as users without Visual Impairments who wish to read by listening.
Talkback uses the Language selected for the preferred engine under “Text-to-speech output” setting. Please change it to the language you wish to read using TTS software.
Hear2Read App includes a demo screen for each supported language. The demo text is longer than the example sentence played under settings. In addition, it allows users to paste any text (up to 1000 bytes) of their own choosing to read by listening. However, the demo screen is not meant to be a full-fledged screen reading App.
Hear2Read TTS Engine runs as a background service (just as Google TTS engine does) to convert text to speech. Any App (such as Talkback or @Voice Aloud) can use it to convert Indic text to speech thereby "Reading by Listening”. It does not save the text sent to it or the audio output. All audio output is sent to the App that sent the text for conversion.
Hear2Read uses Festvox, Festival and Flite Open Source software developed by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and collaborators including Hear2Read team and University of Edinburg (UK).
Google Android TTS currently does not support Assamese, Odia and Sanskrit. We are working on developing support for other Indic languages that are not supported by Google.
Requires devices with at least 1 GB RAM, Quad core CPU and Android 7.1.1 or higher.
Please send comments and questions to Feedback@Hear2Read.org.
Note: Hear2Read is a registered trademark.
About Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech
The company that develops Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech is Hear2Read. The latest version released by its developer is 3.1.20.
To install Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-08-14 and was downloaded 21 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech as malware as malware if the download link to org.hear2read.indic is broken.
How to install Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Hear2Read Indic Text To Speech will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version 3.1.20
posted on 2023-08-14
Added error message for more cases to advise users the reason for voice download failure.
version 3.1.19
posted on 2023-08-03
This update provides detailed error messages if a Voice Download (Add a Voice) fails due to Network Error, Storage Full and "App not owned by any user on the device". Earlier, it used to simply display "Download failed". Users can now correct the error and then add a voice.
In response to multiple requests from Visually Impaired users, added Assamese Voice back despite the fact that it has the unresolved issue of random noises in the synthetic speech output.
version 3.1.15
posted on 2023-07-07
Modified Demo Page such that it starts speaking without requiring user to press PLAY button.
Moved player controls to top of the screen.
Reduced Voice download progress dialog text to make it work better with Talkback.
Changed Hindi Demo text.
version 3.1.11
posted on 2023-06-22
Removed multi clicking bug in the downloads page.
Added GWP Asan for debugging C native code issues.
version 3.1.9
posted on 2023-04-08
Added speech rate controls in the demo screens.
version 3.1.8
posted on 2023-03-18
Fixes a minor bug. No impact on functionality.
version 2.3.1
posted on 2021-06-18
This updates adds the ability to speak decimal numbers and fixed a bug that affected a small number of devices.
