eSpeak in Termux – Command Line Text to Speech Tool

eSpeak is a simple command-line text-to-speech (TTS) tool that converts written text into spoken audio in the terminal. It supports multiple languages, lets you customize speech settings such as speed, pitch, and volume, and can save speech as WAV audio files. You can easily install and use eSpeak in Termux with a few simple commands.

Here’s what you can do with eSpeak in Termux:

• Convert text into speech.
• Read text from a file.
• Change speech speed, pitch, and volume.
• Use different voices and languages.
• Save speech as a WAV file.
• Display phoneme output.
• Use text-to-speech in scripts and automation.

Install eSpeak in Termux

Below are the simple commands to install eSpeak in Termux. Copy and run each command one by one to install the tool.

Update Termux packages.

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

Install eSpeak.

pkg install espeak -y

pkg install espeak -y

Check the installed version.

espeak-ng --version

espeak-ng --version

eSpeak is now installed and ready to use.

Use eSpeak in Termux

After installing eSpeak, you can use different commands to convert text into speech, change voice settings, and perform other text-to-speech tasks.

Speak text directly from the command line.

espeak-ng "Hello, welcome to Termux!"

espeak-ng "Hello, welcome to Termux!"

Read text from a file.

espeak-ng -f text.txt

espeak-ng -f text.txt

Read text from standard input.

echo "Hello World" | espeak-ng --stdin

echo "Hello World" | espeak-ng --stdin

Change the speech volume.

espeak-ng -a 150 "Hello World"

espeak-ng -a 150 "Hello World"

Change the speech speed.

espeak-ng -s 220 "Hello World"

espeak-ng -s 220 "Hello World"

Change the speech pitch.

espeak-ng -p 70 "Hello World"

espeak-ng -p 70 "Hello World"

Use a different voice.

espeak-ng -v en-us "Hello World"

espeak-ng -v en-us "Hello World"

Save speech to a WAV file.

espeak-ng -w output.wav "Hello World"

espeak-ng -w output.wav "Hello World"

List all available voices.

espeak-ng --voices

espeak-ng --voices

Display phoneme output.

espeak-ng -x "Hello World"

espeak-ng -x "Hello World"

Display the help menu.

espeak-ng --help

espeak-ng --help

You can combine different options to customize the speech and use eSpeak for various text-to-speech tasks.

End Note

eSpeak is a simple and lightweight text-to-speech tool that lets you convert text into speech using the terminal. It is easy to install, easy to use, and a great tool for learning, testing different voices, and creating speech from text with simple commands.