edge-tts: Text-to-Speech Python Module | Free Text-to-Speech Service

General Introduction

edge-tts is an open source Python module that allows users to use Microsoft Edge's online text-to-speech service in Python code without the need for a Microsoft Edge browser, Windows operating system, or API key. Provides edge-tts and edge-playback commands for direct use at the command line, and supports simple adjustment of voice, tone, and volume.

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Function List

• Using Microsoft Edge's online text-to-speech service
• Support for direct calls in Python code
• Command line operation support
• Provides edge-tts and edge-playback commands
• Support for changing language and voice (gender and region)
• Supports customized playback of voice at the command line
• Support for adjusting voice rate, volume and pitch
• No Microsoft Edge, Windows or API key required

Using Help

• Installation: Use the pip command `pip install edge-tts` or the pipx command `pipx install edge-tts`.
• Basic usage: enter the command `edge-tts --text "your text" --write-media output filename.mp3 --write-subtitles output subtitle filename.vtt`
• Changing voices: First check the available voices with `edge-tts --list-voices` and then select the appropriate voice.
• Modify speech rate, volume, pitch: use the `--rate`, `--volume`, `--pitch` parameters to make adjustments