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Verbose is a free text to speech program for Windows. It will read aloud any text or save it as MP3. Once this text reader software is installed, you can assign a system wide hot key. Then whenever you want Verbose to read the text on your screen just push that key and the software will read it aloud. Because the program creates MP3 file formats, the resulting audio can simply be moved to an iPod or other portable MP3 player for use away from the computer.
Some Typical Applications include:
- Sit back and relax while your PC reads long documents for you.
- Create voice prompts for telephone interactive voice response systems.
- Listen to an e-book on you way to work.
- Proofread your own writing by having it read back to you aloud.
- Take some reading with you on your daily walk or run
- In place of voice recordings in electronic or computer voice announcement systems.
- As a tool to assist you study for exams.
- For people with low vision, the elderly or with reading disabilities.
Features
- Reads text using SAPI text to speech technology
- Ability to save the speech as compressed mp3 files (eg. to listen to the recording on your ipod)
- System wide 'hot' keys can be selected so you can read the text from within any program
- Works within Internet Explorer, Word, Outlook and almost all other text based programs
- You can install new voices if you don't like the default ones (any SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 voices can be used)
- Intuitive and user friendy to make it as easy as possible to listen to text
Purchase Information
Freeware
Requirements
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Pentium 500MHz or above with at least 32MB RAM (64MB for 2000/XP/2003)
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