Edge TTS — Text-to-Speech#

Use to convert text to speech using Microsoft Edge's free TTS service. No API key required.

Voices#

Chinese (Recommended)#

VoiceGenderStylezh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeuralFemaleWarm, natural (default)zh-CN-YunxiNeuralMaleYoung, casualzh-CN-YunjianNeuralMaleProfessional, newszh-CN-XiaoyiNeuralFemaleCute, youngzh-CN-YunyangNeuralMaleNews broadcasterzh-CN-XiaochenNeuralFemaleChildzh-TW-HsiaoChenNeuralFemaleTraditional Chinese

English#

VoiceGenderStyleen-US-JennyNeuralFemaleFriendly (default)en-US-GuyNeuralMaleProfessionalen-GB-SoniaNeuralFemaleBritish

Script#

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --text "Hello world" --output /tmp/output.mp3

Options#

OptionDefaultDescription--text(required)Text to speak--voicezh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeuralVoice ID--output/tmp/tts_output.mp3Output file path--rate0%Speed adjustment (-50% to +100%)--pitch0HzPitch adjustment (-50Hz to +50Hz)--volume0%Volume adjustment (-100% to +100%)--fileRead text from file instead of --text

Examples#

bash

# Basic Chinese TTS
{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --text "你好，我是Nova" --output /tmp/hello.mp3

# Male voice, faster speech
{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --text "Hello world" --voice en-US-GuyNeural --rate +20% --output /tmp/fast.mp3

# Read from file
{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --file script.txt --output /tmp/script.mp3

Available Voices#

List all voices:

bash

{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --list-voices zh
{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --list-voices en
{baseDir}/scripts/tts.py --list-voices ja

Dependencies#

• edge-tts (pip install)
• No API key needed — uses Microsoft Edge's free TTS service
• Requires internet connection