Download Balabolka (Last 2021) for Windows 10, 8, 7

Balabolka it is one Text-To-Speech (TTS) Software tool. All computer voices installed on your system are available in the software. The text on the screen can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the contents of the clipboard, view text from documents, adjust the font and background color, control the read from the system tray or from the global access keys. Supports text file formats: AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR , WPD, XLS, XLSX.

The program uses different versions of the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI). It allows us to change the parameters of a voice, including rhythm and pitch. The user can implement a special replacement list to improve the articulation quality of the voice. This feature is useful when you want to change it spelling of words. Pronunciation correction rules use the syntax of regular expressions.

The converter can save synchronized text to external LRC files or MP3 tags in audio files. When an audio file is played on PC players or on modern digital audio players, the text is displayed synchronously (in the same way as song lyrics).

Frequently asked questions about Balabolka

What is SAPI?
Speech API (SAPI) is an application programming interface developed by Microsoft to allow speech composition to be used in Windows applications. SAPI provides a high-level interface between application and speech engines. Text-To-Speech software composes text strings and files in spoken audio using synthetic voices.

What is Google Text-To-Speech?
In Google Translate, you can find a Listen button that converts text to speech. After you press this button, a browser starts downloading the MP3 file. The service supports conversion to speech texts that do not exceed 100 characters. Allows us to split large text into smaller parts, create an audio file for each part and merge them (WAV, MP3 and OGG formats are supported).

How can I do a silent installation of Balabolka?
To install the program in silent mode without dialogs, you can use a silent installation. Silent installation is available with a silent command line switch.

I open a DjVu file, but the program does not display any text. What happens?
DjVu format is designed to store scanned documents. A DjVu file contains page images for books, magazines, etc. DjVu can also contain an OCR text level. It can only export data from one level of DjVu text. If such a level is not available, the only way to get the text is to use a text recognition system (for example, FineReader).

How can each line of a text file be converted to a separate audio file?
You can add two blank lines after each line of text in the document. Open the file in Balabolka, select the main menu item “Edit | Replace”, type ^ p in the Find What box and ^ p ^ p ^ p in the Replace with box, click the Replace All button. Select the “File | Split and Convert to Audio Files” main menu item. select the split method “with two blank lines in a row” and click the Split and Convert button.

What is Spritz-Reader?
Spritz is a new speed reading technology. Allows you to accelerate reading rates anywhere from 100 to 1000 words per minute. The time consuming part of ordinary reading lies mainly in the actual eye movements from word to word and sentence to sentence. Spritz places words at a point on a screen where you can recognize the word without moving your eyes.

Also available: Download Balabolka Portable