Balabolka, a word in Russian that can be translated as talker, is an application belonging to the so-called text-to-speech category, which reads any written text

, whether they are sentences captured to the clipboard or saved in a document. To do this, it uses a TTS (Text-To-Speech) engine capable of creating a synthetic voice read any text.

The main features of Balabolka

• Generation natural and clear voice read texts.
• Using Microsoft’s text-to-speech engine, the Speech API (SAPI).
• Possibility to use voices installed in your operating system, download free Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice TTS/RealSpeak TTS voices from the official website or buy other commercial voices.
• Change multiple voice options (tone and speed).
• Possibility to change the rules of pronunciation of words.
• Compatible with DOC, RTF, PDF, ODT, FB2 and HTML formats.
• Saving read texts in WAV, MP3, OGG or WMA formats.
• Customizable interface with skins.
• Support for TTS SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 engines.

If you need a practical application for reading texts aloud, download Balabolka is free.