free-tts

name free-tts version 1.0.0 description Free text-to-speech (edge-tts), with no API key or registration required. Converts text to MP3 audio files. Trigger this skill when the user says "read aloud," "text-to-speech," "TTS," "generate audio," "read it," "read it out loud," "say it," "play it," or in any scenario where text needs to be converted to speech for playback. Free TTS Skill Use edge-tts (a Python library) to convert text to an MP3 audio file. It calls the Microsoft Edge browser's online TTS interface in the background. It is completely free, requires no registration, needs no configuration, has unlimited usage, and connects directly from within China . Environment Dependencies pip install edge-tts No API key, account, or token is required. Complete List of Chinese Voices # Voice ID Name Gender Language/Style 1 zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural Xiaoxiao ⭐ Female Mandarin, warm and natural 2 zh-CN-XiaoyiNeural Xiaoyi Female Mandarin, lively and playful 3 zh-CN-YunxiNeural Yunxi Male Mandarin, cheerful and energetic 4 zh-CN-YunjianNeural Yunjian Male Mandarin, passionate and powerful 5 zh-CN-YunyangNeural Yunyang Male Mandarin, professional and reliable 6 zh-CN-YunxiaNeural Yunxia Male Mandarin, cute and charming 7 zh-CN-liaoning-XiaobeiNeural Xiaobei Female Northeastern Chinese, humorous and friendly 8 zh-CN-shaanxi-XiaoniNeural Xiaoni Female Shaanxi dialect, bright and cheerful 9 zh-HK-HiuGaaiNeural HiuGaai Female Cantonese, friendly 10 zh-HK-HiuMaanNeural HiuMaan Female Cantonese, friendly 11 zh-HK-WanLungNeural WanLung Male Cantonese, friendly 12 zh-TW-HsiaoChenNeural HsiaoChen Female Taiwan Mandarin, friendly 13 zh-TW-HsiaoYuNeural HsiaoYu Female Taiwan Mandarin, friendly 14 zh-TW-YunJheNeural YunJhe Male Taiwan Mandarin, friendly To view the complete list of multilingual voices, run edge-tts --list-voices . Usage # Default voice (Xiaoxiao) edge-tts --text "Hello, and welcome to our free text-to-speech service." --write-media /var/minis/workspace/output.mp3 # Specify a voice edge-tts --voice zh-CN-XiaoyiNeural --text "The weather is really nice today." --write-media /var/minis/workspace/output.mp3 # Adjust speech rate and volume (percentage, -50 ~ +100) edge-tts --voice zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural --rate=+20% --volume=+50% \ --text "Welcome to today's news." --write-media /var/minis/workspace/output.mp3 Parameter Description Parameter Description Default Value --text Text to synthesize (required) N/A --write-media Output MP3 file path (required) N/A --voice Voice ID zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural --rate Speech rate adjustment percentage 0% --volume Volume adjustment percentage 0% --pitch Pitch adjustment 0Hz Output Format Return an MP3 file link that the user can click to play, in this format: ![Audio](minis://workspace/free_tts_<timestamp>.mp3) Shortcuts User Input Action "Read it" / "Read aloud" Synthesize and play using the default voice (Xiaoxiao) "Use a male voice" Switch to YunJhe (Taiwan Mandarin male voice) "Change" Cycle to the next voice in the list "Switch to a dialect" Switch to Xiaoni (Shaanxi dialect) "Switch to Cantonese" / "Speak Cantonese" Switch to WanLung (Cantonese) "Restore default" Return to Xiaoxiao Complete Workflow The user requests that text be read aloud or says "Read it" Determine the target voice (specified by the user or the current default) Call edge-tts to synthesize an MP3 at /var/minis/workspace/free_tts_<timestamp>.mp3 Return an audio link for the user to play Notes Synthesis speed : About 1 to 2 seconds per sentence Internet connection required : Cloud-based synthesis through the Microsoft Edge TTS online interface Zero cost : No account or payment required Output format : 24 kHz, 160 kbps MP3 English and other non-Chinese voices can also speak Chinese, but their accents are not standard, so they are not recommended.