Alive Text to Speech - Desktop Reader, converts to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files from AliveMedia. Trial version downloadable.
Audio Bookmaker - Converts texts using different human voices, saving speech to WAV or MP3 files. Speaking clock and other text-to-speech utilities.
ByteCool Software Inc. - CoolSpeech is a text-to-speech player for Windows, listen to online news, emails, local text documents, typing, tell the time and date, convert text into wav files.
Cool Conversations - Desktop Web Reader based on MS-Speech API, coupled with speech recognition.
Desktop Text to Speech Utility - CyberBuddy - a freeware utility program that uses MicroSoft Agents to do Instant Messaging with speech and animation, reminders, time of day, check email, news reports, weather, stock quotes, text reading, and ICQ status reporting.
Digital Future Software - Text reader with e-mail and web-page interface. Uses AT&T natural voices or neospeech TTS.
Expressivo Text Reader - Text to speech reader. Free download, on-line demo, news, and pricing information.
Free text reader - Text reader with ability to store as mp3 files. Free trial version available.
Internet2Ear - Desktop Email/Web/News Reader ("personal voiceportal"), works with wireless audio-player. Trial version downloadable.
My Text Reader - Multi-language SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 text to speech player. Download product demo and support information.
Natural Voice Reader - English Desktop reader. Free Version with MS-Voices downloadable. Commercial version with AT&T Natural Voices TTS.
2nd Speech Center - Multilingual Desktop Reader, converts to mp3. Trial version downloadable.
NextUp.com - TextAloud Software - Desktop Reader with extra software to read special news items like stock, weather etc.
Niurosoft - Yet another Desktop reader. Mp3 generation possible, free trial version downloadable.
PowerTalk - automatic presentation narrator - Free Open Source Windows program that automatically speaks the text on any PowerPoint presentation. Uses the standard SAPI speech synthesis software that comes with XP.
The Reader - Multilingual text reader using Microsoft Agent and Lernout and Hauspie core components. Download software from site. Demo available.
Reading Machine - Reads text aloud using text-to-speech, converts text into mp3/wave files for use with any cd player or MP3 player. Extracts text from one web page or whole web sites. Text is automatically organized into books and chapters for later use. Gives control over the voice, and the ability to clean up text automatically.
ReadPlease - Text-to-speech software for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP. Freeware and commercial versions. Uses AT&T Natral Voices.
Sagirus Software - Develops text to speech software applications. Product and documentation downloads.
Sayz Me - An open-source text-to-speech application for Windows. Uses Microsoft speech API.
Smart Butler - Add-on for instant messenger programs that enables users to listen to incoming messages without reading them.
Speak Clipboard - Speak Clipboard is free voice reader for Windows XP. It can read out loud the content of your clipboard in plain English by using text to speech technology.
Text to MP3 Speaker - Desktop Reader with mp3-converter based on MS-Voices by YeoSoft. Shareware downloadable.
TextSpeech Pro - Desktop Reader specialized on reading MS-Word or PDF documents. Based on MS Speech API.
