TTS Configuration

TTS, stands for Text To Speech, and is software that transforms text into speech, which is how Naomi can speak to you

Engine name Privacy Respect Type Self Hosting Requests (free account) Quality Platform
Google TTS 👎 Online NO 50/day Perfect Any
Microsoft TTS 👎 Online NO 5000/month Perfect Any
Festival 👍 Offline Yes Unlimited Good Linux 🐧
Espeak 👍 Offline Yes Unlimited Bad Linux 🐧
SvoxPico 👍 Offline Yes Unlimited Really good Linux 🐧
Flite 👍 Offline Yes Unlimited Good Linux 🐧
Mary TTS 👍 Online Yes Unlimited Really good Linux 🐧
SayOSX 👍 Offline Yes Unlimited Perfect Mac OSX only
Cereproc 👍 Online Yes Unlimited Really good Any

You will need to pick one of the above and then follow the instructions below that is denoted for the TTS engine you select

Note: Some engines do not require you to do anything other than input information during the profile setup which is covered in section four!