---
name: "gespeaker"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gespeaker"
version: "0.8.6-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gespeaker"
---

# gespeaker(1)

A GTK+ frontend for eSpeak and mbrola

## NAME

**Gespeaker** - A GTK+ frontend for eSpeak and mbrola

## SYNOPSIS

gespeaker

## DESCRIPTION

**Gespeaker** is a GTK+ frontend for eSpeak and mbrola. It allows to play a text in many languages with settings  for voice, pitch, volume, speed and word gap.

Since version 0.6 it can use mbrola package and voices to obtain a more realistic text reading experience.

If mbrola was installed then the voices path must be selected from the mbrola  voices tab on the preferences page.

## FILES

Personal settings will be kept under ~/.gespeaker

## AUTHORS

**Gespeaker** was written by Fabio Castelli \<muflone@vbsimple.net\>

## HOMEPAGE

International project: http://code.google.com/p/gespeaker/

Italian project: http://ubuntrucchi.wordpress.com/progetti-projects/gespeaker/