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7 Essential Free Linux Speech Tools 

Speech synthesizers are text-to-speech systems used with computers. This type of software is programmed to include phonemes and the grammatical rules of a language, so that words are pronounced correctly. This article identifies the finest open source speech synthesizers that are available for the Linux platform. This category of software is particularly useful for increasing the accessibility of the internet, but there are many other applications for speech synthesizers.

Now, let's explore the 7 speech tools at hand. For each title we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, a screenshot of the software in action, together with links to relevant resources and reviews.

Speech Tools
eSpeak	Speech synthesizer using a formant synthesis method
Simon	Flexible speech recognition software
Julius	Two-pass large vocabulary continuous speech recognition engine
Jovie	Text-to-speech system for KDE
Orca Screen Reader	Scriptable screen reader
Praat Speech Analyser	Sofware for speech analysis and synthesis
Festival	General multi-lingual speech synthesis system
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