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Py-Reader

A simple Text-To-Speech application written in Python using Pyttsx3 1 and Tkinter. Py-Reader acts a as GUI wrapper over basic pyttsx3 commands with the ability to read along with subtitles and adjust settings as needed.

main_menu

Features

  • Select and read Text (.txt) files
  • Read along with subtitles
  • Start, stop and resume reading as needed 2
  • Control the Rate of Speech (soft locked at 75 ~ 225)
  • Control the volume 3
  • Change voice (if available)
Built on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS using
Software Version
Python3 3.8.10
pyttsx3 2.6
tkinter 2.90

Dependencies

via pip

pip install pyttsx3

via apt-get

xargs -a packages.txt sudo apt-get install

The application can be started in the root directory using:

python3 py-reader.py

Credits

Main background: KeronnArt

Settings background: Leovinus

Info icon: Torres Store

Footnotes

  1. pyttsx3 uses different synthesizers based on the envirenment so additional dependencies may be required link ↩

  2. At this time the TTS function cannot be interupped mid-sentence and will finsh the current line before stopping. This may cause an unintended bug of audio overlapping if commands are issued too quickly. ↩

  3. Setting the volume property dymanically has caused audio issues during testing. The line in question has been left in as a comment in case others wish to modify the the project in the future. ↩