
From there we can choose the audio format and choose the bitrate and quality of MP3, OGG, WMA, MP4, OPUS and AWB formats. In it, we can mark if we want to highlight words with errors, omit words with numbers and caps, and highlight errors in red.Īlso note the function "Audio files", that we can configure if we are going to convert text. For example, we have the "spell checker" of the text that we are going to read. In the "Options" tab, we find some functions that may interest us with their respective keyboard shortcuts. During the reading time, we can adjust speech, tone and volume, from its own dedicated bar. We can also directly write the text we need to read and click the button "Read loudly", defined as the classic play icon in a green box that we can see under the toolbar. Starting to use Balabolka is as easy as opening a text file from the “File” tab and choosing the document using the “Open” option. At the top we find the classic toolbar with the options "File", "Edit", "Text", "Speech", "Voice", "Options", "View", "Tools", "Mark" and aid ". We will have a single voice in Spanish, Helena, which is enabled by default, as well as a voice in English. It is fully translated into Spanish, which will help us navigate it quickly and efficiently. Once we have started the application, we find a clean and fairly intuitive interface. Control playback from the system tray or through global keyboard shortcuts.Customize the fonts and background color.You can read the text directly from the clipboard.Compatible with format documents: AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PDF, PPT, PPTX, PRC, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS and XLSX.

On-screen text can be saved as a file in WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG, or WMA format.If we play it back as an audio player on our computer, it will also show us the text simultaneously, as if it were the subtitles of a movie. This application also allows us to save our read text files in of files audio MP3, so that we can play them back on any compatible device such as cell phones or MP3 players.

We can also define a list of words in order to improve their pronunciation in the text and use rules to correct the pronunciation of regular expressions. It is compatible with several versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) which will allow us to adjust its pitch, speed and volume so that we can choose the one that best suits our needs. Balabolka is a Russian word, which can be translated as "talkative" and which is used to give a name to this program, called TTS or text to speech, with which you can read texts, having several voice configuration options.
