Oct 25, 2011 First install the Microsoft Speech Platform - Runtime 11.0; Click the file you want to download from the list below. Do one of the following: To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.; To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk. No errors on the voices except for LH Michael, LH Michelle, and Microsoft Sam. However, they will just simply freeze upon selecting the voice that is not one of those three in control panel.
For customers using Learning Tools for OneNote, Word, or Read Aloud in the Microsoft Edge browser, this article documents ways to download new languages for the Text-to-Speech feature in different versions of Windows.
Install a new Text-to-Speech language in Windows 10
On any edition of Windows 10, click Start > Settings, and then follow these steps:
- Select the Start button, then select Settings > Time & Language > Region & Language.
- Select Add a language and choose the language you want from the list. Only languages listed in the table below will have Text-to-Speech capabilities.
- After the new language has been installed (this may take a few moments), select it in the Region & Language list, and then select Options.
- Under Language options > Speech, select Download.
- Restart your computer. The Text-to-Speech voices will be installed when your machine turns back on.
Text-to-Speech languages and voices available in Windows
Language (Region) | Male voice name | Female voice name |
---|---|---|
Arabic | Not applicable | Hoda |
Arabic (Saudi Arabia) | Naayf | Not applicable |
Brazil (pt-BR) | Daniel | Maria |
Catalan Spanish (Spain) | Not applicable | Herena |
China (zh-CN) | Kangkang | Huihui, yaoyao |
Czech (Czech Republic) | Vit | Not applicable |
Danish | Not applicable | Helle |
Dutch | Frank | Not applicable |
English (Australia) | James | Catherine |
English (Canada) | Richard | Linda |
English (Great Britain) | George | Hazel, Susan |
English (India) | Ravi | Heera |
English (Ireland) | Shaun | Not applicable |
English (United States) | David, Mark | Zira |
Finnish | Not applicable | Heidi |
Flemish (Belgian Dutch) | Bart | Not applicable |
French (Canada) | Claude | Caroline |
French (France) | Paul | Hortence, Julie |
German (Germany) | Stefan | Hedda, Katja |
German (Switzerland) | Karsten | Not applicable |
Greek | Stefanos | Not applicable |
Hindi (India) | Hermant | Kalpana |
Hong Kong (zh-HK) | Danny | Tracy |
Hungarian (Hungary) | Szabolcs | Not applicable |
Indonesian (Indonesia) | Andika | Not applicable |
Italian | Cosimo | Elsa |
Japanese | Ichiro | Ayumi, Haruka |
Norwegian | Jon | Not applicable |
Polish (Poland) | Adam | Paulina |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Not applicable | Helia |
Romanian (Romania) | Andrei | Not applicable |
Russian (Russia) | Pavel | Irina |
Slovak (Slovakia) | Filip | Not applicable |
Korean | Not applicable | Heami |
Spanish (Spain) | Pablo | Helena, Laura |
Spanish (Mexico) | Raul | Sabina |
Swedish | Malicious file scanner. Bengt | Not applicable |
Taiwan (zh-TW) | Zhiwei | Yating, Hanhan |
Thai (Thailand) | Pettara | Not applicable |
Turkish | Tolga | Not applicable |
Third-party Text-to-Speech languages:
Additional Text-to-Speech languages can be purchased from the following third-party providers:
Note: These options are provided for informational purposes only. Microsoft does not endorse any particular third-party software, nor can it offer any support for their installation and use. For help with these products, please contact their original manufacturer.
Open source Text-to-Speech languages
Free Text-to-Speech languages are available for download from Open source provider eSpeak. These languages work on Windows 7, but some may not yet work on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10. View a list of available eSpeak languages and codes for more information.