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About

Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as an audio file. The program can read the clipboard content, extract text from documents, customize font and background color, and control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. Balabolka supports text file formats AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS, XLSX. The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation. This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The rules for pronunciation correction use the syntax of regular expressions. Balabolka can save the synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags.

About

MachinesFluent is an extremely flexible AI‑powered dictation app. It lets you dictate in any app, work offline or online, and turn speech into raw text, polished writing, summaries, translations, replies, documentation, structured notes, or any custom format you define. You can: - ask web‑search questions by voice - process copied text - analyze clipboard images - transcribe existing audio or video files MachinesFluent gives you control over the engine behind each task. Features include: - offline dictation for privacy - cloud speech for convenience - local AI - cloud AI - direct OpenAI account sign‑in - custom prompts - per‑prompt model choices - vocabulary dictionaries - voice snippets - local history - configurable hotkeys - app or website‑aware dictation styles It is for users who want dictation to be fast, private when needed, AI‑powered when useful, and flexible enough to match how they actually work.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Companies, researchers, and individuals seeking a tool to save on-screen text as audio files

Audience

Anyone that uses a keyboard

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$9/month/user
Lifetime offer available and preferred
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The interface is very well done and has many features. The assistant mode is really a game changer for me. It's really more than just dictation. It really allows me to work faster, performing quick web searches and stuff like that. I really I have almost become lazy now and I can hardly imagine going back to just working with a simple keyboard. The team is also responsive. They fixed a small issue I had and reported within a couple of days.

Cons

  • I wish it was available on mobile and mac because I use different operating systems for work and home. Team told me it's on the roadmap but "no ETA" apparently.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Balabolka
Founded: 2006
United States
www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm

Company Information

MachinesFluent
Founded: 2022
Switzerland
machinesfluent.com

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Categories

Text to Speech Supported

Categories

Dictation Supported
Text to Speech Supported

Integrations

Anthropic Not Supported
AssemblyAI Not Supported
Cartesia Ink 2 Not Supported
DeepSeek Not Supported
ElevenLabs Not Supported
Gemini Not Supported
Gladia Not Supported
Grok Not Supported
Groq Not Supported
Kimi Not Supported
LM Studio Not Supported
Microsoft Office 2021 Supported
MiniMax Not Supported
Mistral AI Not Supported
Ollama Not Supported
OpenRouter Not Supported
Perplexity Not Supported
Qwen Not Supported
Soniox Not Supported
Speechmatics Not Supported

Integrations

Anthropic Supported
AssemblyAI Supported
Cartesia Ink 2 Supported
DeepSeek Supported
ElevenLabs Supported
Gemini Supported
Gladia Supported
Grok Supported
Groq Supported
Kimi Supported
LM Studio Supported
Microsoft Office 2021 Not Supported
MiniMax Supported
Mistral AI Supported
Ollama Supported
OpenRouter Supported
Perplexity Supported
Qwen Supported
Soniox Supported
Speechmatics Supported
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