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Edge Tts Uvx by johnalbertini14-glitch

Name: Edge Tts Uvx
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: johnalbertini14-glitch

Edge Tts Uvx

Text-to-speech conversion using `uvx edge-tts` for generating audio from text. Use when: (1) User requests audio/voice output with the "tts" trigger or keyword. (2) Content needs to be spoken rather than read (multitasking, accessibility, driving, cooking). (3) User wants a specific voice, speed, pitch, or format for TTS output.

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Edge-TTS Skill

Generate high-quality text-to-speech audio using Microsoft Edge's neural TTS service via the node-edge-tts npm package. Supports multiple languages, voices, adjustable speed/pitch, and subtitle generation.

Usage

uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3

# With subtitles
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --write-subtitles -

Changing rate(speed), volume and pitch

uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --rate=+50%
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --volume=+50% --pitch=-50Hz

Changing the voice

uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --voice=zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural

Available voices

Name                               Gender    ContentCategories      VoicePersonalities
en-GB-LibbyNeural                  Female    General                Friendly, Positive
en-GB-RyanNeural                   Male      General                Friendly, Positive
en-GB-SoniaNeural                  Female    General                Friendly, Positive
en-GB-ThomasNeural                 Male      General                Friendly, Positive
en-HK-SamNeural                    Male      General                Friendly, Positive
en-HK-YanNeural                    Female    General                Friendly, Positive
en-US-AnaNeural                    Female    Cartoon, Conversation  Cute
en-US-AndrewMultilingualNeural     Male      Conversation, Copilot  Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest
en-US-AndrewNeural                 Male      Conversation, Copilot  Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest
en-US-AriaNeural                   Female    News, Novel            Positive, Confident
en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural        Female    Conversation, Copilot  Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly
en-US-AvaNeural                    Female    Conversation, Copilot  Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly
en-US-BrianMultilingualNeural      Male      Conversation, Copilot  Approachable, Casual, Sincere
en-US-BrianNeural                  Male      Conversation, Copilot  Approachable, Casual, Sincere
en-US-ChristopherNeural            Male      News, Novel            Reliable, Authority
en-US-EmmaMultilingualNeural       Female    Conversation, Copilot  Cheerful, Clear, Conversational
en-US-EmmaNeural                   Female    Conversation, Copilot  Cheerful, Clear, Conversational
en-US-EricNeural                   Male      News, Novel            Rational
en-US-GuyNeural                    Male      News, Novel            Passion
en-US-JennyNeural                  Female    General                Friendly, Considerate, Comfort
en-US-MichelleNeural               Female    News, Novel            Friendly, Pleasant
en-US-RogerNeural                  Male      News, Novel            Lively
en-US-SteffanNeural                Male      News, Novel            Rational
fr-FR-DeniseNeural                 Female    General                Friendly, Positive
fr-FR-HenriNeural                  Male      General                Friendly, Positive
zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural               Female    News, Novel            Warm
zh-CN-YunjianNeural                Male      Sports,  Novel         Passion
zh-CN-liaoning-XiaobeiNeural       Female    Dialect                Humorous
zh-CN-shaanxi-XiaoniNeural         Female    Dialect                Bright
zh-HK-HiuGaaiNeural                Female    General                Friendly, Positive
zh-HK-WanLungNeural                Male      General                Friendly, Positive
zh-TW-HsiaoChenNeural              Female    General                Friendly, Positive
zh-TW-YunJheNeural                 Male      General                Friendly, Positive\

Retrieve all available voices using shell commands:

uvx edge-tts --list-voices

---name: edge-tts-uvxdescription: Text-to-speech conversion using `uvx edge-tts` for generating audio from text. Use when: (1) User requests audio/voice output with the "tts" trigger or keyword. (2) Content needs to be spoken rather than read (multitasking, accessibility, driving, cooking). (3) User wants a specific voice, speed, pitch, or format for TTS output.--- # Edge-TTS Skill Generate high-quality text-to-speech audio using Microsoft Edge's neural TTS service via the node-edge-tts npm package. Supports multiple languages, voices, adjustable speed/pitch, and subtitle generation. ## Usage ```shell uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 # With subtitles uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --write-subtitles - ``` ## Changing rate(speed), volume and pitch ```shell uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --rate=+50% uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --volume=+50% --pitch=-50Hz ``` ## Changing the voice ```shell uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --voice=zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural ``` ## Available voices ``` Name Gender ContentCategories VoicePersonalities en-GB-LibbyNeural Female General Friendly, Positive en-GB-RyanNeural Male General Friendly, Positive en-GB-SoniaNeural Female General Friendly, Positive en-GB-ThomasNeural Male General Friendly, Positive en-HK-SamNeural Male General Friendly, Positive en-HK-YanNeural Female General Friendly, Positive en-US-AnaNeural Female Cartoon, Conversation Cute en-US-AndrewMultilingualNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest en-US-AndrewNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest en-US-AriaNeural Female News, Novel Positive, Confident en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly en-US-AvaNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly en-US-BrianMultilingualNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Approachable, Casual, Sincere en-US-BrianNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Approachable, Casual, Sincere en-US-ChristopherNeural Male News, Novel Reliable, Authority en-US-EmmaMultilingualNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Cheerful, Clear, Conversational en-US-EmmaNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Cheerful, Clear, Conversational en-US-EricNeural Male News, Novel Rational en-US-GuyNeural Male News, Novel Passion en-US-JennyNeural Female General Friendly, Considerate, Comfort en-US-MichelleNeural Female News, Novel Friendly, Pleasant en-US-RogerNeural Male News, Novel Lively en-US-SteffanNeural Male News, Novel Rational fr-FR-DeniseNeural Female General Friendly, Positive fr-FR-HenriNeural Male General Friendly, Positive zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural Female News, Novel Warm zh-CN-YunjianNeural Male Sports, Novel Passion zh-CN-liaoning-XiaobeiNeural Female Dialect Humorous zh-CN-shaanxi-XiaoniNeural Female Dialect Bright zh-HK-HiuGaaiNeural Female General Friendly, Positive zh-HK-WanLungNeural Male General Friendly, Positive zh-TW-HsiaoChenNeural Female General Friendly, Positive zh-TW-YunJheNeural Male General Friendly, Positive\ ``` Retrieve all available voices using shell commands: ```shell uvx edge-tts --list-voices ```

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