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eSpeak

eSpeak is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Text-to-speech engine for Android. Based on the eSpeak engine. It has 6,925 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About eSpeak

The eSpeak NG is a compact open source software text-to-speech synthesizer for Linux, Windows, Android and other operating systems. It supports more than 100 languages and accents. It is based on the eSpeak engine created by Jonathan Duddington.

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds eSpeak from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

FAQ

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What is eSpeak?

eSpeak is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Text-to-speech engine for Android. Based on the eSpeak engine. It has 6,925 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Is eSpeak free and open source?

Yes. eSpeak's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install eSpeak?

You can install eSpeak from F-Droid (package com.reecedunn.espeak); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 1.52.0).

Is eSpeak still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 22, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Dec 17, 2024. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.