Text-to-speech CLI with podcast feed publishing.
Project description
aloud
Text-to-speech CLI with podcast feed publishing. Uses Microsoft Edge TTS — free, no API key needed.
Install
pip install aloud
Or with uv:
uv tool install aloud
System dependencies
- mpv — audio playback (
sudo apt install mpv) - ffprobe — episode durations, publish mode only (
sudo apt install ffmpeg) - git — feed publishing
- xclip / xsel / wl-paste — clipboard reading
Usage
aloud article.txt # play locally
aloud -c # read from clipboard
cat notes.md | aloud # read from stdin
aloud -o article.txt # publish to podcast feed
aloud -s "+80%" paper.md # custom speed
aloud -v "en-US-JennyNeural" # different voice
Subcommands
aloud feed # regenerate RSS feed and publish
aloud config # set up feed directory, URL, defaults
Playback controls
Space = pause, Left/Right = skip 5s, q = quit
Configuration
Run aloud config to set up:
Feed directory [~/Projects/read-aloud-feed]:
Feed URL [https://...]:
Default speed [+20%]:
Config is stored in ~/.config/aloud/config.json.
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
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