gTTS
Python library and CLI tool to interface with Google Translate's text-to-speech API
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Decision brief
gTTS is a Python library and CLI tool that interfaces with Google Translate's text-to-speech API to convert text into speech and save it as an MP3 file.
Good fit when
- You need to generate short audio clips from text dynamically within your applications without the overhead of setting up an official cloud service.
- Your project focuses on simplicity in implementation, requiring minimal setup beyond installing a Python library and using simple commands or small code snippets.
Avoid when
- You require advanced customization options for voice parameters such as pitch, speed, or gender which are more granular than what gTTS can provide.
- Your application has legal constraints that prevent the use of unofficial APIs, or you need features backed by official support and service-level agreements from Google Cloud Text-to-Speech.
- Pricing:
- freemium - Free to use, no direct cost for using gTTS; any costs are passed on by Google in relation to usage of their API.
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Maintenance and security
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- Slowing (167d since push)
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Personal account
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Jul 11, 2026
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Install
pip install gTTSSimilar tools
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Overview
gTTS is a Python-based text-to-speech conversion utility that can write audio data directly into MP3 files for later use in applications or as standalone media.
Capability facts
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 20, 2026
- Languages
- python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Sep 20, 2026
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Compatibility
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Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
**gTTS** (*Google Text-to-Speech*), a Python library and CLI tool to interface with Google Translate's text-to-speech API.Source link
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README
gTTS gTTS ( Google Text to Speech ), a Python library and CLI tool to interface with Google Translate's text to speech API. Write spoken data to a file, a file like object (bytestring) for further audio manipulation, or . <https://gtts.readthedocs.io/ Features Customizable speech...
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