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The change-the-default-voice feature makes use of undocumented system internals, so its future compatiblity is uncertain.ĭo let me know if you find the feature broken in a future macOS version. Verified to work from OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) up to macOS 10.12 (Sierra). Voices -k " hello " -q alex jill Installation

Note: If you have Alfred with its Power Pack, consider workflow a service for speaking selected text with a specific voice - see below.a service for switching between two or more default voices - see below.See the examples below, concise usage information further below,Īdditionally, two macOS Services are offered: Supportįor third-party voices such as InfoVox iVox is limited to speaking with them,Īnd the macOS Services documented below will not work with them. voices currently only fully supports voices provided by Apple.Thus, this utility makes use of undocumented system internals, which, unfortunately, means that future compatibility of this feature is uncertain. As of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), there is no documented programmatic way to change the default voice.operating on active voices - those selected for active use - rather than all installed voices.providing a way to change the default voice.Voices complements the standard say utility by: Voices is a macOS CLI for changing the default TTS (text-to-speech) voice and for printing information about and/or speaking text with multiple voices. macOS Service for speaking selected text with a specific voice.