Text-to-Speech
SkillMediaText-to-speech — make the device speak text aloud. Use for voice announcements, reading content aloud, or accessibility.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Text-to-Speech skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by mikeyobrien/rho in platforms/android/skills/tts/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Speak text
termux-tts-speak "Hello, this is a test"
# or pipe:
echo "Hello world" | termux-tts-speak
Options
termux-tts-speak -l en-US "Text" # language
termux-tts-speak -p 1.2 "Text" # pitch (0.5 - 2.0)
termux-tts-speak -r 0.8 "Text" # rate (0.5 - 2.0, slower/faster)
termux-tts-speak -s STREAM_ALARM "Text" # audio stream
List available engines
termux-tts-engines
Command blocks until speech completes.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 372
- Forks
- 29
- Last commit
- May 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
tts-mikeyobrien- Source
- github.com/mikeyobrien/rho