Simple TTS Script based on clipboard

README.md

The file speakup.py contains a simple script to do TTS on Linux.

The way you use it is:

1- Install https://github.com/myshell-ai/MeloTTS and pip3 install pyperclip.

2- Install sudo apt-get install xbindkeys

3- Place speakup.py in /etc/speakup.py

4- Edit ~/.xbindkeysrc and add:

"python3 /etc/speakup.py"
  SHIFT + F1

Now whenever you press SHIFT + F1, the text in your clipboard will be spoken up by a very nice lady.

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speakup.py

from melo.api import TTS
from os import system
from pyperclip import paste as paste_clipboard

speed = 1.0

device = 'auto'

model = TTS(language='EN', device=device)
speaker_ids = model.hps.data.spk2id

text = paste_clipboard()

output_path = '/tmp/speakup.wav'
model.tts_to_file(text, speaker_ids['EN-US'], output_path, speed=speed)

system('open /tmp/speakup.wav')