espeak-ng
brew install espeak-ngSpeech synthesizer that supports more than hundred languages and accents
https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/espeak-ng.json
Formula code: espeak-ng.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.52.0 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| pcaudiolib | 1.3 | Portable C Audio Library |
Depends on when building from source:
| autoconf | 2.73 | Automatic configure script builder |
| automake | 1.20 | Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles |
| libtool | 2.6.2 | Generic library support script |
Conflicts with: espeak (because both install `espeak` binaries)
Binaries:
espeak,
espeak-ng,
speak,
speak-ng
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 37,677 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 203,115 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 3,674 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 10.3× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-15T00:55:36Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-16 to 2026-11-15. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 3,670 | 12,135 | 30,760 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 4 | 29 | 53 |
| Installs on Request | 3,669 | 12,126 | 30,731 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 4 | 29 | 53 |
| Build Errors | 23 | ||
Build Errors (--HEAD) | 2 |