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title: Balabolka
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source: https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
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author:
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- "[[Ilya Morozov]]"
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published:
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created: 2026-08-08
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description: Balabolka is a text-to-speech application (freeware)
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#text-to-speech #balabolka
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**Balabolka** is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to **Balabolka**. The on-screen text can be saved as an audio file. The program can read the clipboard content, extract text from documents, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. **Balabolka** supports text file formats: AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS, XLSX.
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|  | | The application uses various versions of **Microsoft Speech API (SAPI)**; it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation. This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The rules for the pronunciation correction use the syntax of regular expressions. **Balabolka** can save the synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags inside the audio files. When an audio file is played with players on a computer or on modern digital audio players, the text is displayed synchronously (at the same way, as lyrics for songs). |
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[Download Balabolka](https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.zip)
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**Size:** 31.2 MB **Version:** 2.15.0.918 [Changelog](https://www.cross-plus-a.com/changelog.txt) **License:** Freeware **Operating System:** Microsoft Windows 7/8/10/11
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**Portable Version: [Download](https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka_portable.zip)** (25.7 MB)
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Portable Balabolka does not require an installation and can be run from a USB drive.
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A computer must have at least one voice installed.
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**Command Line Utility: [Download](https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balcon.zip)** (823 kB)
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The utility contains no graphical user interface and works only from the command line.
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The application handles various command line parameters to be able to read text aloud or save as an audio file.
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**Text Extract Utility: [Download](https://www.cross-plus-a.com/blb2txt.zip)** (5.9 MB)
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The program allows to extract text from the various types of files. The extracted text can be combined into one file or/and split into few files. The utility works from the command line, without displaying any user interface.
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\* **Balabolka** is a Russian word, it can be translated as " *chatterer* ".
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The application allows to use skins for customizing your window appearance.
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[**Download Skin Pack**](https://www.cross-plus-a.com/skins.zip) (6.7 MB, 107 skins)
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