speech-tools ☆

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Description:
C++ speech software library from the University of Edinburgh

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: speech-processing c-plus-plus text-to-speech library research

Install: brew install speech-tools

About:
Speech Tools is a comprehensive C++ library developed by the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Speech Technology Research. It provides a robust framework for building speech processing applications, including signal processing, acoustic modeling, and feature extraction. The library is a foundational component for the Festival Speech Synthesis System and the Edinburgh Speech Tools Library.

Key Features:

Extensive C++ class library for speech processing
Supports signal processing and acoustic analysis
Includes tools for F0 extraction and LPC analysis
Provides server-client architecture for speech synthesis
Foundation for the Festival Speech Synthesis System

Use Cases:

Developing custom speech synthesis engines
Acoustic analysis and signal processing research
Building text-to-speech (TTS) applications
Processing and analyzing speech corpora

Alternatives:

Kaldi – Kaldi is focused on speech recognition, whereas Speech Tools is primarily designed for speech synthesis and signal processing.
Praat – Praat is a GUI-based tool for phonetic analysis, while Speech Tools is a programmatic C++ library for building larger speech systems.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 9:44am		2	VERSION_BUMP	d49b0932
Sep 13, 2024 10:15pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	4fd46142