edge-tts-uvx
// Text-to-speech conversion using `uvx edge-tts` for generating audio from text. Use when: (1) User requests audio/voice output with the "tts" trigger or keyword. (2) Content needs to be spoken rather than read (multitasking, accessibility, driving, cooking). (3) User wants a specific voice, spe
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nameedge-tts-uvx
descriptionText-to-speech conversion using `uvx edge-tts` for generating audio from text.
Use when:
(1) User requests audio/voice output with the "tts" trigger or keyword.
(2) Content needs to be spoken rather than read (multitasking, accessibility, driving, cooking).
(3) User wants a specific voice, speed, pitch, or format for TTS output.
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Edge-TTS Skill
Generate high-quality text-to-speech audio using Microsoft Edge's neural TTS service via the node-edge-tts npm package. Supports multiple languages, voices, adjustable speed/pitch, and subtitle generation.
Usage
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3
# With subtitles
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --write-subtitles -
Changing rate(speed), volume and pitch
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --rate=+50%
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --volume=+50% --pitch=-50Hz
Changing the voice
uvx edge-tts --text "{msg}" --write-media {tempdir}/{filename}.mp3 --voice=zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural
Available voices
Name Gender ContentCategories VoicePersonalities
en-GB-LibbyNeural Female General Friendly, Positive
en-GB-RyanNeural Male General Friendly, Positive
en-GB-SoniaNeural Female General Friendly, Positive
en-GB-ThomasNeural Male General Friendly, Positive
en-HK-SamNeural Male General Friendly, Positive
en-HK-YanNeural Female General Friendly, Positive
en-US-AnaNeural Female Cartoon, Conversation Cute
en-US-AndrewMultilingualNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest
en-US-AndrewNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Warm, Confident, Authentic, Honest
en-US-AriaNeural Female News, Novel Positive, Confident
en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly
en-US-AvaNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Expressive, Caring, Pleasant, Friendly
en-US-BrianMultilingualNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Approachable, Casual, Sincere
en-US-BrianNeural Male Conversation, Copilot Approachable, Casual, Sincere
en-US-ChristopherNeural Male News, Novel Reliable, Authority
en-US-EmmaMultilingualNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Cheerful, Clear, Conversational
en-US-EmmaNeural Female Conversation, Copilot Cheerful, Clear, Conversational
en-US-EricNeural Male News, Novel Rational
en-US-GuyNeural Male News, Novel Passion
en-US-JennyNeural Female General Friendly, Considerate, Comfort
en-US-MichelleNeural Female News, Novel Friendly, Pleasant
en-US-RogerNeural Male News, Novel Lively
en-US-SteffanNeural Male News, Novel Rational
fr-FR-DeniseNeural Female General Friendly, Positive
fr-FR-HenriNeural Male General Friendly, Positive
zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural Female News, Novel Warm
zh-CN-YunjianNeural Male Sports, Novel Passion
zh-CN-liaoning-XiaobeiNeural Female Dialect Humorous
zh-CN-shaanxi-XiaoniNeural Female Dialect Bright
zh-HK-HiuGaaiNeural Female General Friendly, Positive
zh-HK-WanLungNeural Male General Friendly, Positive
zh-TW-HsiaoChenNeural Female General Friendly, Positive
zh-TW-YunJheNeural Male General Friendly, Positive\
Retrieve all available voices using shell commands:
uvx edge-tts --list-voices