GhostReader

GhostReader (was TextParrot) is a multilingual text-to-speech solution for Mac OS X that allows you to listen to your documents with naturally sounding voices in a language of choice. Voices are currently available for the following languages: American English, British English, Czech, Finnish, French, Canadian French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, American Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Russian and Swedish. GhostReader itself is localized in English, French, Italian and German. Use it: Save time Convert documents to audiobooks to listen to on an iPod or iPhone. Convert text from news sites and emails to audiobooks to listen to on an iPod or iPhone. Overcome reading difficulties Listen to selected text in any application with word or sentence highlighting. Point the cursor at text in Safari, TextEdit, Mail or Pages 2008 to hear the paragraph below the cursor. Proofread Listen to your own text to proof spelling and composition. Improve pronunciation of foreign languages Listen to text on foreign Web sites in an interactive reader window. Type foreign text in a new reader window to hear the pronunciation. Create podcasts Create personal podcasts by converting your text to audio files or iTunes tracks.