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Asked: 2026-05-25T21:27:16+00:00

I have an interesting python script (not sure if it has been done before)

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I have an interesting python script (not sure if it has been done before) It uses 

import os
os.system("say %s" % say) 
#and I have added;
os.system("say -v whisper %s" % say)

but now there are new voices in lion and i want to know how to get those voices and if there is a centralized list.

here is what i am talking about

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  1. Editorial Team

    The manual doesn’t doc which voices are available. But I believe the syntax is just using the name like so:

    > say -v Karen Hello

    I don’t have access to my Mac right now but I found this list from here:

    • American English: Jill, Samantha and Tom
    • Australian English: Karen and Lee
    • British English: Daniel, Emily and Serena
    • South African English: Tessa

    There is also other languages as well.

    UPDATE:

    say -v ? spits out:

    MacBook-Austin:~ Austin$ say -v ?                                                                   
Agnes               en_US    # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you?              
Albert              en_US    #  I have a frog in my throat. No, I mean a real frog!                 
Alex                en_US    # Most people recognize me by my voice.                                
Bad News            en_US    # The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of a fast approaching train.                                                                                  
Bahh                en_US    # Do not pull the wool over my eyes.                                   
Bells               en_US    # Time flies when you are having fun.                                  
Boing               en_US    # Spring has sprung, fall has fell, winter's here and it's colder than usual.                                                                                              
Bruce               en_US    # I sure like being inside this fancy computer                         
Bubbles             en_US    # Pull the plug! I'm drowning!                                        
...

    If you do not see the voice you are looking for when you do a say -v ? you can install more.

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