Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-use-SR-and-TTS-on-Windows

Speech Recognition and Text-To-Speech are helpful tools to train your pronunciation. However, people may be confused about how to get them on Windows.

If you are using Windows 7

You can download language engines from the following link and install

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27224

Then install a platform

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27225

In installdir\Bin\, you can find two files - Dictpad.exe and TTSAppVB.exe. They are SR and TTS respectively. You can also use other free TTS programs with more functions, such as Balabolka.

If you are using Windows 10

You can press WinKey, then select Settings → Time & language → Region & language → Add a language, select the one you would like to choose, and click "Options" of the language, then click “Download” below “Speech”.

SR can be found as Windows Speech Recognition, TTS can be found as Narrator. Many people don't like Narrator because it's noisy and complicated, even though it support mobile versions. Then a new platform is required, as the second step in Windows 7. If you want to change the language SR recognises, go to Settings → Time & language → Speech, and choose your “Speech language”.