TTS Research Summary

Recommended Approach

Piper (Open-source) + GitHub Pages Hosting

Quality: High (Mimics human speech)
Cost: Free (open-source)
Setup: Python + pre-trained models
Pros: No API limits, full control
Cons: Requires technical setup

Free TTS API Options

Google Cloud TTS
- Free tier: 1000 chars/month
- Quality: Professional-grade
- Cost: Free for small usage
- Learn more
AWS Polly
- Free tier: 5 million characters/month
- Quality: Industry-leading
- Cost: Free for initial usage
- Learn more
ElevenLabs
- Free tier: 1000 credits/month
- Quality: High (emotional voices)
- Cost: Free for basic use
- Learn more

Browser-Based TTS

Chrome's built-in TTS
Balabolka (Windows)
Lingua (browser extension)

RSS Feed Generation

Audio Hosting Options

GitHub Pages (free, static files)
Dropbox (free 2GB storage)
SoundCloud (free, streaming)
Amazon S3 (free tier: 5GB storage)

Sample Implementation

# Install Piper
pip install piper

# Generate audio
piper --model en_US-ljspeech --text "Your blog post text here" --output audio.mp3

# Host on GitHub Pages
# 1. Create GitHub repo
# 2. Upload audio.mp3
# 3. Enable GitHub Pages in settings

Note: Web search results were not available due to missing Brave API key. This document uses general knowledge. Consider configuring the API key for more detailed research.

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