Mac TTS

mac-tts

Use macOS built-in say command for text-to-speech output through system speakers.

Basic Usage

say "Hello, this is a test"

With Voice Selection

say -v "Meijia" "你好，這是測試"      # 台灣中文 (推薦)
say -v "Tingting" "你好，这是测试"    # 簡體中文
say -v "Samantha" "Hello world"       # 英文

Common Chinese Voices (zh_TW)

| Voice | Description |

|-------|-------------|

| Meijia | 美佳 - 自然女聲 (推薦) |

| Flo | 年輕女聲 |

| Eddy | 男聲 |

| Reed | 男聲 |

| Sandy | 女聲 |

| Shelley | 女聲 |

List All Available Voices

say -v "?"                           # 全部語音
say -v "?" | grep zh_TW              # 只列台灣中文

Volume Control

Check/adjust system volume before speaking:

Check current volume (0-100) and mute status
osascript -e "output volume of (get volume settings)"
osascript -e "output muted of (get volume settings)"

Unmute
osascript -e "set volume without output muted"

Set volume (0-100)
osascript -e "set volume output volume 70"

Use Cases

• -通知: say -v "Meijia" "外送到了"
• -提醒: say -v "Meijia" "會議即將開始"
• -警告: say -v "Meijia" "注意，有新的緊急訊息"

Notes

• -Runs synchronously (blocks until speech completes)
• -Add & for async: say "message" &
• -Works only on macOS