Speecher Assistive Kit

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sak is the Speecher Assistive Kit who transforms your applications into multi-language speaking assisted applications.



Easy and independent, you do not have to change anything in your original code. For Linux and Windows.

You do not need external libraries like at-spi, sapi, nor install anything in your system...

All is included in the kit (+- 1 mega). sak uses eSpeak and PortAudio Open Source libraries. Of course the kit can be shared with other applications.


Download it from gitHub here :

sak Speecher Assistive Kit


sak uses eSpeak who is GPL license. So the license differs if you use eSpeak executable or eSpeak library.

sak > for all types of licenses, included commercial applications without source. It uses eSpeak executable and old Portaudio static library.

sak_dll > for applications with GPL Open Source licences. It uses eSpeak dynamic library and new Portaudio dynamic library.


How to use it ?


Copy the sakit (or sakit_dll) folder into your application-folder (from sak or sak_dll, depend of the license you give...).

For sak > add sak.pas into your application-folder.

For sak_dll > add sak_dll.pas, uos_portaudio.pas and uos_espeak.pas into your application-folder.


In uses section of your program add :

For sak > uses sak,...

For sak_dll > uses sak_dll,...


In your main program : When you want your application becomes assistived call :

SAKLoadLib;


To unload it :

SAKUnLoadLib;


You may change the default gender and language.

gender : male or female

language : langage code

Here example for Portugues/Brasil woman :

SAKSetVoice(female,'pt');


In addition you may add your own speech with :

SAKSay(Text: string);


When you close your application, call :

SAKUnLoadLib;