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TDIL Text-to-Speech API

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What it does
Text-to-Speech converts machine-readable text into human voice.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Purpose
The TTS project converts normal language text into speech and aims to serve visually challenged persons.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Platforms
web,android,chrome_extension,apiRead 20 Sep 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Accessibility
The site describes TTS integrated with a screen reader for visually challenged users, available in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Android app
Sandesh Pathak is an Android SMS reader listed for Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Gujarati.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Android integration
TDIL reports a non-exclusive agreement with OS Labs India to integrate TTS in nine Indian languages into its Android-based First Touch regional operating system.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
API access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Browser plugins
The site lists Mozilla and Chrome browser plugins for Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, and Gujarati.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Commercial use
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Contact
The TTS API page lists tdildc[at]cdac[dot]in as its email contact.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Development
The TTS voices were developed by the Indian Language Text to Speech Consortium headed by IIT Madras as part of the TDIL programme under MeitY, Government of India.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Framework developers
CDAC Mumbai and IIT Madras jointly developed the framework for integrating the voices into websites.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Indian English
The TTS API page also lists Indian English among the voices developed by the consortium.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Intended audience
The TTS research project states that it aims to deploy speech synthesis for visually challenged persons.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Languages
The TTS API page describes voices for Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Assamese, Manipuri, Bodo, and Indian English.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Maintainer
The TDIL portal footer says it is designed, developed, and maintained by CDAC GIST, Pune.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Open source licensing
TDIL says the TTS system is completely open source and its resources may be used under the CC-BY 4.0 license.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Program
The product page places the work under India's Technology Development for Indian Languages program, under MeitY.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Project consortium
The TTS API page says the Indian Language Text to Speech Consortium was headed by IIT Madras and that the website framework was jointly developed by C-DAC Mumbai and IIT Madras.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Support contact
The centre's homepage lists tdildc[at]cdac[dot]in as its email contact.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Synthesis technology
The site says the TTS languages were developed using the open-source FESTIVOX framework and an HTS-based engine.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Voice demo
The resource page says users can check TTS voice quality for Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Web service
The TDIL home page says text-to-speech is available as a web service and links to a demo.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Website API
The TDIL resource page describes a TTS API for websites and provides integration steps.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in
Website integration
A framework developed jointly by CDAC Mumbai and IIT Madras integrates the TTS voices into websites.Read 13 Oct 2026 · tdil-dc.in

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