Text to MP3 Speaker - Desktop Reader with mp3-converter based on MS-Voices by YeoSoft. Shareware downloadable. - http://www.text-mp3.com
TxReader - Reads Webpages, Emails and PDF-documents via SAPI5. - http://www.txreader.com
NextUp.com - TextAloud Software - Desktop Reader with extra software to read special news items like stock, weather etc. - http://www.nextup.com
Niurosoft - Yet another Desktop reader. Mp3 generation possible, free trial version downloadable. - http://www.niurosoft.com
Digital Future Software - Text reader with e-mail and web-page interface. Uses AT&T natural voices or neospeech TTS. - http://www.digitalfuturesoft.com/
Free text reader - Text reader with ability to store as mp3 files. Free trial version available. - http://www.free-text-reader.com
Speak Clipboard - Speak Clipboard is free voice reader for Windows XP. It can read out loud the content of your clipboard in plain English by using text to speech technology. - http://www.speaktools.com/
Sayz Me - An open-source text-to-speech application for Windows. Uses Microsoft speech API. - http://www.datafurnace.net.au/sayzme/
PowerTalk - automatic presentation narrator - Free Open Source Windows program that automatically speaks the text on any PowerPoint presentation. Uses the standard SAPI speech synthesis software that comes with XP. - http://fullmeasure.co.uk/PowerTalk/
Web-Narrator - Desktop Web-Reader from HDSE Software. Trial version downloadable. - http://www.hdse.org/webnarrator
VoxWorx - Site provides a way to capture the text of any other arbitrary site URL and read it to you via RealAudio technology. - http://www.voxworx.com/
TextSpeech Pro - Desktop Reader specialized on reading MS-Word or PDF documents. Based on MS Speech API. - http://www.textspeechpro.com/
Smart Butler - Add-on for instant messenger programs that enables users to listen to incoming messages without reading them. - http://smart-butler.com/
ReadPlease - Text-to-speech software for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP. Freeware and commercial versions. Uses AT&T Natral Voices. - http://www.readplease.com/
Reading Machine - Reads text aloud using text-to-speech, converts text into mp3/wave files for use with any cd player or MP3 player. Extracts text from one web page or whole web sites. Text is automatically organized into books and chapters for later use. Gives control - http://www.ultimatereadingmachine.com
The Reader - Multilingual text reader using Microsoft Agent and Lernout & Hauspie core components. Download software from site. Demo available. - http://www.thereader.com.ar/
2nd Speech Center - Multilingual Desktop Reader, converts to mp3. Trial version downloadable. - http://www.2ndspeechcenter.com
Natural Voice Reader - English Desktop reader. Free Version with MS-Voices downloadable. Commercial version with AT&T Natural Voices TTS. - http://www.naturalreaders.com
Internet2Ear - Desktop Email/Web/News Reader ("personal voiceportal"), works with wireless audio-player. Trial version downloadable. - http://www.i2ear.com/
Desktop Text to Speech Utility - CyberBuddy - a freeware utility program that uses MicroSoft Agents to do Instant Messaging with speech and animation, reminders, time of day, check email, news reports, weather, stock quotes, text reading, and ICQ status reporting. - http://thecyberbuddy.com/
Cool Conversations - Desktop Web Reader based on MS-Speech API, coupled with speech recognition. - http://www.coolconversations.com
ByteCool Software Inc. - CoolSpeech is a text-to-speech player for Windows, listen to online news, emails, local text documents, typing, tell the time and date, convert text into wav files. - http://www.bytecool.com/
Audio Bookmaker - Converts texts using different human voices, saving speech to WAV or MP3 files. Speaking clock and other text-to-speech utilities. - http://www.audiobookmaker.com
Alive Text to Speech - Desktop Reader, converts to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files from AliveMedia. Trial version downloadable. - http://www.text-speech.com
MS Agent Characters and Software - Microsoft Agent based command and control uses voice to browse the web, receive email, schedule appointments and participate in chat groups. - http://www.e-clips.com.au