# espeak-ng mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für espeak-ng in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:espeak-ng ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: audio/espeak-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: espeak-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: espeak-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: espeak-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/es/espeak-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: espeak-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: espeak-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/espeak-ng ``` Evidenz: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/espeak-ng.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id eSpeak-NG.eSpeak-NG -e ``` Evidenz: Windows Package Manager source index: eSpeak-NG.eSpeak-NG from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:espeak-ng - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.52.0 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** Speech synthesizer that supports more than hundred languages and accents - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - espeak (Alias) - espeak-ng (Alias) - speak (Alias) - speak-ng (Alias) ## Installationsverhalten - Bottle: nicht verfügbar ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-08-03 - Manager-Version: 1.52.0 ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung eSpeak NG is a compact open source text-to-speech synthesizer for Linux, Windows, Android, macOS, and other systems. It supports more than 100 languages and accents and is available both as command-line programs and as a shared library. ### Projektgeschichte The upstream README gives eSpeak NG a long lineage: the original program was known as speak, written for Acorn/RISC OS computers starting in 1995 by Jonathan Duddington, then rewritten in 2007 as eSpeak with relaxed memory and processor constraints and broader language support. Reece H. Dunn began maintaining a GitHub-oriented version of eSpeak in 2010, including POSIX build improvements and an autotools port in 2012. In late 2015 that work was officially forked into eSpeak NG, with the stated goal of cleaning up the codebase, adding features, and improving supported languages. ### Adoptionsgeschichte eSpeak NG's adoption comes from accessibility and speech tooling rather than from frontend-style package churn. It ships command-line programs, a C library, Windows SAPI5 support, and compatibility symlinks for older eSpeak command names, which helps it fit into screen-reader, scripting, and embedded speech workflows. Its package-manager footprint is broad: the input package facts list Homebrew, major Linux distributions, BSD-style systems, Windows package managers, and Nix. That spread matches the upstream project's cross-platform emphasis and its value as a small, redistributable speech engine. ### Wie es verwendet wird Typical CLI use is speaking text from a file or standard input, writing speech to a WAV file, selecting voices, or producing phoneme data. Library users integrate the shared library into other programs, while Windows users may use SAPI5-compatible builds. The project uses formant synthesis, which keeps the program and language data small. The tradeoff documented upstream is that speech is clear and can run at high speeds, but is less natural than larger engines based on recorded human speech. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren For package nerds, eSpeak NG is interesting because it is both a CLI utility and a system library with legacy command compatibility. It also carries a large set of language data in a relatively small package, making it common in accessibility stacks, test fixtures, and environments that need speech output without cloud services. ### Zeitleiste - 1995: Original speak program begins on Acorn/RISC OS. - 2007: Program rewritten as eSpeak with broader language support. - 2010: Reece H. Dunn starts maintaining a GitHub-oriented eSpeak version. - 2012: POSIX build system work includes an autotools port. - 2015: eSpeak NG officially forks from eSpeak. - 2020s: Releases continue adding languages, build-system changes, Android work, and language updates. ### Related projects - Related projects include the original eSpeak, MBROLA voices used as an optional backend, screen-reader integrations, and SAPI5 speech engines. ### Quellen - - - - ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger-Risiko:** grün / niedrig - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Debian apt - espeak-ng - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: espeak-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Debian apt - espeak-ng-data - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: espeak-ng-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: speech data files | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Debian apt - espeak-ng-espeak - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: espeak-ng-espeak from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Debian apt - libespeak-ng-dev - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libespeak-ng-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: development files | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Debian apt - libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: development files | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Debian apt - libespeak-ng-libespeak1 - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libespeak-ng-libespeak1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: shared library | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Debian apt - libespeak-ng1 - 1.52.0+dfsg-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libespeak-ng1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: shared library | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Nix - espeak-ng: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/es/espeak-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - espeak-ng - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: espeak-ng from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Ubuntu apt - espeak-ng-data - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: espeak-ng-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: speech data files | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Ubuntu apt - espeak-ng-espeak - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: espeak-ng-espeak from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Ubuntu apt - libespeak-ng-dev - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libespeak-ng-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: development files | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Ubuntu apt - libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: development files | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Ubuntu apt - libespeak-ng-libespeak1 - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libespeak-ng-libespeak1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: shared library | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - Ubuntu apt - libespeak-ng1 - 1.51+dfsg-12build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libespeak-ng1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer: shared library | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng - apk - espeak-ng - 1.52.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: espeak-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer | https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/espeak-ng.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/espeak-ng.yml) ## Quellen - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph