Panopreter Basic for Windows

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Download.com staffMarch 12, 2021

As text-to-speech freeware goes, Panopreter Basic isn't fancy, but it does a good job. Actually, the fact that you can download a good, basic text-to-speech program for free shows how far such tools have come. Panopreter Basic can turn text, Word, RTF, and other document types into audio files you can listen to or save as MP3s or WAVs. It comes with Microsoft Anna as a default speaking voice, but you can download many other voices online, including many free choices. Panopreter Basic also has many language options and supports batch conversion and UNICODE fonts, and a wide range of Windows versions, too; from NT to 8. We ran it in Windows 7.

Panopreter Basic's user interface is plain in appearance and layout, but it's not difficult to figure out, and online Help and FAQ resources are a click away. We started by selecting a language from Panopreter Basic's extensive menu of choices. Panopreter Basic has two modes: Read file, which reads existing files out loud, and Input and Speak, which speaks what you enter in a text field. We could change the Volume and Speed of voices, but not more elaborate tuning such as pitch. Options are few, too. We could choose whether to save files as WAVs or MP3s, whether to play music when a file finishes, and a few other choices on the Settings menu. A time counter and basic player controls handle playback duties. We could also search Google directly for additional voices with help from search terms provided by the program.

Panopreter Basic did quite a good job reading a variety of files. We fed it a selection of unusual and made-up words to gauge its pronunciation capabilities. The program's speech synthesis engine easily handled most of them, although it didn't quite manage an old favorite, "Brobdingnagian," or a new one, "truthiness." A smoother voice than MS Anna would probably improve playback, but Panopreter Basic is a great place to start with text-to-speech tools, with upgrades available when and if your needs grow.

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Panopreter Basic for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: March 12, 2021

Latest update: March 12, 2021

Version: 3.0.94.0

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

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Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

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Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

3.2/5

10 User Votes

works, but rather primitive
tonydwyerNovember 11, 2011
Pros
Works under Windows 2000 (with Mary voice) Allows conversion of text to MP3 file Very simple user interface
Cons
Doesn't automatically read the clipboard Doesn't remember voice speed from one execution to the next User interface window is too big to fit on the screen except at high resolution No keyboard shortcut keys No voice pitch control Minimal help functions Pressing ESC while text is being spoken terminates Panopreter and leaves the text-to-speech engine speaking with no obvious way to stop it. (Unfortunately, I discovered this while testing if Panopreter is capable of reading a file the size of War and Peace.)
Summary
Does the job.
aa787May 22, 2011
Pros
Can speed up text while encoding, for faster listening.
Cons
A bit slow to convert.
Summary
It'a wonderful tool!
terieeJuly 8, 2009
Pros
It reads very well on Windows Vista.
Cons
The default Microsoft Sam voice on Windows XP is not clear.
Summary
Very good program
mvetLeJanuary 18, 2009
Pros
Its a great free program and easy to use. I've been with it for some time now and it did a good job.
Cons
There is Microsoft text-to-speech voices installed by default.
Summary
You should have this program on your computer to listen to files reading by it. (:
Does not work.
PlumBlossomAugust 27, 2008
Pros
I did not find any.
Cons
Microsoft has a program for this already.
Summary
It would not download anything in any language. I tried downloading something in Chinese but it would not show, I got a message that I needed to have a program to convert the files in microsoft word for it to show up, otherwise I just got sybols instead of Chinese characters.
It works well on my computer, a useful tool.
rantuercJune 11, 2008
Pros
Cons
Summary
The software does notwork at all. The software does not work properly
Shaswata DuttaJune 1, 2008
Pros
Cons
Summary
Its good, very novel, have not figured it all out yet,,,has potential,
pharmdonApril 1, 2008
Pros
Cons
Summary
COULD NOT FIND FILES THAT WERE NEEDED
charlelaufferFebruary 12, 2008
Pros
Cons
FILES MISSING
Summary
OK
shofilJanuary 18, 2008
Pros
Its an OK software
Cons
Does not look like a professional software... The maple leaves like stuff in the beginning. The music is nuisance and when converted to audio, it starts with an add like statement of the software.
Summary

Developer’s Description

Read any text aloud with natural sounding voices, and convert the text to MP3 and WAV audio files.

Panopreter Basic is a free text to speech and text to mp3 software program, it reads any text out with natural sounding voices, and converts the text to spoken audio files in wav and mp3 formats, so that you can listen to the audio with a media player later at your convenience. Users can adjust volume and voice speed. The word or sentence being read will be highlighted. The software also supports batch file conversion, a wide variety of languages and voices.