google-tts

# Google Cloud Text-to-Speech Converts text and documents into audio using Google Cloud TTS API. Supports Neural2, WaveNet, Studio, and Standard voices across 40+ languages. ## Setup API key via `GOOGLE_TTS_API_KEY` env var or `skills/google-tts/config.json` with `{"api_key": "..."}`. Requires `ffmpeg` for multi-chunk documents. Optional: `pip install PyPDF2 python-docx` for PDF/DOCX. ## Commands ### List Voices ```bash python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py voices --language en-US --type Neural2 python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py voices --json ``` ### Text-to-Speech ```bash # From text or document (PDF, DOCX, MD, TXT) python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py tts --text "Hello world" --output ~/Downloads/hello.mp3 python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py tts --file /path/to/doc.pdf --output ~/Downloads/narration.mp3 # With voice, rate, pitch, encoding options python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py tts --file doc.md --voice en-US-Neural2-F --rate 0.9 --encoding MP3 --output ~/Downloads/out.mp3 ``` ### Podcast Generation Takes a JSON script with alternating speakers, synthesizes each with a different voice. ```json [ {"speaker": "host1", "text": "Welcome to our podcast!"}, {"speaker": "host2", "text": "Thanks for having me..."} ] ``` ```bash python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py podcast --script /tmp/script.json --output ~/Downloads/podcast.mp3 python skills/google-tts/scripts/google_tts.py podcast --script /tmp/...