The following table explains what languages and text-to-speech (TTS) voices are available in the latest version of Windows.
Note
Narrator provides male and female natural voices for a few commonly spoken languages and accents. For more information, see the section Natural voices.
| Language, country, or region | Male TTS voice | Female TTS voice |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Not applicable | Hoda |
| Arabic (Saudi Arabia) | Naayf | Not applicable |
| Bulgarian | Ivan | Not applicable |
| Catalan | Not applicable | Herena |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Kangkang | Huihui, Yaoyao |
| Cantonese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR) | Danny | Tracy |
| Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) | Zhiwei | Yating, Hanhan |
| Croatian | Matej | Not applicable |
| Czech (Czech Republic) | Jakub | Not applicable |
| Danish | Not applicable | Helle |
| Dutch | Frank | Not applicable |
| English (Australia) | James | Catherine |
| English (Canada) | Richard | Linda |
| English (Great Britain) | George | Hazel, Susan |
| English (India) | Ravi | Heera |
| English (Ireland) | Sean | Not applicable |
| English (United States) | David, Mark | Zira |
| Finnish | Not applicable | Heidi |
| Flemish (Belgian Dutch) | Bart | Not applicable |
| French (Canada) | Claude | Caroline |
| French (France) | Paul | Hortence, Julie |
| French (Switzerland) | Guillaume | Not applicable |
| German (Austria) | Michael | Not applicable |
| German (Germany) | Stefan | Hedda, Katja |
| German (Switzerland) | Karsten | Not applicable |
| Greek | Stefanos | Not applicable |
| Hebrew | Asaf | Not applicable |
| Hindi (India) | Hemant | Kalpana |
| Hungarian (Hungary) | Szabolcs | Not applicable |
| Indonesian (Indonesia) | Andika | Not applicable |
| Italian | Cosimo | Elsa |
| Japanese | Ichiro | Ayumi, Haruka |
| Malay | Rizwan | Not applicable |
| Norwegian | Jon | Not applicable |
| Polish (Poland) | Adam | Paulina |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Daniel | Maria |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Not applicable | Helia |
| Romanian (Romania) | Andrei | Not applicable |
| Russian (Russia) | Pavel | Irina |
| Slovak (Slovakia) | Filip | Not applicable |
| Slovenian | Lado | Not applicable |
| Korean | Not applicable | Heami |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pablo | Helena, Laura |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Raul | Sabina |
| Swedish | Bengt | Not applicable |
| Tamil | Valluvar | Not applicable |
| Thai (Thailand) | Pattara | Not applicable |
| Turkish | Tolga | Not applicable |
| Vietnamese | An | Not applicable |
Add a TTS voice to your PC
To use one of these voices, add it to your PC:
- Open Narrator settings by pressing the Windows logo key
+ Ctrl + N. - Under Narrator's voice, select Add legacy voices. This will take you to the Speech settings page.
- Under Manage voices, select Add voices.
- Select the language you would like to install voices for and select Add. The new voices will download and be ready for use in a few minutes, depending on your internet download speed.
- Once the voices for the new languages are downloaded, go to Narrator settings, and select your preferred voice from the dropdown menu in Narrator's voice > Choose a voice.
Natural voices
Narrator now supports male and female natural voices for a few commonly spoken languages and accents. The following table lists the available languages and accents along with the names of male and female TTS voices.
| Language, country, or region | Male TTS voice | Female TTS voice |
|---|---|---|
| English (United States) | Guy | Jenny, Aria |
| Chinese | Yunxi | Xiaoxiao |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alvaro | Elvira |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jorge | Dalia |
| Japanese | Keita | Nanami |
| English (United Kingdom) | Ryan | Sonia |
| French | Henri | Denise |
| Portuguese | Antonio | Francisca |
| English (India) | Prabhat | Neerja |
| German | Conrad | Katja |
| Korean | InJoon | SunHi |
Install natural voices
When you open Narrator, it announces that more natural voices are available. To add the new voice:
Select Install now on the announcement window to go to Narrator Settings.
Note
If you dismiss the dialog, use the hotkey Ctrl+Windows
key+N to access the Narrator settings. Next, proceed to the Choose a Voice combo box and then select the button that says "Show All Settings" just below the combo box. You can activate the Add button from here. The Add button appears after the speed, pitch, and volume options for the currently selected voice. If you start the installation from the Narrator starting window, this button is highlighted.Select the Add button under the Add natural voices section.
Select the voice you want to install. You can install all voices, but you must install each one independently. You automatically see the voices for your current display language.
Select the Choose a language link and select it if you want to discover what other languages are supported. At this point, you can choose whatever language you like from a selection that is displayed on the screen. After choosing a language, select the Next button to view the voices that are compatible with that language.
The preview plays automatically once you navigate through the list.
Select Install to begin downloading the chosen voice. Depending on your internet connection speed, the new voice is downloaded and available for use in a few minutes.
After downloading the new voice, go to Narrator settings and select your preferred voice from the drop-down menu in Narrator's voice > Choose a voice.
Note
If you encounter any problems during the Narrator Natural Voices setup process, see Appendix G: Troubleshooting Narrator Natural Voices setup issues.
Next: Appendix B: Narrator keyboard commands and touch gestures
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