Say Command
List of Current Voices
One of the hidden gems in macOS is the say command, a simple yet powerful tool that allows users to have their Mac speak text out loud. While many people know the say command exists, few explore the wide range of voices available and how they can be customized for different purposes.
Basic Usage of the say Command
To use the say command, simply open Terminal and type:
say "Hello, welcome to macOS!"
Your Mac will immediately read the text aloud using the system's default voice.
Listing Available Voices
To see all the voices installed on your Mac, run:
say -v "?"
This command will display a list of voices, their names, and the corresponding language/accent. This is the current list of 175 voices:
Albert en_US # Hello! My name is Albert.
Alice it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Alice.
Alva sv_SE # Hej! Jag heter Alva.
Amlie fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Amlie.
Amira ms_MY # Hi my name is Amira
Anna de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Anna.
Bad News en_US # Hello! My name is Bad News.
Bahh en_US # Hello! My name is Bahh.
Bells en_US # Hello! My name is Bells.
Boing en_US # Hello! My name is Boing.
Bubbles en_US # Hello! My name is Bubbles.
Carmit he_IL # , .
Cellos en_US # Hello! My name is Cellos.
Damayanti id_ID # Halo! Nama saya Damayanti.
Daniel en_GB # Hello! My name is Daniel.
Daria bg_BG # Hello! My name is Daria.
Wobble en_US # Hello! My name is Wobble.
Eddy (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Eddy.
Eddy (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Eddy.
Eddy (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Eddy.
Eddy (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Eddy.
Eddy (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Eddy.
Eddy (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Eddy.
Eddy (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Eddy.
Eddy (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Eddy.
Eddy (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Eddy.
Eddy (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Eddy
Eddy (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Eddy.
Eddy (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Eddy.
Eddy (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Eddy
Eddy (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Eddy
Ellen nl_BE # Hallo! Mijn naam is Ellen.
Flo (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Flo.
Flo (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Flo.
Flo (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Flo.
Flo (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Flo.
Flo (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Flo.
Flo (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Flo.
Flo (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Flo.
Flo (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Flo.
Flo (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Flo.
Flo (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Flo
Flo (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Flo.
Flo (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Flo.
Flo (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Flo
Flo (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Flo
Fred en_US # Hello! My name is Fred.
Good News en_US # Hello! My name is Good News.
Grandma (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Grandma.
Grandma (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Grandma.
Grandma (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Grandma.
Grandma (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Grandma.
Grandma (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Grandma.
Grandma (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Grandma.
Grandma (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Grandma.
Grandma (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Grandma.
Grandma (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Grandma.
Grandma (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Grandma
Grandma (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Grandma.
Grandma (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Grandma.
Grandma (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Grandma
Grandma (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Grandma
Grandpa (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Grandpa.
Grandpa (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Grandpa.
Grandpa (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Grandpa.
Grandpa (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Grandpa.
Grandpa (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Grandpa.
Grandpa (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Grandpa.
Grandpa (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Grandpa.
Grandpa (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Grandpa.
Grandpa (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Grandpa.
Grandpa (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Grandpa
Grandpa (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Grandpa.
Grandpa (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Grandpa.
Grandpa (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Grandpa
Grandpa (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Grandpa
Jester en_US # Hello! My name is Jester.
Ioana ro_RO # Salut! Numele meu este Ioana.
Jacques fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Jacques.
Joana pt_PT # Ol! Chamome Joana.
Junior en_US # Hello! My name is Junior.
Kanya th_TH # !
Karen en_AU # Hi my name is Karen
Kathy en_US # Hello! My name is Kathy.
Kyoko ja_JP # ! Kyoko
Lana hr_HR # Bok, zovem se Lana.
Laura sk_SK # Ahoj, volm sa Laura.
Lekha hi_IN # ,
Lesya uk_UA # ! .
Linh vi_VN # Xin cho! Tn ti l Linh.
Luciana pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Luciana.
Majed ar_001 # ! .
Tnde hu_HU # dvzlm! A nevem Tnde.
Meijia zh_TW #
Melina el_GR # ! .
Milena ru_RU # ! .
Moira en_IE # Hello! My name is Moira.
Mnica es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Mnica.
Montse ca_ES # Hola! Em dic Montse.
Nora nb_NO # Hei! Jeg heter Nora.
Organ en_US # Hello! My name is Organ.
Paulina es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Paulina.
Superstar en_US # Hello! My name is Superstar.
Ralph en_US # Hello! My name is Ralph.
Reed (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Reed.
Reed (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Reed.
Reed (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Reed.
Reed (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Reed.
Reed (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Reed.
Reed (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Reed.
Reed (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Reed.
Reed (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Reed.
Reed (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Reed
Reed (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Reed.
Reed (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Reed.
Reed (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Reed
Reed (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Reed
Rishi en_IN # Hello! My name is Rishi.
Rocko (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Rocko.
Rocko (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Rocko.
Rocko (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Rocko.
Rocko (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Rocko.
Rocko (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Rocko.
Rocko (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Rocko.
Rocko (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Rocko.
Rocko (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Rocko.
Rocko (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Rocko.
Rocko (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Rocko
Rocko (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Rocko.
Rocko (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Rocko.
Rocko (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Rocko
Rocko (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Rocko
Samantha en_US # Hello! My name is Samantha.
Sandy (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Sandy.
Sandy (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Sandy.
Sandy (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Sandy.
Sandy (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Sandy.
Sandy (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Sandy.
Sandy (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Sandy.
Sandy (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Sandy.
Sandy (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Sandy.
Sandy (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Sandy.
Sandy (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Sandy
Sandy (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Sandy.
Sandy (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Sandy.
Sandy (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Sandy
Sandy (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Sandy
Sara da_DK # Hej! Jeg hedder Sara.
Satu fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Satu.
Shelley (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heie Shelley.
Shelley (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Shelley.
Shelley (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Shelley.
Shelley (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # Hola! Me llamo Shelley.
Shelley (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # Hola! Me llamo Shelley.
Shelley (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Shelley.
Shelley (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je mappelle Shelley.
Shelley (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Shelley.
Shelley (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Shelley.
Shelley (Japanese (Japan)) ja_JP # ! Shelley
Shelley (Korean (South Korea)) ko_KR # . Shelley.
Shelley (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Ol, meu nome Shelley.
Shelley (Chinese (China mainland)) zh_CN # Shelley
Shelley (Chinese (Taiwan)) zh_TW # Shelley
Sinji zh_HK #
Tessa en_ZA # Hello! My name is Tessa.
Thomas fr_FR # Bonjour, je mappelle Thomas.
Tina sl_SI # ivijo, ime mi je Tina.
Tingting zh_CN # Hi my name is Tingting
Trinoids en_US # Hello! My name is Trinoids.
Whisper en_US # Hello! My name is Whisper.
Xander nl_NL # Hallo! Mijn naam is Xander.
Yelda tr_TR # Merhaba, benim adm Yelda.
Yuna ko_KR # . .
Zarvox en_US # Hello! My name is Zarvox.
Zosia pl_PL # Hi my name is Zosia
Zuzana cs_CZ # Hi my name is Zuzana