TextTones

TextTones is a modern text-to-speech converter built with React and AWS Polly, offering high-quality voice synthesis in multiple languages.

Features

• 40+ voices across 20+ languages
• Neural text-to-speech technology
• Real-time voice preview
• Download audio in MP3 format
• User history tracking
• Responsive design
• Cross-browser compatibility

Tech Stack

• React + Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• AWS Polly
• Firebase Authentication
• Firestore Database

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory:

VITE_AWS_REGION=your-region
VITE_AWS_ACCESS_KEY=your-access-key
VITE_AWS_SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key

VITE_API_KEY=firebase-api-key
VITE_AUTH_DOMAIN=firebase-auth-domain
VITE_PROJECT_ID=firebase-project-id
VITE_STORAGE_BUCKET=firebase-storage-bucket
VITE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=firebase-sender-id
VITE_APP_ID=firebase-app-id
VITE_MEASUREMENT_ID=firebase-measurement-id

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/TextTones.git

# Navigate to project directory
cd TextTones

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Usage

1. Select your preferred language
2. Choose a voice
3. Enter or paste your text
4. Click "Convert to Speech"
5. Preview the audio
6. Download if desired

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Acknowledgments

• AWS Polly for text-to-speech conversion
• Firebase for authentication and database
• Media Chrome for the audio player
• Tailwind CSS for styling