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Balabolka 2.15.0.913 is a Windows-based Text-To-Speech (TTS) application created by Ilya Morozov that converts any on-screen text into spoken audio through the voices already installed on the operating system. Designed for accessibility, language learning, proof-listening, and audio-book production, the software opens an extensive range of document types—AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, DOCX, EML, EPUB, FB2, FB3, HTML, LIT, MD, MOBI, ODP, ODS, ODT, PDB, PRC, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TCR, WPD, XLS, and XLSX—and immediately reads them aloud while letting users adjust font and background colours for comfortable viewing. Leveraging multiple versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI), Balabolka provides detailed control over speech rate, pitch, and volume, and it can apply user-defined substitution lists that use regular-expression syntax to correct pronunciation or change spelling on the fly. The clipboard can be monitored continuously so that any copied fragment is spoken instantly, and playback can be started, paused, or stopped either from the system tray or through configurable global hotkeys. When narration is complete, the text can be exported as WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG, or WMA audio files; optionally, synchronized lyrics-style captions can be embedded inside the audio as ID3 tags or saved as external LRC files, enabling compatible desktop or portable players to display the exact sentence being spoken. Additional tools include a file-splitter, batch converter, and audio extractor, making the program equally useful for producing long audiobooks or short voice prompts. Balabolka is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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