Sherpa is so far the best text to speech engine I could find for nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q4gnztg.

https://f-droid.org/de/packages/org.woheller69.ttsengine/

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There is model with GLaDOS voice. You changed my life. Thank you. 🙇‍♂️

Btw, what apps are you using that benefits from TTS. I use only OsmAnd (map navigation).

Is there any other use case you have?

Before this I was using https://github.com/RHVoice/RHVoice

@voice is a semi good reader app, I wish there were a better FOSS alternative.

Thanks, can you please provide link? I trifle to find it as "voice" is too generic.

I have found a really badass use case. It turns out you can send a notification to your >ungoogled< GrapheOS without Google Play Services from Home Assistant and it will play the notification via TTS on the device

https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notifications-basic/#text-to-speech-notifications

It opens a lot of home automations from emergency notifications to just casual notifications about important stuff.

Hmmm it's not available in nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0

I'm not sure how we'd get it added.

They forced me to install F-Droid again... :( they don't publish APKs on GitHub release page so Obtainium is also out.

Not cool.

Sherpa TTS is on nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0

Btw, you can install F-Droid apps from Obtainium

Request:

MuPDF or equivalent (better?) open-source PDF viewer

It may be secure, but it doesn't work for my needs. It's missing some key functional details.

Perhaps it's been improved. I've been using MuPDF for years now

They just started working on it again, now you can finally zoom in!

Secure in what sense?

- No permissions, isolates PDFs in a sandboxed WebView (no network/files access).

- CSP enforces static APK content, blocks fonts.

- Memory-safe rendering with disabled code execution.

- Exploits confined to Chromium’s limited sandbox, restricting system access.

- Reduces risks of code execution, data leaks, or external threats.

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer

Send PR

Great, I was searching "SherpaTTS" (without the space) and found nothing. 🙏 For a bit more fuzzier search.

Search will get much better with the new relays i'm building