# Microsoft TTS

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/microsoft-tts/44848>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [March 18, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/microsoft-tts/44848 "2021-03-18T11:43:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Wilco\_van\_der\_Spek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wilco_van_der_spek/32/12580_2.png) [@Wilco\_van\_der\_Spek](https://community.homey.app/u/Wilco_van_der_Spek)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/microsoft-tts/44848/1 "2021-03-18T11:43:12Z")

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Hello,

I have a question and I cannot find the answer. Is there a way to get microsoft TTS on homey? I know it is possible in HA but maybe it is also available in Homey. Microsoft TTS is a lot better than Google TTS (it sounds more natural).  
Would be nice to implement it in homey

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**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/microsoft-tts/44848/3 "2021-03-19T14:14:13Z")

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Have you tried the Google Services app? That uses the latest and greatest TTS from Google. I think their new voices are really good.

If you have Sonos speakers you could have a look at the HTTP-API from them, if I remember correctly it is possible to enable Microsoft TTS instead of the default implementation of Google (it uses the old API / voices of Google btw).

See:

Experimental support for TTS. Today the following providers are available:

- voicerss
- Microsoft Cognitive Services (Bing Text to Speech API)
- AWS Polly
- Google (default)
- macOS say command

source: [GitHub - jishi/node-sonos-http-api: An HTTP API bridge for Sonos easing automation. Hostable on any node.js capable device, like a raspberry pi or similar.](https://github.com/jishi/node-sonos-http-api)

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**Author:** ![Wilco\_van\_der\_Spek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wilco_van_der_spek/32/12580_2.png) [@Wilco\_van\_der\_Spek](https://community.homey.app/u/Wilco_van_der_Spek)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/microsoft-tts/44848/4 "2021-10-01T19:59:49Z")

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Thank you for this tip, I forgot to react to your post. But I have installed it and am using this now. Thank you very much for the good tips!

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**Author:** ![Mikael\_Bohlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael_bohlin/32/33852_2.png) [@Mikael\_Bohlin](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael_Bohlin)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/microsoft-tts/44848/5 "2023-10-09T21:43:44Z")

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Hi Wilco,  
Can you share how you got Sonos to use Microsoft TTS? I dont know how to start…