Infovox iVox provides Mac OS X users with the best voices ever on the Mac. You won't believe your ears hearing these naturally-sounding voices, available in many different languages. What is more, they can be used in any Mac OS X application that uses speech. Including applications such as TextEdit, Preview, Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word (using its Speech toolbar), AppleScript, Proloquo, KeyStrokes, SwitchXS, VisioVoice and AppleWorks, as well as many educational titles such as ConvenienceWare GhostReader, TextHelp's Read and Write Gold for Mac (version 2.1.0 and higher) and Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh (Versions 3.0.4 and 4.0 and higher). Infovox iVox is also available in an attractively priced bundle with GhostReader to combine the benefits of system-wide voices, with the coolest speech application on the Mac.
You can also use Infovox iVox with Mac OS X built-in speech and accessibility features. Including Tiger's built-in VoiceOver screen reader. Non-English users now have the possibility to hear all the VoiceOver menus and messages in their own language by using Infovox iVox together with VisioVoice (available as part of a bundle).
Infovox iVox was developed by the Acapela Group, the European leader in speech technologies, and is distributed worldwide by AssistiveWare. Infovox iVox is a Universal Binary and can be used on PowerPC and Intel Macs.
Infovox iVox includes all voices available for a language of choice. The following languages are available on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later: American English, British English, American Spanish, Canadian French, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish. Infovox iVox 1.2 adds the following new languages for use on Mac OS X 10.5 and later: Turkish, Icelandic, Czech, and Polish. For most languages, male and female voices are available (certain languages include multiple male and/or female voices). American English even includes two child voices. All non-American English languages include one American English female voice as a bonus. If you want to have multiple languages, you can buy Infovox iVox plus one or more language packs.
A fully functional 30 day demo for your language of choice is available for download. You can also watch the Infovox iVox introductory video tutorials.
We offer single user and household licenses as well as attractively priced multi-seat licenses and educational publishing, classroom and school licenses. See which license is right for you.
New with Infovox iVox 1.2:
- A pronunciation editor that allows users to add abbreviations or change the pronunciation of words.
- New voices and languages: Eliska and Sabrine for Czech, Ania for Polish, Snorri for Icelandic, Sanna for Finnish, Elin for Swedish, and Baris and Ceren for Turkish. The Czech, Polish, Icelandic and Turkish voices require Mac OS X 10.5.
A world of possibilities
- Listen to the text you are writing in your own language with, for example, TextEdit or Proloquo.
- Listen to PDF documents through the text-to-speech features in Acrobat Reader, Preview, GhostReader or VisioVoice with the best voices ever on the Mac.
- Convert text to audio files and even directly to iTunes with a wonderful clarity and intonation using GhostReader, Proloquo or VisioVoice. (Note that the license only permits distribution of audio files if the content is personal and the files are not broadcast or distributed for commercial purposes.)
- Use Infovox iVox clear and reliable voices with VoiceOver, Mac OS X Tiger's built-in screen reader. Non-English users now have the possibility to hear all the VoiceOver menus and messages in their own language by using Infovox iVox together with VisioVoice (available as part of a bundle).
- Use the naturally-sounding voices with Mac OS X built-in speech features.
- Combine the best voices on the Mac with accessibility software, including AssistiveWare's Proloquo, KeyStrokes, SwitchXS.
- Let your children learn to read and write better in their own or foreign languages by using Infovox iVox with educational software such as ConvenienceWare GhostReader, TextHelp's Read and Write Gold for Mac (version 2.1.0 and higher) and Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh (Versions 3.0.4 and 4.0 and higher).
- Use with any Apple Speech Manager compliant Mac OS X software, including AppleScript.
- In other words, enjoy your Mac more than ever by listening to Acapela's golden tones in your own language!
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Educational Licenses: 
Educational licenses are available for Infovox iVox for internal educational use only. A school-based license permits use by all students and teachers in a single school with installation on up to 150 computers. A classroom-based license permits use in one specific classroom or computer lab with installation on up to 50 computers. In the case of colleges or universities, a single department, chair or building is considered equivalent to a school.
Educational licenses do not grant permission or allow publication of audio files outside of the classroom or school, including online courses and/or publication over the web.
Order Infovox iVox Classroom License (up to 50 computers)
Order Infovox iVox Classroom License - Additional Languages (up to 50 computers)
Order Infovox iVox School License (up to 150 computers)
Order Infovox iVox School License - Additional Languages (up to 150 computers)
Downloads:
A time constrained
(30 days) full version of Infovox iVox is available for evaluation from
our demonstration page. Try it out today!
System Requirements:
Infovox iVox requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, but Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is recommended.
Minimum recommended hardware: G3/G4/G5 900 Mhz with 512 MB or any Intel Mac.
**Infovox iVox is a product of Acapela Group, the European leader in text-to-speech technology
