Free Scottish Computer Voice for Schools

Free Scottish Computer Voice for Schools in Scotland

Can be used with most 'text-to-speech' programs to read: electronic books; digital exam papers; Word documents.

CALL Scotland home page

Audio sample of voice

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We believe there is a strong cultural and educational imperative for pupils in Scotland to be able to read and listen to Scottish curriculum resources spoken using a high quality Scottish synthetic voice.

The Scottish Government has funded CALL Scotland to provide a Scotland-wide schools licence for 'Heather' - a high quality Scottish computer voice. Heather is free to Scottish schools and support services and pupils can also install the voice on home computers.

Why do I need the Scottish Voice?

What is the Scottish Voice and why should I use it?

Download the Scottish Voice

Heather is free to Scottish schools and support services such as Local Authorities.

I'm a pupil and require the voice for home use

Complete the 'home use' form and post it back to us.

I'm not a Scottish pupil, can I purchase the voice?

A Windows and Mac version can be purchased from the CALL Scotland online shop.

Looking for help with the Scottish Voice?

Don't worry, help is here in the form of FAQs.