Talk For Me - Text to Speech

iOS Universel / Utilitaires

Your voice deserves to be heard clearly and effortlessly. Built from the ground up by a developer who lost the ability to speak, Talk For Me is engineered with a deep, personal understanding of what truly matters when connecting with others. Whether you are navigating ALS, recovering from a stroke, managing other medical conditions, or simply need a daily tool to assist with communication, Talk For Me bridges the gap.

KEY FEATURES:
• Speech to Call: Seamlessly sends your text-to-speech audio directly into phone and FaceTime calls.
• Siri Shortcuts Integration: Trigger your most frequently used everyday phrases directly through Siri without even opening the app.
• Personal Voice Support (iOS 17+): Create a digital copy of your own voice and use it within the app.
• Visual "Karaoke" Tracking: See exactly what is being spoken in real-time. Words are highlighted as they are said.
• Rebuilt Speech Engine: Combine sentences, questions and exclamations in one paragraph and it will all be spoken naturally with human-like emphasis.
• Smarter Number Pronunciation: No need to type awkward commas into long sequences like phone numbers, zip codes, or IDs. Just type the numbers naturally, and the voice engine will automatically insert human-sounding pauses!
• Customizable Quick Buttons: Store your most common phrases in 12 main buttons, or swipe up to access four additional pages. Long-press any button to instantly drag, drop, edit, or clear its content—giving you a perfectly tailored speech board.
• Hardware Keyboard Support: Navigate the app at lightning speed. Magic Keyboard or external BT keyboard users can utilize native shortcuts (Cmd + F, Cmd + 1, etc.) to search, navigate, and speak without touching the screen.
• Library Database: Save unlimited phrases or partial sentences. On the Library page, you can swipe left on an entry to delete, swipe right to pin, or tap Edit to rearrange all entries. To edit a phrase tap the blue (i) info icon on the right side of any row.
• Custom Library Categories: Save phrases and filter them using custom category chips and easily rename up to four of them in Settings (Default: All, General, Personal, Phone Calls, Smart Home, Temp).
• iCloud Sync & Restore: Upload your custom buttons, library phrases, and settings to iCloud. Download them instantly to a new iPhone or iPad to keep your devices perfectly in sync.
• Local Backup Snapshots: Create instant local backups of your setup.
• Data Control Center: Easily manage your Local Backups, iCloud Sync, Appearance, Library Categories and Custom Button Page Titles all in one place.
• Offline & Private: Works completely offline. No ads, no tracking. Internet is only required when you choose to sync with iCloud.

ADDITIONAL TOOLS:
• Secure Privacy Wipe: Shake your device (or use a two-finger tap) to permanently wipe the text window.
• Seamless Audio Ducking: The voice engine will automatically lower your background media volume while your phrase is spoken.
• Library Search: Find your phrases lightning fast with the search field in the library.
• Dynamic Type: Fully supports iOS large text settings for maximum readability.

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES:
English (US, UK, AU, IE, ZA), Arabic, Chinese (CN, HK, TW), Czech, Danish, Dutch (BE, NL), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese (BR, PT), Romanian, Spanish (AR, CL, CO, MX, ES), and Swedish.

A NOTE ON VOICES:
This app uses Apple’s Enhanced and Premium voices for the best quality. To ensure you have the best experience, go to your iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices to download high-quality voices.

SUPPORT:
User manual available at MobileTouchTech.com/TalkForMe-manual

Questions? I am an independent developer dedicated to this community. If you'd like to get in touch, report an issue, or just connect, please visit https://mobiletouchtech.com/contact or email me directly at support@talkfor.me

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

A Massive Leap Forward for Talk For Me
• We have been hard at work rebuilding Talk For Me from the ground up to make your communication faster, more reliable, and completely customizable.

Drag, Drop, and Rearrange
• You asked for it, and it's here! You can now tap, hold, and drag your custom buttons to rearrange them exactly how you want them. We also added modern pop-up menus—just long-press any button to instantly Edit or Clear your saved phrases.

Double the Instant Phrases
• We expanded the main screen grid. You now have 12 custom buttons (up from 6) in a smooth, scrollable area, keeping even more of your essential phrases right at your fingertips.

Always Ready to Speak
• We completely overhauled our underlying audio engine. If you leave the app running in the background for days while taking phone calls or watching videos, Talk For Me will seamlessly heal its audio connection. It is instantly ready to speak the exact moment you open it back up—no more silent freezes or force-quitting.

Continuous Audio Playback
• You can now start a phrase and safely navigate away to find your next thought. The audio will continue uninterrupted until the phrase finishes or you trigger a new one!

Clearer Visual Feedback
• Never guess if a tap registered again. Custom Buttons now feature a subtle, satisfying "bounce" when pressed, giving you immediate visual confirmation while navigating conversations.

A Polished Experience
• Expanded Keyboard Shortcuts: Power users, rejoice. You can now use your external keyboard to instantly jump to Data & Settings, open the Add to Library menu, and use standard commands like Cmd + S to save or Esc to exit your edits without ever touching the screen.

• Modern Interface: A sleek, accessible redesign featuring multiline custom buttons for your longer phrase titles.

• Flawless Dark Mode: We squashed a visual bug where button titles would momentarily flash or disappear when using Dark Mode.

User Manual
All the new features are fully explained at: https://www.mobiletouchtech.com/talkforme-manual

Thank You!
Thank you for using Talk For Me. I hope you're enjoying the app! If you have some time and if it's not too much to ask, please consider leaving a rating or review on the App Store—it helps me out incredibly. Special thanks to fellow user Larry for the great feature requests!

Get in Touch
If you'd like to get in touch, report an issue, or just connect, please visit https://mobiletouchtech.com/contact or email me directly at support@talkfor.me

Yours truly,
Darrin