Articuloud is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) aid which can assist you to speak in your native language, by generating speech based on the text you enter.
Articuloud is ideal for people who have good cognitive abilities and written language skills, but have lost the ability to speak, due to a physical impairment such as Motor Neurone Disease/ALS, Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, Head and Neck Cancer or a Head Injury.
Articuloud is the first TTS system to be fully multilingual within a single app, and this is achieved by using a third party native language keyboards and voices, along with an optional in-app purchase of translation, if required.
Third party keyboards such as SwiftKey allow you to change the input language of Articuloud.
Articuloud also works with Android Supported Voice Banked Voices such as ModelTalker, (http://www.modeltalker.org/) allowing you to speak in your own voice.
Articuloud saves your phrases for quick access, and retrieves them as you type for quick and efficient communication. Additionally phrases can be location tagged, to speed up finding the right phrase in a particular location.
Articuloud has a privacy mode, which, when enabled will stop phrases being saved locally or online, ensuring as no sensitive information is saved.
Articuloud is switch accessible via third party hardware and Android's accessibility settings.
Included with the app, is a free online Articuloud account linked to www.articuloud.com.
The Articuloud app will automatically back up your phrases, in the background, to your individual Articuloud account. This enables you to access all of your communication on another device through the Articuloud Website, and resync your phrases to the app if you change device.
Key Features:
* Text to Speech AAC Aid * Native languages when additional language keyboards and voices are installed * Supports Android Compatible Voice Banked Voices, Such as ModelTalker * Phrases are saved locally * Local phrases backed up automatically to a free online Articuloud Account * Switch Accessible * Play and Stop buttons for complete voice output control * Privacy mode to stop sensitive phrases being saved locally or online * Can be paired with a bluetooth speaker * Can be used with an external keyboard * Translation services available as a monthly subscription or one off lifetime payment * Optional colour schemes * Auto clear
Full Instructions can be downloaded from: http://www.articuloud.com/instructions/Articuloud_Android_Instructions.pdf
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Excellent app that has been very useful with young people who are non-verbal. Used it with a young man who could sign and write but needed something to take out in the community. Gave him great independence, and he could say full sentences rather than single words which gave his information extra meaning. The feature where it recognizes where you are to predict the sentences is fantastic and invaluable. The voice has not been a problem at all. Think it's more that we perceive it as a problem but the young people I worked with are happy to have a voice and didn't want to change it. Can easily load up new voices for a few pounds if it is a problem. Get it while It's free but It's also very reasonably priced. Really great to have an android system that makes it much more affordable. Thank you!
★★★★★Eki E· Jul 14, 2017
Please don't forget that this app is for those who has speech problems. It is not for everyone to use. Think it as a walking stick, you may not need it, but this doesn't mean it is bad. This is a great app. More natural voices would be really nice, but understandable.
★★★★★merry derrow· Mar 25, 2019
I have ALS and this app will allow me to speak through my Android. It saves my phrases or words, and I can load "banked" words/phrases. Not being able to speak is very lonely and I cant wait to use it!
★★☆☆☆dan gogol· Jul 16, 2017
I scanned the app with Sophos, and it states it is a low quality app, as it needs full access to the system to supposedly send information, but it doesn't need this permission to do this as any information is able to be sent through browsers. Therefore, I uninstalled it even though I have a couple deaf friends I wanted to possibly recommend it to. This should be fixed. By the way I copied this verbatim from Sophos. Response to your reply: It is impossible for us to know what is being sent without distinct permissions, and it is possible to use the browser in the background to send any information, using that distinct permission (not full system access). Full system access for these couple things is unnecessary and a security risk. I would use and recommend it if these issues were addressed.
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Technologies used by Articuloud
Articuloud is requesting 7 permissions and is using 6 libraries.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
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