1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html> 3 <head> 4 <meta charset="utf-8"> 5 <title>Spiel: Installing Spiel</title> 6 <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/main.css"> 7</head> 8<body> 9 <header> 10 <div> 11 <nav> 12 <ul> 13 <li><a href="/" class="contrast brand">Spiel</a></li> 14 </ul> 15 <ul> 16 <li><a href="install.html" class="contrast">Install</a></li> 17 <li> 18 <details class="dropdown" role="presentation"> 19 <summary role="link" class="contrast"> 20 Use Speech 21 </summary> 22 <ul> 23 <li><a href="libspiel_intro.html">Getting Started</a></li> 24 <li><a href="libspiel/">libspiel Reference</a></li> 25 </ul> 26 </details> 27 </li> 28 <li> 29 <details class="dropdown" role="presentation"> 30 <summary role="link" class="contrast"> 31 Provide Speech 32 </summary> 33 <ul> 34 <li><a href="libspeechprovider_intro.html">Getting Started</a></li> 35 <li><a href="dbus_iface.html">D-Bus Interface</a></li> 36 <li><a href="libspeechprovider/">libspeechprovider Reference</a></li> 37 </ul> 38 </details> 39 </li> 40 <li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="contrast" href="https://github.com/project-spiel" target="_blank"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-label="GitHub Project" height="24" width="24.25" viewBox="0 0 496 512" class="icon-github"><path d="M165.9 397.4c0 2-2.3 3.6-5.2 3.6-3.3.3-5.6-1.3-5.6-3.6 0-2 2.3-3.6 5.2-3.6 3-.3 5.6 1.3 5.6 3.6zm-31.1-4.5c-.7 2 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.6 1 5.6 0 6.2-2s-1.3-4.3-4.3-5.2c-2.6-.7-5.5.3-6.2 2.3zm44.2-1.7c-2.9.7-4.9 2.6-4.6 4.9.3 2 2.9 3.3 5.9 2.6 2.9-.7 4.9-2.6 4.6-4.6-.3-1.9-3-3.2-5.9-2.9zM244.8 8C106.1 8 0 113.3 0 252c0 110.9 69.8 205.8 169.5 239.2 12.8 2.3 17.3-5.6 17.3-12.1 0-6.2-.3-40.4-.3-61.4 0 0-70 15-84.7-29.8 0 0-11.4-29.1-27.8-36.6 0 0-22.9-15.7 1.6-15.4 0 0 24.9 2 38.6 25.8 21.9 38.6 58.6 27.5 72.9 20.9 2.3-16 8.8-27.1 16-33.7-55.9-6.2-112.3-14.3-112.3-110.5 0-27.5 7.6-41.3 23.6-58.9-2.6-6.5-11.1-33.3 2.6-67.9 20.9-6.5 69 27 69 27 20-5.6 41.5-8.5 62.8-8.5s42.8 2.9 62.8 8.5c0 0 48.1-33.6 69-27 13.7 34.7 5.2 61.4 2.6 67.9 16 17.7 25.8 31.5 25.8 58.9 0 96.5-58.9 104.2-114.8 110.5 9.2 7.9 17 22.9 17 46.4 0 33.7-.3 75.4-.3 83.6 0 6.5 4.6 14.4 17.3 12.1C428.2 457.8 496 362.9 496 252 496 113.3 383.5 8 244.8 8zM97.2 352.9c-1.3 1-1 3.3.7 5.2 1.6 1.6 3.9 2.3 5.2 1 1.3-1 1-3.3-.7-5.2-1.6-1.6-3.9-2.3-5.2-1zm-10.8-8.1c-.7 1.3.3 2.9 2.3 3.9 1.6 1 3.6.7 4.3-.7.7-1.3-.3-2.9-2.3-3.9-2-.6-3.6-.3-4.3.7zm32.4 35.6c-1.6 1.3-1 4.3 1.3 6.2 2.3 2.3 5.2 2.6 6.5 1 1.3-1.3.7-4.3-1.3-6.2-2.2-2.3-5.2-2.6-6.5-1zm-11.4-14.7c-1.6 1-1.6 3.6 0 5.9 1.6 2.3 4.3 3.3 5.6 2.3 1.6-1.3 1.6-3.9 0-6.2-1.4-2.3-4-3.3-5.6-2z"></path></svg></a></li> 41 </ul> 42 </nav> 43 </div> 44</header> 45 <main> 46 <h1>Installing Spiel</h1> 47 48 49 <p>Spiel consists of several components. You will need a speech provider, some voices that are supported by the provider, and of course an app that actually uses Spiel to do something useful.</p> 50 51<p>We conviniently have all that set up as Flatpaks. You are jusr a few steps away from a talking app.</p> 52 53<h2 id="spiel-installer">Spiel Installer</h2> 54 55<picture class="screenshot"> 56 <!-- User prefers light mode: --> 57 <source srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/project-spiel/spiel-installer/main/data/screenshot-light.png" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" /> 58 59 <!-- User prefers dark mode: --> 60 <source srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/project-spiel/spiel-installer/main/data/screenshot-dark.png" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" /> 61 62 <!-- User prefers high contrast: --> 63 <source srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/project-spiel/spiel-installer/main/data/screenshot-hc.png" media="(prefers-contrast: more)" /> 64 65 <!-- User has no color preference: --> 66 <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/project-spiel/spiel-installer/main/data/screenshot-light.png" /> 67</picture> 68 69<p>The process of retrieving the voice packages and the speech provider packages they rely on is simplified with a voice installer application. This application will retrieve all the Flatpak dependencies and restart any running speech providers so the voices will be available immediately.</p> 70 71<p>Install the <a href="https://project-spiel.org/flatpaks/spiel-installer.flatpakref">Spiel Installer Flatpak</a> and browse for the voices you want.</p> 72 73<p>You can filter voices by language or speech provider, you can then install or remove voice packages.</p> 74 75<h2 id="command-line-installation">Command Line Installation</h2> 76 77<p>You can also install Spiel speech providers and their voices with a few Flatpak commands.</p> 78 79<h3 id="add-the-spiel-flatpak-repository">Add the Spiel Flatpak Repository</h3> 80 81<p>To begin you will need to add the Spiel flatpak repository to your system:</p> 82 83<div class="language-sh highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>flatpak remote-add <span class="nt">--user</span> spiel https://project-spiel.org/flatpaks/spiel-repo.flatpakrepo 84</code></pre></div></div> 85 86<h3 id="installing-a-speech-provider">Installing a Speech Provider</h3> 87 88<p>Once you have the repository configured, you can install a speech provider:</p> 89 90<div class="language-sh highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>flatpak <span class="nb">install </span>ai.piper.Speech.Provider 91</code></pre></div></div> 92 93<h3 id="installing-a-voice">Installing a Voice</h3> 94 95<p>The voices for each provider are bundled separately as Flatpak extensions. This allows user to choose which voices they want installed.</p> 96 97<div class="language-sh highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>flatpak <span class="nb">install </span>ai.piper.Speech.Provider.Voice.en_US-amy-medium 98</code></pre></div></div> 99 100<h3 id="installing-a-talking-application">Installing a Talking Application</h3> 101 102<p>Now that you went through the effort of installing a Spiel voice, you need something to speak with it. Orca has <a href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/#experimental-features">experimental Spiel support</a>. You can also try a small demo app called Spiel It:</p> 103 104<div class="language-sh highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>flatpak <span class="nb">install </span>org.project_spiel.SpielIt 105</code></pre></div></div> 106 107 108 </main> 109 <footer> 110 © Project Spiel 111</footer> 112</body> 113 114</html>
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