# ⭐ SAMMY: Text-To-Speech / Speech Synthesizer Extension!

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/sammy-text-to-speech-speech-synthesizer-extension/39499
**Category:** Show & Tell
**Tags:** music, tool, extension
**Created:** [September 26, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sammy-text-to-speech-speech-synthesizer-extension/39499 "2025-09-26T02:30:26Z")
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#### Post date: [April 5, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sammy-text-to-speech-speech-synthesizer-extension/39499/42 "2026-04-05T20:49:26Z")

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# Sammy has its first update: Convert text DIRECTLY to speech! 🥳

No need to write phonetically anymore, you can use the new ‘auto-translate’ button! : - D

The translator works by running your writing through a [text-to-pronounciation dictionary.](http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict) The program then converts the dictionary’s phonetic ouput into the phonetic writing that SAMMY understands!

The full list of updates (plus extra tools) is:

- **Use the auto-translate button to create phoentic writing automatically!**
- Use the **pitch slider** to make SAMMY have a deep or high voice
- The new ‘default’ **sound blending mode** makes transitions between sounds a bit more choppy, but cuts down on the frequent ‘whistle’ sound the previous ‘all’ blending mode had
- Use the ‘blending mode’ **dropdown** to change the sound blending (either to the original ‘all’ mode or new ‘default’ mode)
- **2 new sounds** were added by combining previous ones: use ‘t2’ for the ‘ch’ sound, and ‘d2’ for the ‘j’ sound

The new update is out [on the website now](https://rando-muser.neocities.org/sammy) (the extension itself is the same).

> **Planned future updates**
>
> I had a ton of fun implementing this (much needed) feature, and it’s opened a lot of doors to new future features:
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> - Voice presets like a new feminine voice ([Or hatsune miku?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/randomusers-presidential-office/30959/1081))
> - Better blending algorithms to further cut down on whistling and chopping
> - A translator feature to ‘guess’ the pronunciation of unknown words instead of requiring user intervention
> - Better sound length algorithms to make the pace of the voice sound more natural
> - The ability to align SAMMY’s voice to a musical note’s pitch
> - Built-in pitch changes, like lowering pitch at the end of sentances, to make the voice sound more natural

**If you use this new SAMMY update in your projects, send it here and I’ll feature it on the website!! 🤩**

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