PDF/Text to Audio Converter

A simple Python application with a graphical user interface (GUI) using Tkinter that converts PDF or TXT files into speech (MP3 audio) using offline or online text-to-speech engines.

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Features

• Supports .pdf and .txt input files
• Extracts text from PDFs using PyPDF2
• Two text-to-speech engine options:
  • Offline: pyttsx3 (no internet required)
  • Online: gTTS (Google Text-to-Speech, requires internet)
• Save audio output as .mp3
• Easy-to-use GUI built with Tkinter
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

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How to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AdarshZolekar/PDF-to-Audio-Converter.git

2. Run the script:

   • Open a terminal or command prompt.

   • Navigate to the project directory:

     cd PDF-to-Audio-Converter

   • Run the main script:

     python PDF-to-Audio-Converter.py

   • Follow the on-screen instructions and start listening!

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How to use

• Click Browse to select a PDF or TXT file.

• Choose the TTS engine (Offline or Online).

• Click Convert to Audio.

• Choose the location and filename to save the MP3 audio.

• Wait for conversion success message.

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Dependencies

1. pyttsx3 (Offline TTS engine)

2. gTTS (Google Text-to-Speech)

3. PyPDF2 (PDF text extraction)

4. Tkinter (built-in Python GUI library)

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Notes

• Offline TTS (pyttsx3) does not require an internet connection.

• Online TTS (gTTS) requires an internet connection to work.

• PDF files must contain selectable text (not scanned images).

• Tested on Python 3.7+.

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Future Improvements

• Support for more file formats like .docx and scanned PDFs (with OCR)

• Adjustable speech rate and voice selection for offline TTS (pyttsx3)

• Audio playback within the app right after conversion

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License

This project is open-source under the MIT License.

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Contributions

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for improvements or bug fixes!

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