macOS Say Command

Provide voice feedback using macOS's built-in say command.

Basic Usage

say "Hello, world"

Key Options

• -v <voice> - Select voice (e.g., Samantha, Alex, Daniel)
• -r <rate> - Words per minute (default ~175)
• -o <file> - Output to audio file
• -f <file> - Read text from file

Common Patterns

say "Task complete" & # Non-blocking notification say -v Daniel "Build finished" # Specific voice say -o out.m4a --data-format=aac "Save as audio"

List voices: say -v ?