spoken-tts vs voice-bridge
spoken-tts is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
spoken-tts is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Charley Wu. No marketplace we read lists it any more. voice-bridge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Tomorrow-You. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  voice-bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace akunzai/agent-skills | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 1.2.4 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | spoken-ttsno longer listed · | voice-bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs | 2 | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/akunzai/agent-skills | github.com/tomorrow-you/voice-bridge |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-12 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of spoken-tts
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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This skill converts text to high-quality audio files using ElevenLabs API. Use this skill when users request text-to-spe
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Reads text aloud locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No API key, account, or cloud service.
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Turn text into natural-sounding MP3 voice-overs in 6 languages. Free plan included.
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Add Grok voice to an app: realtime speech-to-speech, speech-to-text dictation, text-to-speech read-aloud, and a log-driven fix loop for voice sessions.
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Generate English and Chinese speech, split long text, track batch jobs, and download audio.
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Make audiobooks locally with Kokoro voices from your AI assistant. Nothing leaves your computer.
What each says it does
spoken-tts
Opt-in per-conversation spoken summaries via <spoken> tags, plus a CLI to speak a named passage. Providers: edge-tts (recommended) and macOS say.
voice-bridge
Give Claude Code a voice with multi-engine text-to-speech. Speaks responses aloud using 5 TTS engines (edge-tts, ElevenLabs, Kokoro, macOS say, espeak-ng). Free by default. edge-tts uses Microsoft Neural voices with no API key. Includes a Stop hook for automatic speech, a /speak skill for on-demand use, and an MCP server with speak, set_engine, get_status, and list_voices tools. Text is automatically filtered to remove code blocks, API keys, file paths, and markdown before speaking.
How to run each
spoken-tts
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
voice-bridge As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install voice-bridge@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: spoken-tts · What it can do: voice-bridge · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.