Is espeak safe to use?

espeak has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.48.04). DepScope rates its health at 26/100 (critical risk).

What is the latest version of espeak?

The latest version of espeak is 1.48.04, released 2026-02-20.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of espeak.

Yes, espeak is deprecated: unmaintained

DepScope has no curated alternatives for espeak at this time.

espeak is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later.

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Text to speech, software speech synthesizer

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Health

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Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

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Last updated · 2026-02-20T16:52:56Z