Agent skill · creative production · sundial-org
mac-tts
Text-to-speech using macOS built-in `say` command. Use for voice notifications, audio alerts, reading text aloud, or announcing messages through Mac speakers. Supports multiple languages including Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, etc.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and usage patterns for macOS text-to-speech that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
mac-tts Use macOS built-in say command for text-to-speech output through system speakers. Basic Usage With Voice Selection Common Chinese Voices (zhTW) Voice Description ------- ------------- Meijia 美佳 - 自然女聲 (推薦) Flo 年輕女聲 Eddy 男聲 Reed 男聲 Sandy 女聲 Shelley 女聲 List All Available Voices Volume Control Check/adjust system volume before speaking: Use Cases 通知: say -v "Meijia" "外送到了" 提醒: say -v "Meijia" "會議即將開始" 警告: say -v "Meijia" "注意，有新的緊急訊息" Notes Runs synchronously (blocks until speech completes) Add & for async: say "message" & Works only on macOS
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sundial-org/mac-tts