Game text to speech
Text to speech for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Bannerlord usually voices only the first line of a conversation. Corvo Reader reads the rest aloud in a natural voice, along with quests, the encyclopedia and kingdom decisions.
- Free plan, no card
- Windows 10 & 11
- No mods
Text worth hearing in Bannerlord
- Conversations
- Quest descriptions
- The quest log
- The encyclopedia
- Town and village menus
- Kingdom policies and decisions
Press CtrlShiftE and draw a box round any of it to hear it read aloud.
After the first line, it's all text
In most conversations only the opening line is voiced, as the authors of a popular voice-acting mod point out. Quest descriptions and the quest log, the encyclopedia, town and village menus, and kingdom policies and decisions are all text.
Read a quest with one key
Save the conversation box as a region and one key reads it. For anything else, press Ctrl+Shift+E and draw a box.
Players asked for this
Back in 2021, players asked TaleWorlds on the Steam forums to add text to speech for dyslexic players. Corvo Reader adds it from outside the game.
Questions
Bannerlord and Corvo Reader.
Does Bannerlord have text to speech?
Bannerlord voices the opening line of most conversations, and we haven't found a built-in option that reads the rest aloud. Corvo Reader does, without mods.
Does it conflict with my mods?
Corvo Reader isn't a mod and doesn't change game files. It reads what's on your screen, so it runs alongside your mod list.
Which display mode does Bannerlord need?
Borderless or Windowed. In exclusive fullscreen, Windows keeps the game's picture away from other apps, so Corvo Reader can't see the text. Where to look: Video options: borderless or windowed. Check your game's display settings, as the exact label can change between versions.
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan needs no card: standard neural voices for 20 minutes of narration a week. Paid plans start at $6.99 a month and add weekly premium voice minutes, unlimited standard voices, Summarize and Translate.
Other games
Same reader, every game.
Baldur's Gate 3
BG3 voices its dialogue, but tooltips, item text, books and the journal stay silent. Hear them in a natural AI voice. No mods. Free plan, no card.
Read the guideCrusader Kings III
Hear Crusader Kings III events, option tooltips and nested tooltips read aloud in a natural voice. One hotkey, no mods. Free plan, no card.
Read the guideEuropa Universalis V
EU5 fonts too small? Hear Europa Universalis V events, situations and tooltips read aloud in a natural AI voice. One hotkey, no mods. Free plan, no card.
Read the guide
Hear Bannerlord instead of squinting at it.
Download Corvo Reader free. No card, no mods.
Download free for Windows