Garmin On-The-Road GPS devices occasionally can receive additional voices or updates to voices. Many new Garmin devices come from the factory with only two voices: Samantha and Michelle. This FAQ will attempt to keep current with the latest English language voice versions. On any Garmin device, you must choose a voice that offers 'Speaks street names' or 'Speaks Real Directions' if you want street names to be voiced. These are known as TTS or Text-To-Speech voices. If choosing a non-TTS voice, rather than hearing instructions like 'In point two miles, turn right on Elm Street,' you will just hear 'In point two miles, turn right.' Most Garmin On-The-Road GPS devices offer both TTS and non-TTS voices. There are also some alternate fun, celebrity or different voices offered by Garmin or others available and these are all non-TTS voices.
Please note that each Garmin On-The-Road GPS device will use one of three voice engines and the voice engine available on the device determines which voices and voice updates your device will receive. It's therefore best not to simply copy voice files from one device to another, but instead to use Garmin's software to offer the appropriate voices and voice updates and to install them. Note that each of the three voice engines offer a voice named Jack, yet the filesizes and version numbers are different. These Jacks are not interchangeable.
Voice files ( something something.VPM) First, to explain how things work: Garmin uses VPM files to provide the commands, they are the actual voices you hear. Some VPM files are locked (when you needed to purchase them), nowadays Garmin Voices have been discontinued, so I really don't know if it's illegal to share them. It allows you to create and edit your own, personalized non-TTS voice for Garmin. VPM files are in the /Garmin/Voice/ folder (GPS or SD cars). This is what I do to create my own Garmin voice files: 1. Find on your GPS and copy to your computer a non-TTS voice (VPM file) 2. Backup your old voice file before you make any changes to it. (this was part of the tutorial, I had to delete most of it cause it would not fit in this post; get Borat's file if you want the tutorial) Installation instructions: Download the file, extract, upload the EnglishAmerican.vpm file of your choice to your Voice folder in your Garmin device/Storage card (previously make a backup of your original EnglishAmerican.vpm). May 22, 2020. Just search yahoo or other using.vpm garmin files. You will find for 350 are lots of voices i even found Mandarin-chinese which i was looking for it. But the only downside is that i was looking TTS cant find Mandarin-chinese TTS yet. Also i found A small voice program that you can split the VPM voice files and it will convert it to WAV files.
The most basic voice engine is offered on devices like the nuvi 40 and 265. A better voice engine is offered on devices like the nuvi 750, 855 and 2460. The best voice engine can be identified by terms like Real Directions and Real Voice and are known as TTS3 voices. More on Real Voices and Real Directions. A more detailed discussion of Real Directions can be found in this FAQ.
Garmin Voices Vpm Files
On the older GPS devices, new voices and voice updates may be obtainable using Garmin's WebUpdater, Garmin Express software or at one time, the myGarmin web site. The myGarmin website no longer offers new voices. Here is more information on WebUpdater software, as well as the myGarmin website and Garmin Express software. On the newer Garmin GPS devices, additional new voices can only be obtained through Garmin Express. Although WebUpdater may update existing voices on many devices, it will not offer and add new voices to the newer devices. Garmin Express will offer voice updates to the active voice along with other device updates, but will not offer updates to the installed but not active voices.
Therefore, there are two ways to update voices on your device:
1) One way to be certain that you have the latest voice updates with Garmin Express is to repeat the method used to install them in the first place: with the device attached to the computer and selected, go to the Tools & Content section of Garmin Express, then click the Optional Updates, then Language Files, then English, then Install. With this method, you won't know what voices are being updated and the download is large, but you will have all English language voices in their latest versions.
2) Another way to update existing voices on your device is to use Garmin Express for updates for your active voice, then re-running Garmin Express after changing the active voice to all others until each has be updated.*
Although method 1 or 2 can be used to update voices, only method 1 will add new voices to a device.
A great website available in Polish and English is a great source for finding Garmin's voice updates' version numbers and changelogs:
Here is the current list of voices available, the version number and the date of the most current voice. If you know of newer updates, or have a question or comment, please visit this POI Factory thread and report what you've found.
Garmin Voice Download
Name, Current_version, Garmin's_webpage_date(m/d/y)
Garmin Vpm Voice Files Download
Small filesize, basic voice engine voices
Samantha, 2.00, 6/12/13
Jack, 2.00, 6/12/13
Karen, 1.20, 6/18/13
Lee, 1.20, 6/18/13
Daniel, 1.30, 6/18/13
Serena, 1.30, 6/18/13
Sangeeta, 1.10, 7/20/11
How to spawn a corvette in gta 5. Large filesize, better-quality voices
Jill, 3.40, 6/21/13
Jack, 2.20, 12/13/13
Karen, 2.20, 6/13/13
Lee, 1.90, 8/11/09
Emily, 2.50, 6/18/13
Daniel, 2.20, 6/18/13
Sangeeta, 1.00, 3/18/00
Note: the devices that use the above large filesize TTS voices also can use the following non-TTS voices:
American Michelle, 2.00, 1/24/14
Australian Matilda, 1.00, possibly 12/7/11
British James, 2.10, possibly 11/29/11
British Kate, 2.10, possibly 11/30/11
Large file size, highest-quality TTS3 voices offering Real Directions
Serena, 2.20, 5/10/18 (also offers Real Voice)
Samantha, 2.70, 10/2/18 (also offers Real Voice)
Daniel, 2.20, 5/10/18
Jack, 2.70, 10/2/18
Lee, 2.30, 5/10/18
Karen, 2.20, 5/10/18
Sangeeta, 2.20, 5/10/18
The devices that use TTS3 voices also offer the non-text-to-speech voices Michelle, Matilda, James and Kate described earlier.
* Use of Garmin Express to update voices on newer Garmin devices:
Garmin Express will only offer a voice update when one is available if the voice with an update is the active voice being used in the device; i.e., if voice updates are offered for two voices and one is an owner's current active voice, the active voice update will be offered, and the installed, but the non-active voice will not be offered its voice update. To update the other voice, you will need to make it the active voice, then re-run Garmin Express. For example, in May 2018 all seven TTS3 voices received a version update. If using Garmin Express to detect a voice update and offer its installation and since Garmin Express only updates the active voice, Garmin Express will need to be run seven times after changing the active voice until all seven were updated. More infomation:
Garmin Vpm Files
Change History
CraigW - Oct 5, 2018
Samantha and Jack TTS3 update thanks to alandbCraigW - May 14, 2018
Major rewrite for clarityCraigW - May 14, 2018
Samantha and Jack TTS3 update thanks to alandbCraigW - May 13, 2018
Added a warning about use of WebUpdater for voice updatesCraigW - May 12, 2018
Revised five TTS3 update dates thanks to member canuk!CraigW - Jan 7, 2017
Minor revisionCraigW - Dec 23, 2016
Revised two TTS3 voice versions and date updated.CraigW - Oct 20, 2016
Footnote explains why Garmin Express may not offer a voice updateCraigW - Oct 19, 2016
TTS3 Jack updated to v2.40CraigW - Oct 19, 2016
TTS3 Samantha update to v2.40CraigW - Sep 28, 2016
Revised FAQ regarding adding and updating voices due to changes in Garmin's software and website offeringsraycock - Jul 6, 2016
Update Samantha and Jack TTS3 voices to 2.30 - improved pronunciationCraigW - Jan 7, 2016
Added discussion of Garmin Express sometimes not offering voice updatesCraigW - Jan 7, 2016
TTS3 Jack 2.20 issued: Pronunciation improvements for major brandsImyfone d back keygen generator registration code mac. CraigW - Jan 5, 2016
TTS3 Samantha 2.20 issued: Pronunciation improvements for major brandsCraigW - Apr 13, 2015
FAQ completely revisedCraigW - Apr 4, 2015
Added information on TTS3 voices regarding Real Voice and Real DirectionsCraigW - Oct 2, 2014
Thanks to alandb for new TTS3 English language voicesCraigW - Jun 12, 2014
Thanks to raycock for the Samantha TTS3 v2.00 update details
