Bridge Talk
A ship's voice for Elite Dangerous
Pick one of 28 ready-made voices and your ship starts talking back as you play: docking, jumps, fuel, heat and danger. Or record a voice of your own, one line for every moment.
Free for Windows · waits quietly out of the way · talks, never listens
What your ship might say
A few of the lines the ready-made voices speak. Every moment has three to choose from.
Docking granted
We're cleared to land, commander.
Arriving in a new system
New system, commander.
Dropping out by a star
Right by the star. Mind the heat.
Reaching a planetary ring
We're in the ring. Watch the rocks.
Running low on fuel
We're running short on fuel, commander.
Coming under fire
Incoming fire, commander.
28 voices, ready when you are
No recording needed. Cast any of them and your ship has a voice straight away. Each one is made on your own computer, so nothing ever goes online.
British, female
- Alice
- Emma
- Isabella
- Lily
British, male
- Daniel
- Fable
- George
- Lewis
American, female
- Alloy
- Aoede
- Bella
- Heart
- Jessica
- Kore
- Nicole
- Nova
- River
- Sarah
- Sky
American, male
- Adam
- Echo
- Eric
- Fenrir
- Liam
- Michael
- Onyx
- Puck
- Santa
Not sure which? Listen to any of them on the Audition pane before you choose.
A voice that knows the ship
Bridge Talk follows the game while you play and answers each moment worth a word.
Ready to go
28 voices, British and American, female and male. Cast one and your ship starts talking.
Or a voice of your own
Record yourself, a friend or a whole crew. Bridge Talk makes a folder for every moment, already named.
262 moments
Docking, jumps, supercruise, fuel scooping, overheating, a pirate scanning your cargo, coming under fire and many more.
Knows what matters
An urgent warning cuts straight in. Everyday updates wait their turn and idle chatter gives way.
Never the same line twice running
Where a voice has more than one line for a moment, it picks a different one from last time.
Hear before you choose
The Audition pane plays any voice, chosen or not, one part of the game at a time.
See what is left to record
The Missing takes pane lists every moment still waiting for a line, with when you will hear it.
Every silence explained
The Status pane shows what was said and why anything was not, so a quiet ship is never a mystery.
Say only what you want
The Chatter pane gives every moment a switch, under twelve categories. Switch one off, a whole category or all of them; station traffic has a switch of its own.
Out of the way
Put the window away and it keeps talking from the notification area. It can start when you sign in.
Talks, never listens
No microphone and no voice commands. Mute is one press away whenever you want quiet.
Your recordings stay yours
Bridge Talk never changes or removes a recording. Uninstalling leaves every one where it is.
Nothing goes online
Everything happens on your own computer. No account and nothing sent anywhere.
A voice, not a companion suite
EDDI and EDDiscovery are long-standing community tools that can also speak as you play. Bridge Talk does one job: it gives your ship a voice. This is where that makes it different.
| Bridge Talk | EDDI | EDDiscovery | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A ship's voice and nothing else | A companion that responds to game events, drawing on the game and third-party tools | A captain's log with 2D and 3D maps of the galaxy |
| The voices | 28 ready-made voices made on your own computer, with nothing to buy or install | Windows text-to-speech voices; more can be bought | Speech through its Voice Output Pack add-on |
| Your own recordings | A folder made for every moment; Missing takes lists what is left to record | Played from its speech scripts | MP3s played on events through its SoundBlaster Pack add-on |
| Listening | Never: no microphone, no voice commands, no VoiceAttack | Runs on its own or as a VoiceAttack plugin | Voice control through its Free Voice Control pack |
| Going online | Makes no network request of its own | Connects to EDSM, Inara and EDDN | Connects to EDSM, Inara, Spansh, EDDN and others |
| Setting it up | Cast a voice; there are no scripts to write | Speech scripts you can edit | Add-on packs for speech, sound and voice control |
Bridge Talk only reads the game's journal and status file. Run it beside another tool that speaks and you will hear both. What EDDI and EDDiscovery do is taken from their own pages, which describe far more than this table can.
A folder for every moment
You never have to type a moment's name. Bridge Talk makes the folders for you; you fill them.
- Name your voiceType a name on the Cast pane and press Make folders.
- Record a lineUse any recording program you like, such as Audacity, which is free.
- Drop it inSave it in the folder for its moment. A folder can hold several takes.
- Press RefreshYour voice appears on the Cast pane, ready to cast.
A pane for each job
Cast, Audition, Status, Missing takes, Chatter and Settings sit along the top of the window, with the guide at its far end.
Do I have to record anything?
No. Bridge Talk comes with 28 ready-made voices, British and American, female and male. Cast one on the Cast pane and your ship starts talking.
Does it need the internet?
No. The ready-made voices are made on your own computer and Bridge Talk never goes online. The Donate button simply opens your web browser.
Can I use my own voice?
Yes. Type a name on the Cast pane and press Make folders: you get a folder for every moment, already named. Record each line in any program you like, drop it in its folder and press Refresh.
Does it listen to me?
Never. There is no microphone and there are no voice commands. Bridge Talk only speaks.
Will it talk over itself?
Only when it matters. An urgent warning cuts in over anything less important; everyday updates wait their turn and idle chatter gives way. Mute silences it whenever you like.
Can I stop it saying some things?
Yes. The Chatter pane lists all 262 moments under twelve categories, each with a switch. A moment switched off stays quiet whichever voice is cast. Station traffic is a moment of its own, so docking answers and station welcomes can go quiet while other messages are still spoken.
What happens to my recordings if I uninstall?
Nothing. Bridge Talk never changes or removes your recordings, whether you uninstall or not.
Which computers does it run on?
Windows. It installs just for your own account, so it never asks for administrator permission.
Is it free?
Yes. Bridge Talk is free and open source. There is no paid tier and nothing held back behind a donation.
Download Bridge Talk
One setup program installs everything, the ready-made voices included.
Version 1.2.0Windows
For your own Windows account
Download for WindowsRun it and choose a Start Menu entry, a Desktop shortcut or starting when you sign in. It installs under your own account unless you pick another folder. A newer one updates it; the same one repairs or uninstalls it.
Supporting Bridge Talk
Bridge Talk is free and stays free. There is no paid tier, no licence key and no feature held back behind a donation. If it has made your ship better company, a contribution supports its maintenance and continued development.
Donate