Free Sat Nav Voices
Update or add new Maps to your Sat Nav / GPS for free Posted on June 18, 2016 February 29, 2020 This is the simplest tutorial on how to add or update maps to your Garmin Sat Nav.
At Last! Something Different From The Defaults!
One of the most common questions I get asked on the site is whether you can get different voices for Garmin Nuvi's - and now the answer is YES! The guys and girls at nav-voices.co.uk (link to the right of the video below) sent me a copy of their Ozzy voice (performed by an impersonator) and i have installed it on my Garmin Nuvi 200 so you can listen to the demo on the video below.
Comments / Questions:
Hi, dear! I would like to install Russian or Ukrainian voice languages on my brand new Garmin nuvi 200. Could you help me, please? Check out Garmins Webupdater and see if the voices are available. |
Are the nav voices TTS compatible? In your demo Ozzy doesn't seem to give the road name. Reg. No. |
I want to change the voice on my Nuvi 250 but I don't really want a 'celebrity'. Can I get a normal voice replacement? Andy. Well, you could try the US voice already on the unit. |
Hi there, we have several different models of Garmin sat navs, do you have to have a different map upgrade for each model?? Hank. Yup. |
Thanks for the tip. Great! |
How acurate is the mph readout of a nuvi 200 or other satnavs for that matter? More accurate than the one in your car. |
Hi, Great site, just bought Nuvi 200, liked the fact that screen can be locked, but when I do this,after a few minutes screen darkens and the voice commands disappear. Is this right, I prefer only to listen to commands when driving. Graham. Might be worth downloading and running the Garmin Web Updater, in cases there's a firmware update. With mine, when I lock the screen the sound goes off completely. |
I have just bought the Garmin Nuvi 250 and had not seen this site until after. I am very pleased to echo your comments on the ease and intuitive use of this sat nav. You're right that the battery will eventually start to fail, but that'll take a few years, and at that point you could send it back to Garmin for repair, but you'll probably find it more sense to buy a new unit with new maps and newer features. |
I would like to know, please, if the nuvi 200 will charge via the pc (like an i-pod can) as my daughter seems to have lost my car charger unit. I have a USB connector for the laptop which has brought up a screen, but that is all???? Don't want to risk leaving it connected if I am wrong. Thanks Yes, just connect it up like you have, don't worry about the screen. |
Where can I get the Voice of Julian Clary for my Garmin Nuvi 360 europe, I heard it on a friends TOM TOM brilliant! Check the link by the video - they may do one soon. |
The video was good & helpful! I've just bought a nuvi 250W. I seem to have had problems saving locations to favourites. It may be saving them without a name, just numbering them - if not download the latest firmware update to see if that sorts it out. |
Hi There, Just download their webupdater and you should still be able to update the operating system. Press the spanner, settings, navigation, avoidances, and tick u-turns and unpaved roads. Also make sure 'faster time' is selected in the route preference. Be aware that the system will still take you down small routes, under low-bridges and over weight-limited bridges, so you'll still need your truckers atlas. |
Just purchased the Yoda voice for my Garmin 250w. 'Not bad but more realistic it could be, yes, hmmmm..' Is It Legal?, and by linking to Websites hosting additional information about the items shown in this slideshow, we do not mean to endorse them. Sue he would, Mr Lucas. |
Why don't they make updates for Street pilot c530 that announce the street? Wallace. Ah! Great question! I don't know! |
can i get european maps for my nuvi 200 thanks. Graham. Just go to Amazon and search for the Garmin City Navigator NT 2008 European Maps (not the upgrade.) |
I just rec'd a garmin 200 for Fathers Day. is it possible to change the voice? If so just what do i have to buy to make the change? I am a novice so please explain, thanks. Dennis. Err.. click on the lick above, to the right of the video. It is a little technical to change the voice, so ask someone who knows a bit more about computers to help. I will not be providing support for installing voices, or any problems that arise - direct all questions to the company who sells them! |
where can i get MR T voice for my garmin satnav. Paul. The guys at nav-voices are working with a new impersonator, so watch that site. |
just bought and installed startrek voice --- big big disappointment - no catch phrases like advert 'make it so' engage etc etc I guess they're limited by copyright in certain situations. |
how does my nuvi 200 update maps my sales man told me it up dates from satelites is that true??? Theo. No, he's lying. You have to buy map updates on DVD. However, if you bought it within the last couple of months, and it came with the old maps, register at Garmin and they might send you the updates for free. |
| nice.. sounded a bit like billy connolly though. Weejamer. |
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I’m sure many of you have a Sat Nav (Satellite Navigation) tool, such as a TomTom or Garmin device. You probably realise that you can change the voices, but maybe you haven’t been bothered to do so yet because you thought it would be too much effort.
Well, it’s not difficult and won’t take you long at all. Changing your Sat Nav voice is easy and can be done for free (or nearly free) using voice files from lots of sources. Today we’ll go through the basic steps to get new voice files installed on your Sat Nav and then give you a great list of sites with free and dirt cheap voice files you can get.
How To Install New Sat Nav Voice Files
Since I have a TomTom, I’ll take you through the process quickly. If you have the TomTom setup software installed on your computer, plug your TomTom in and start it up. Navigate the menus to voices (the voice option is shown at every step). You’ll be shown a huge collection of voices, starting with premium content, popular freebies (like Hungarian Grandmother) and moving on to community voice files which are free. To install a free voice, just click on “Add” to the right of the detail. It’s really that simple!
For Garmin instructions for downloading and adding voice files, see here. It’s pretty straightforward. However, I would guess that the Garmin software has a similar directory to make purchases even easier for you.
For all of the following websites, you’ll need to follow slightly different instructions depending on your model of Sat Nav and the site. Mostly they simply involve unpacking the files and copying them onto the Sat Nav while it’s connected to your computer as a drive.
TomTom’s Voice Collection
Here’s TomTom’s collection of downloadable voice files. TomTom do have a free voice section on their website, but it’s currently just listing different languages and accents. However, if you browse the voices on your TomTom computer software you’ll find there’s plenty to choose from already which came as default options.
Some more TomTom freebies you might be interested in include StarWars wallpapers and games.
Garmin’s Voice Collection
Garmin’s online voice file collection is quite small, but has some interesting voices on offer. It also has a few free offerings which are mostly funny or seasonal.
Sat Nav Voices
Sat Nav Voices offer plenty of free sat nav voice files, plus a few cheap voices for you to consider. They’ve recently made free a “Dangerous Steve” voice which is in honour of Steve Irwin. All of these are made with voice actors, but they’re quite good.
Celebrity Voices
Celebrity voices has nothing for free, but offers plenty of voice files for TomTom and Garmin dirt cheap. Voice files are made using voice actors doing imitations of Jason Statham, Elvis, Jack Nicholson & Doc Emmet Brown and more. There’s a great variety of interesting voices here.
NavTones Voices
NavTones Voices offer a good variety of voice files for Garmin or TomTom [No Longer Available] at a wide variety of prices, ranging from free to $12.95. Here’s where you can find KITT (from Knight Rider) and Daria alongside Mr T and Burt Reynolds. Plenty to choose from!
Pig Tones
Pig Tones has nothing for free, but does offer some rather cheap voices. All of them are done with voice actors imitating the originals, but they are pretty good and give you some more variety to consider.
GPS Data Team
GPS Data Team has a list of free downloadable voice files for many Sat Nav types. It’s very straightforward and gimmick-free, but mainly only features voices you can get at their original sites as shown above. Occasionally you can find voices on GPS Data Team which may have been available elsewhere for free as a promotion at some stage, but has now gone up to regular price. For instance, GPS Data Team has Darth Vader for free, which is normally $12.95 at other sites.
What’s your favourite Sat Nav voice?