Download, install and Modify Garmin Voices

Garmin voices ready for download. There are Garmin downloads for funny voices, celebrity voices, comic voices and more. There is currently a limited choice of custom voices for your GPS device available for a free download from Garmin. Garmin Garage allows you to choose Elfred the Elf or Dr. Nightmare to replace the preloaded voices on your Garmin GPS. Compatible units for these 2 voices include:

Nuvi 200-series
Nuvi 205-series
Nuvi 500-series
Nuvi 700-series
Nuvi 705-series
Nuvi 800-series
Nuvi 5000

However, there are several sites on the web that offer Garmin voices ranging in price from $4.97 to $12.97. There are even sites and blogs that allow you to download voices for your Garmin for free.

If you want family friendly voices, there are several that can be purchased including Yoda and The Transformer. For the more explicit, you can choose voices from a sultry navigation voice to a cussin' redneck giving you directions.

It is strongly recommended that you use Webupdater to update your Garmin GPS prior to loading any new voices. Webupdater for PC Including Vista or Webupdater for Mac. Many of these Voices do not support Text to Speech. They do work with the 60 preloaded phrases on your GPS. Check to make sure your model is supported before you buy. Here are some good sites to download Garmin voices:

Check out Pigtones new Voice Vault membership plan.

1. Pig Tones
2. Voice for Garmin
3. Comic Voices

If you are computer savvy, you may want to give this software a try. Use this software at your own risk. Back up your files first. Voice modification software for Garmin

1- Copy the original VPM file to your computer. Let's say English_American_Jill.vpm. Just copy the file to your computer.
2- Using TTSVoiceEditor V2.70 to open that file you save on your computer.
3- Modify the phrases as per instructions. Change also the voice screen name (see instructions) to a new name (for example, "Sexy Jill" without the quotes)
4- Save the modified file as (for example) English_American_Jill2.vpm
5- Copy that file in the same directory as you found the original Jill.
6- After unconnecting the USB cable (and rebooting), go in Languages and select the new voice. You should see "Sexy Jill".

Return from Garmin Voices to Home
Return to GPS Voices