Batch render to a file¶
To render text to an audio file without launching the player, pass
-o/--output-file:
bard --text "Hello world" -o hello.mp3 # silent, just writes the file
bard --pdf-file paper.pdf -o paper.wav # PDF → WAV, no playback
bard --text "Hello" -o hello.mp3 --play # write the file AND play it
With -o no tray icon or terminal UI is launched: bard synthesises the text,
writes the concatenated audio to the given path, and exits. The output format is
inferred from the file extension when --output-format isn't given.