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What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,573
United States Rank #5,129
Reach 0.1546%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.65 days
432.16 days >
Average installed length: 227.07 days

Versions

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2.15.0.721 0.03%
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2.12.0.663 0.03%
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131 versions

Balabolka

What is Balabolka?  (from Ilya Morozov)

Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from DOC, RTF, PDF, ODT, FB2 and HTML files, customize font and background color...  Read more

Overview

Balabolka is a program developed by Ilya Morozov. The most used version is 2.11.0.608, with over 8% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is balabolka.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 9.51 MB (9,975,428 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 32% of users of Balabolka come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka_es.htm
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\balabolka
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Balabolka\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 9.51 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Balabolka

Program executable:balabolka.exe
Name:Balabolka
Path:C:\Program Files\balabolka\balabolka.exe
MD5:4098b777ffebc0c8ce27ef3ab4ad608c
Additional files:
  • syllable.dll - Syllable Dividing DLL (Library for Syllable Dividing (German))
  • viewer.exe - Image Viewer
  • BFileExt.dll - Balabolka (Balabolka Shell Extension)
  • uninstall.exe - Balabolka Setup
  • lame_enc.dll
  • libsamplerate.dll
  • ogg.dll
  • vorbis.dll
  • vorbisenc.dll
  • vorbisfile.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • BFileExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'Balabolka' with a class of {6CB83A5A-AA68-4895-9F54-175E789AE149}.
Scheduled Task
  • balabolka.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E1E04C50-7B1D-4170-9EA1-9253A4EBC489}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Balabolka?

You can uninstall Balabolka from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Balabolka, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Balabolka.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,573

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 48.75%
Windows 10 42.22%
Windows XP 5.05%
Windows Vista 3.94%
Windows Server 2003 0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.40%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.30%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.01%
Windows 10 Home 9.58%
Windows 7 Professional 9.42%
Windows 8.1 8.04%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.55%
  Germany 20.99%
  Italy 8.09%
  France 5.57%
  Brazil 3.22%
  Argentina 2.83%
  Russia 2.80%
  Spain 2.62%
  United Kingdom 2.10%
  Canada 1.52%
  Belgium 1.06%
  Austria 1.03%
  Mexico 0.82%
  UA 0.79%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.95%
Acer 21.40%
Dell 17.26%
ASUS 10.28%
Medion 7.76%
GIGABYTE 6.98%
Lenovo 4.27%
Toshiba 4.14%
Samsung 3.36%
Intel 1.62%
Common models
Intel Corporation Intel p... 16.55%
NOBLEX NT1015E 5.01%
ASUS All Series 3.34%
Bangho Suma 1025 3.20%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.64%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.50%

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