---
title: defaultVoice
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/defaultvoice
---

# defaultVoice

Provides the identifier of the default voice.

## Declaration

```swift
class var defaultVoice: NSSpeechSynthesizer.VoiceName { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value Identifier of the default voice.

## See Also

### Getting Speech Synthesizer Information

- [availableVoices](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/availablevoices.md)
- [attributes(forVoice:)](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/attributes(forvoice:).md)
- [NSSpeechSynthesizer.VoiceName](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/voicename.md)
- [NSSpeechSynthesizer.VoiceAttributeKey](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/voiceattributekey.md)