Text to Speech
Free text to speech — read any text aloud in your browser with selectable voices and languages, adjustable speed, pitch and volume. No signup.
About the Text to Speech
Paste any text and hear it read aloud instantly using your browser's built-in speech synthesis. Choose from the voices installed on your device — most systems offer dozens across many languages and accents — then fine-tune the speed (0.5x to 2x), pitch and volume until it sounds right. Play, pause, resume and stop controls work just like a media player.
Text to speech is a genuine productivity and accessibility tool: proofread your own writing by ear (mistakes your eyes skip are obvious when spoken), listen to articles while multitasking, check pronunciation in another language, support dyslexic or low-vision readers, or preview how screen readers will present your content.
Because it uses the Web Speech API, no audio is generated on a server — your text stays on your device, there are no character limits from a paid quota, and it works offline with locally installed voices. Voices marked 'online' may use your operating system's cloud speech service for higher quality.
How to Use the Text to Speech
- 1Type or paste the text you want read aloud.
- 2Pick a voice — the list shows every voice and language your device offers.
- 3Adjust speed, pitch and volume with the sliders.
- 4Press Speak, then pause, resume or stop as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do the voices come from?
From your operating system and browser: Windows, macOS, Android and iOS each ship a set of voices, and browsers like Chrome and Edge add their own. That's why the list differs between devices. Installing extra language voices in your OS settings makes them appear here automatically.
Can it read languages other than English?
Yes — pick a voice for the target language (shown by its language code, like ur-PK or fr-FR) and the engine applies that language's pronunciation rules. Reading text in a language with a mismatched voice produces heavily accented or garbled speech, so match the voice to the text.
Is my text uploaded to a server?
Not by this page — speech is produced by your device's speech engine via the browser's Web Speech API. Some voices labeled 'online' are implemented by your platform using its own speech service; choose a local voice if you need everything strictly offline.
Can I download the speech as an MP3?
The Web Speech API doesn't provide an audio file, so there's no direct download. A practical workaround is recording your system audio (or the tab, via screen-recording tools) while it speaks. For production voice-overs, dedicated TTS services that render files are the right tool.
Why did the speech stop partway through a long text?
Some browsers throttle very long utterances, especially in background tabs. Keep the tab focused for long reads, or split the text into a few chunks. Pausing and resuming also nudges some engines that have gone quiet.
What's a good speed setting?
1.0 is natural narration; 1.2-1.5 suits familiar material and article skimming (experienced audiobook listeners often go faster); 0.8 helps with proofreading and language learning, where you want every word distinct.