Free text to speech
Type or paste your text, pick a language and a voice, and let AI read it aloud in a natural voice. Listen right away and download the result as an MP3.
Free · no sign-up · the file you upload is deleted within 24 hours
Type your text, choose a voice and click Convert to speech. The result plays and downloads here.
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How to use
- Enter your textType or paste the text you want to hear. The free trial converts up to 500 characters at a time.
- Choose a language and voiceSelect a language and tap one of the suggested voices. Adjust the speed and, for expressive voices, the tone.
- Listen and downloadClick Convert to speech. The audio is ready in seconds; play it in your browser or download it as MP3.
How does text to speech work?
AI text to speech turns written text into speech that sounds close to a human voice. The text is prepared for reading first: in supported languages, numbers, dates, times and currencies are expanded into the words a speaker would say. The voice you choose then reads it with natural stress and pauses.
This tool runs on the same speech engine as the product itself. The free trial lets you convert short texts, listen and download. For long texts, chapters and saved projects, use the Text to Speech studio.
What's included in the free trial?
| Feature | Free trial (no sign-up) | Text to Speech studio |
|---|---|---|
| Text per conversion | Up to 500 characters | Long texts, chapter by chapter |
| Daily use | 3 conversions a day | Based on your credits |
| Languages and voices | 53 languages and locales, every voice | Same catalog + your own cloned voice |
| Settings | Speed, tone (on expressive voices) | Speed, pitch, tone, pauses, pronunciation dictionary |
| Output | MP3 | MP3, WAV, FLAC; one file per chapter; SRT subtitles |
| Storage | 24 hours | In My files for as long as your account exists |
Who uses it?
- Video creators: quick voice-overs for YouTube, Reels and short videos.
- Educators: turning lesson notes, slides and exercises into audio.
- Businesses: promo scripts, in-store announcements and phone greetings.
- Accessibility: an audio version of your text for people who find reading difficult.
Tips for better results
- Use punctuation: a comma is read as a short pause, a period as a longer one.
- Write abbreviations out ("for example" instead of "e.g.") or add them to the pronunciation dictionary in the studio.
- If you are unsure how a name will be pronounced, test it in a short sentence first.
- Match the voice to the content: clear and firm for news, warm and smooth for stories.
You are responsible for the text you convert and how you use it. Using the tool to imitate another person's voice or to create misleading or fraudulent content violates our terms of use.
Text to speech by language
112 languages and dialects have their own page. On each one you can listen to the voices in that language and try your own text.
English (American)30
English (British)30
English (Australia)30
English (Canada)
English (Hongkong)
English (India)30
English (Ireland)
English (Kenya)
English (New Zealand)
English (Nigeria)
English (Philippines)
English (Singapore)
English (South Africa)
English (Tanzania)
Turkish30
German (Germany)30
Spanish (Spain)30
French (France)30
Italian30
Portuguese (Brazil)30
Russian8
Japanese30
Polish (Poland)30
Dutch (Netherlands)30
Show all languages (112)
Hindi30
Arabic (Algeria)
Arabic (Bahrain)
Arabic (Egypt)
Arabic (Iraq)
Arabic (Jordan)
Arabic (Kuwait)
Arabic (Lebanon)
Arabic (Libya)
Arabic (Morocco)
Arabic (Oman)
Arabic (Qatar)
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
Arabic (Syria)
Arabic (Tunisia)
Arabic (United Arab Emirates)
Arabic (Yemen)
Bengali (Bangladesh)
Bengali (India)30
Bulgarian30
Chinese (Cantoneo)30
Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified, Liaoning)
Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified, Sichuan)
Chinese (Mandarin)30
Croatian30
Czech30
Danish30
Dutch (Belgium)30
Estonian (Estonia)30
Finnish (Finland)30
French (Belgium)
French (Canada)30
French (Switzerland)
German (Austria)
German (Switzerland)
Greek30
Gujarati (India)30
Hebrew (Israel)30
Hungarian30
Indonesian30
Kannada (India)30
Korean30
Latvian (Latvia)30
Lithuanian (Lithuania)30
Malayalam (India)30
Marathi (India)30
Norwegian30
Portuguese
Punjabi (India)30
Romanian (Romania)30
Serbian (Serbia, Cyrillic)30
Slovak (Slovakia)30
Slovenian30
Spanish (Argentina)
Spanish (Bolivia)
Spanish (Chile)
Spanish (Colombia)
Spanish (Costa Rica)
Spanish (Cuba)
Spanish (Dominican Republic)
Spanish (Ecuador)
Spanish (El Salvador)
Spanish (Equatorial Guinea)
Spanish (Guatemala)
Spanish (Honduras)
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Nicaragua)
Spanish (Panama)
Spanish (Paraguay)
Spanish (Peru)
Spanish (Puerto Rico)
Spanish (United States)30
Spanish (Uruguay)
Spanish (Venezuela)
Swahili (Kenya)30
Swahili (Tanzania)
Swedish30
Taiwan
Tamil (India)30
Tamil (Malaysia)
Tamil (Singapore)
Tamil (Sri Lanka)
Telugu (India)30
Thai (Thailand)30
Ukrainian30
Urdu (India)30
Urdu (Pakistan)
Vietnamese30
The number next to each name is the count of voices made for that language. This list is generated automatically from the voice catalog on the day the site was built.
Common questions
Is this text to speech tool free?
Yes. Without an account you can convert up to 500 characters at a time, 3 times a day, and download the MP3. For longer texts, create a free account and continue in the studio.
Which languages are supported?
The tool works in 53 languages and locales, including English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Japanese, Hindi and Turkish. The full list is in the table on this page.
How do I download the audio?
When the audio is ready, click Download MP3 and the file is saved to your device. For WAV, use the text to MP3 tool.
Why is tone not available for every voice?
Tone (cheerful, calm, serious, whisper…) works only with multilingual expressive voices. Pick one of those and the tone options appear automatically.
Is my text or audio stored?
In the free trial, the audio file is deleted after 24 hours. If you create a free account, your trial from this browser moves into your account.
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Move to the studio for more.
Long files, saved projects and advanced export are in the studios. Start with a free account.