Text to speech
Paste text and hear it read aloud in English or many other languages. Choose a voice, change speed and pitch, pause any time — long texts too, free.
How to turn text into speech
- Paste or type the text on the left.
- Pick a voice and adjust the speed and pitch if you like.
- Press "Read aloud". The part being read is highlighted; pause or stop at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Not yet. The voice plays live on your own device, so you can listen on the page but it is not saved as an audio file.
Voices come with your device. iPhone, iPad and Mac include many; Android uses Google's voices; on Windows add more in Settings → Time & language → Speech. Chrome and Edge usually offer the most.
Yes, up to 50,000 characters. The text is split at sentences and read one part after another, with the current part highlighted.
Move the "Speed" slider from ×0.5 (slow) to ×2 (fast). The change applies from the next time you press "Read aloud".
Yes, completely free, with no limit and no sign-up.
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