Text to Speech
Paste any text and hear it read aloud. Pick from the voices on your device in many languages, adjust speed and pitch, and follow every word as it's highlighted.
Uses the voices built into your device. Your text isn't uploaded to our server (some browsers use their own online voices).
How to Use Text to Speech
Three steps to hear your text.
Add Your Text
Type or paste any text — an article, notes, an email or a story.
Pick a Voice
Choose the language and voice. Adjust speed, pitch and volume if you like.
Press Speak
Listen and follow the highlighted words. Pause, resume or stop at any time.
Languages
Many — depends on device
Read-along
Word highlighting
Speed
0.5× to 2×
Text length
No limit
Works on
Phone & computer
Price
100% free
Where the Voices Come From
This tool uses the speech voices built into your device and browser.
| Device / browser | Typical voices |
|---|---|
| Chrome (Windows, Mac, Android) | Google voices in 15+ languages, plus your system voices |
| Microsoft Edge | Many natural "Online (Natural)" voices in 70+ languages |
| Safari (Mac, iPhone, iPad) | Apple voices — download more in Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content |
| Windows | Microsoft voices — add languages in Settings → Time & language → Speech |
| Android | Google text-to-speech — add voices in Settings → Accessibility → Text-to-speech |
What Can You Use It For?
Popular ways people use Text to Speech.
Listen Instead of Read
Rest your eyes — listen to articles, notes and emails.
Language Learning
Hear the correct pronunciation, slowed down if needed.
Accessibility
Helpful for dyslexia, low vision and reading difficulties.
Proofreading
Hearing your writing read aloud reveals mistakes you'd miss.
Tips for the Best Result
- Microsoft Edge has the most natural-sounding free voices — try it if your voices sound robotic.
- Lower the speed to 0.8× for learning a language, or raise it to 1.5× to get through long texts.
- Add more voices in your device's speech settings (see the table above) — they appear here automatically.
- Check how easy your text is to listen to with the Readability Checker.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about Text to Speech.
Yes — 100% free with no sign-up and no character limit.
It depends on your device and browser. Chrome and Edge offer dozens of languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese.
Not with this tool — the voices play on your device and browsers don't allow recording them directly. To save audio, you can use your device's screen or audio recorder while it speaks.
Each device has its own voices. Install extra or higher-quality voices in your phone's text-to-speech settings.
It shouldn't — the tool splits long text into short parts so browsers don't cut it off. If it stops, press Speak again or try another voice.
Not to our server. With some browsers' online voices (marked "online"), the browser may send the text to its own speech service.
Yes, with most voices. A few voices don't report word positions, so only the sentence is highlighted.
The device voices are licensed by their makers (Google, Microsoft, Apple). For commercial voice-overs, check those terms first.
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