Text to Speech
Listen to any text read aloud with your device's built-in voices, and download the audio as an MP3 or WAV file.
About Text to Speech
Text to Speech reads any text aloud using the voices built into your browser and operating system. Paste a paragraph, choose a voice, adjust the speaking rate and pitch, and press play. You can pause, resume and stop at any time.
It is helpful for proofreading by ear, listening to long articles while you do something else, practising pronunciation, and for people who find text easier to absorb when it is spoken. The available voices depend on your device and browser, so a phone, a Mac and a Windows PC may each offer a different list.
How to use the Text to Speech
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Choose a voice from the dropdown. Voices are listed with their language.
- Adjust Rate to speak faster or slower, and Pitch to raise or lower the voice.
- Press play to start listening. Use pause to hold your place and Stop to cancel.
What it can do
Device voices
Uses the speech voices installed on your system, which can include many languages and accents.
Rate and pitch controls
Slow it down to follow a difficult passage or speed it up to get through long text quickly.
Play, pause and stop
Control playback without losing your text.
Nothing to install
It runs entirely in the browser tab.
When it is useful
- Proofreading an essay or email by listening for awkward phrasing.
- Listening to an article or study notes hands-free.
- Checking how a script, announcement or caption sounds when spoken.
- Language practice: hearing pronunciation of text in another language.
Good to know
- Voice quality varies. Some devices have natural-sounding premium voices, others only basic ones.
- If the voice list is empty, your browser may still be loading voices. Wait a moment or reload the page.
- Very long text may be cut off by some browsers. Read it in sections if playback stops.
- Check the licence terms before using synthesised voices commercially.
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