Text to Speech
Paste text and listen. Natural-sounding voices are listed first when your browser has them.
Free text to speech with natural voices
Paste any text, pick a voice, and press Play. This tool uses the speech voices built into your browser, so there's no sign-up and no character limit. The voices marked "natural" come first: Microsoft Edge includes neural AI voices that sound close to a real person, and Chrome includes Google's voices. On other browsers you'll get your device's standard voices, which are clear but more robotic.
What people use it for
Hearing your own writing read back catches mistakes your eyes skip. It's also handy for listening to an article while you do something else, for accessibility, for practicing pronunciation in another language, and for checking how a script sounds before you record it.
Local and online voices
Standard device voices run entirely on your computer or phone. Online voices, including Edge's Natural voices and Chrome's Google voices, send the text to the browser maker's speech service to generate the audio. The voice list marks online voices so you can choose a local one for anything private.
Frequently asked questions
Is this text to speech free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no character limit. It uses the voices built into your browser and device.
Are these AI voices?
Some are. Microsoft Edge includes natural-sounding neural voices (their names include "Natural"), and Chrome includes Google voices. The tool lists those first. Other voices are the standard ones built into your device.
Is my text sent anywhere?
It depends on the voice. Standard device voices speak your text entirely on your computer or phone. Online voices, like Edge’s Natural voices and Chrome’s Google voices, are processed by the browser maker’s speech service. The voice list marks which is which.
Can I download the audio as an MP3?
Not from this tool. Browsers don’t let web pages save the speech they generate. To keep a recording, use your computer’s screen or audio recorder while it plays.
Why does the voice stop partway through long text?
Some browsers cut off long passages. This tool splits your text into sentences and reads them one after another to avoid that.
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