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Text to Speech

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Convert text to speech using your browser's built-in speech engine

Enter text to speak0 / 20,000 characters

Long text is automatically split into sentences so playback never cuts off mid-paragraph.

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What is Text to Speech?

Free online text to speech to convert any text to spoken audio using your device's built-in speech voices.

Choose from multiple voices and languages available on your device, adjust speech rate and pitch, and listen instantly. Read a document aloud, proofread an essay by ear, practice pronunciation in another language, or hear a script before recording. Helpful for accessibility testing, dyslexia support, and listening to long articles hands-free. Completely free with no word limits, no signup, and no data sent to external servers - all speech synthesis happens locally on your device.

How to Use Text to Speech

1Type or paste the text you want to hear into the text area
2Select a voice from the dropdown menu and adjust speed and pitch settings
3Click 'Speak' to hear the text read aloud
4Use the pause, resume, and stop controls to manage playback

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Text to Speech work in the browser?

This tool uses your browser's built-in speech synthesis to convert text to spoken audio with the voices installed on your operating system. No external service or API key is needed and everything runs locally on your device.

What voices and languages are available?

Available voices depend on your operating system and browser. Most systems include multiple English voices (male and female) plus voices for other languages like Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and more. The tool lists all voices available on your device.

Can I adjust the speed and pitch?

Yes. Use the rate slider to speed up or slow down the speech (0.5x to 2x). Use the pitch slider to make the voice higher or lower. These controls let you find the most comfortable listening settings for your needs.

Is there a word limit?

There is no artificial word limit. However, very long texts may be split into chunks by the browser's speech synthesis engine. For best results with long documents, consider breaking them into paragraphs. All processing is local, so there are no API rate limits or usage caps.

Can I read a whole document or article aloud?

Yes. Paste the full text and press Speak to have it read continuously, with pause and resume controls if you step away. There is no character cap, though very long inputs read best when broken into paragraphs so you can jump to a section.

Why do the available voices differ between my devices?

Voices come from your operating system and browser, not from this tool, so a Windows PC, Mac, Android phone, and iPhone each expose a different set. Installing additional language packs in your system settings adds more voices to the dropdown.

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