Text to Speech — Free Online TTS with Voice & Speed Controls
Convert text to spoken audio using your browser's built-in voices — no upload, no API key.
About Text to Speech
This tool uses your browser's built-in Web Speech API — no audio is uploaded, no API key is needed, and nothing leaves your device. Voices come from your operating system.
Voice quality by platform
macOS / iOS — High-quality voices (Samantha, Alex, Siri voices). Excellent.
Windows 11 — Microsoft Neural voices available if enabled in Settings → Time & Language → Speech.
Android / Chrome — Google voices. Generally clear and natural.
Linux — eSpeak or festival voices by default. Functional but robotic.
Tips
Use 0.9× speed for dense technical text. Try 1.3–1.5× for casual reading once you're used to it.
Paste your own writing and listen back — hearing text spoken aloud catches errors your eyes skip over.
Related: Markdown Notes to write content before reading it aloud, or Word Counter to check reading length first.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Text to Speech tool free?
Yes — completely free. No account and no data sent to a server.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. Text to Speech uses your browser's built-in speech synthesis API. Your text is processed locally and never transmitted to any server.
Do I need an account?
No account, no login, and no signup required.
Why are the available voices different on my device?
Voices come from your operating system, not from this tool. Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android each provide different built-in voices. You can install additional voices in your OS settings.
Can I save the audio output as an MP3?
The Web Speech API that powers this tool generates audio in real time but does not expose a recordable audio stream in most browsers. To save speech as an audio file, you would need a screen recording tool or a desktop TTS application.