This free text to speech tool reads any text out loud. Paste an article, an essay, an email or an AI-written draft, pick a voice, and press play. Listening to your own writing is one of the fastest ways to catch clunky sentences and typos, and it's great for proofreading, learning pronunciation, resting your eyes, or getting through long reading while you do something else. The tool uses the Web Speech API, which is built into Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox, so it plays the voices already installed on your phone or computer. That means it's instant and private, with no word limit. You can choose between US, UK, Australian and other accents if your device has them, and adjust the speed and pitch.
Read text aloud
Voices come from your device and browser, so the list differs between phones and computers. This tool plays audio only; it can't save an MP3 file.
How to use text to speech
- Paste or type your text.
- Pick a voice. Names like "en-GB" or "en-US" show the accent.
- Set the speed. 1× is normal; 1.3× to 1.5× is popular for listening to long articles.
- Press Play. Use Pause and Stop at any time.
Want more voices?
On Windows, add voices in Settings > Time & language > Speech. On a Mac, go to System Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content. On Android and iPhone, look under the accessibility or text-to-speech settings. New voices appear here after you reload the page.
FAQ
Is this text to speech free?
Yes, with no limits and no sign-up. It uses the speech engine built into your browser, so it costs nothing to run.
Can I download the audio as MP3?
No. Browsers don’t let websites record the built-in speech engine, so this tool can only play audio. For downloadable voice-overs you’d need a paid service such as ElevenLabs.
Is it AI text to speech?
The voices are made by your device’s speech engine. Some newer ones, such as Microsoft’s "Natural" voices in Edge and Google voices in Chrome, use neural models and sound very realistic.
Is my text private?
Text stays in your browser. Note that some browsers, such as Chrome with Google voices, may send the text to their own speech service to create the audio.
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