Text to speech
Paste any text and listen. Uses the voices built into your phone or computer — English, French and dozens of other languages — with adjustable speed and pitch.
Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to a server.
Where the voices come from
This page uses the Web Speech API, which plays voices installed on your device: Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and ChromeOS each include several, often with Canadian English and Canadian French. Some browsers add higher-quality online voices (marked “online”), which send the text to the browser maker’s speech service; local voices keep text on your device.
Getting more voices
- Windows: Settings → Time & language → Speech → Add voices.
- Mac: System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → System voice → Manage voices.
- iPhone: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices.
Listening is a great way to proofread: you’ll hear repeated words and awkward sentences your eyes skip. Check length with the word counter, which also estimates speaking time.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download the audio as MP3?
Browsers don’t allow saving their built-in speech as a file, so this tool plays audio only.
Does it support French?
Yes, if your device has a French voice. Pick it from the voice list — Canadian French voices show as fr-CA.
Is my text sent anywhere?
Not with local voices. Voices marked “online” are processed by your browser’s speech service.