Paste text, choose a voice and listen, with each sentence and word highlighted as it is read. Voices marked On this device keep your text on your device.
Text to Speech Online
Paste text, choose a voice and listen, with each sentence and word highlighted as it is read. Voices marked On this device keep your text on your device.
Voices marked On this device speak without sending your text anywhere, while a voice marked Online voice is run by your browser's vendor and may send the text to its speech service. Your draft and settings are kept in this browser only.
Text to Speech reads whatever you paste or type out loud, using the voices already installed in your browser and operating system. Voices are grouped by language with your own language first, and each one is labelled On this device or Online voice, so you always know where your text goes: on-device voices speak locally, while online voices are run by your browser's vendor and may send the text to its speech service. Set the speed from 0.5× to 2×, the pitch and the volume, and follow the sentence being read, and the current word when the voice reports it, highlighted in the text. Click any sentence to start from there. Long text is read one sentence at a time, so playback does not cut out partway through. Your draft and settings stay in this browser.
Features
Voices grouped by language, your own language first, each labelled On this device or Online voice
A search box that finds voices by name, by language or by whether they run on your device
Speed from 0.5× to 2×, pitch from 0 to 2 and a volume control, applied to the sentence being read as you move them
The current sentence highlighted as it is spoken, plus the current word for voices that report word positions
Click any sentence to start from there, or step back and forward one sentence at a time
Long text read one sentence at a time, so playback does not stop partway through
Pause and resume that keep working in browsers that cannot pause natively, by picking up from the current sentence
Sample text in the voice's language, an estimated listening time, and your draft and settings remembered in this browser
How to use the Text to Speech
Paste or type your text, or press Sample text to try the tool.
Pick a voice from the list. Choose one marked On this device to keep the text local, or search by name or language to narrow the list.
Set the speed, pitch and volume, then press Play, or press Ctrl or Cmd together with Enter.
Pause, resume or stop whenever you like, and click a sentence to jump to it.
Example
Input
Voice: Samantha · English (United States) · On this device
Speed 1.1× · Pitch 1 · Volume 100%
Text: 142 words in 8 sentences
Output
About 48 s of listening
Reading sentence 3 of 8: "It was a bright cold day in April." with the current word highlighted
The estimate assumes about 160 words a minute at normal speed, so it shortens as you raise the speed.
Common errors & troubleshooting
The voice list is empty, or shorter than I expected. — Voices come from your operating system and browser, not from this page, and some browsers report them a moment after the page opens. Wait a second, then add voices in your system's speech or accessibility settings and reload.
Nothing happens when I press Play. — Check that the tab is not muted and your device volume is up, then pick a voice marked On this device and try again. An online voice can stay silent if your connection blocks it, and some browsers only speak after a click or key press on the page, which Play counts as.
The text sounds garbled or has the wrong accent. — A voice reads in its own language. Pick a voice for the language the text is written in; the language groups in the list make that quick, and the search box accepts a language name.
Reading stops partway, or the highlighted word runs ahead of the voice. — On a phone, keep the tab in front, because some mobile browsers pause speech in the background. Word highlighting only works for voices that report word positions, so some voices highlight the sentence alone.
Frequently asked questions
Which voices and languages does Text to Speech offer?
Exactly the voices your device and browser provide, so the list is not fixed by this page. A Mac, a Windows PC, an Android phone and an iPhone each come with different voices, and you can add more in your system's speech settings. Voices are grouped by language, your own language comes first, and the search box accepts a language name, a voice name or a region.
What does On this device mean compared with Online voice in Text to Speech?
The label comes from the browser's own flag for each voice. A voice marked On this device is produced on your computer or phone, so your text is not sent anywhere to be spoken. A voice marked Online voice is provided by your browser's vendor and may send the text to its speech service. The tool starts with an on-device voice whenever one exists for your language, and it warns you when you select an online one.
Why does the Text to Speech voice list differ between Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox?
Each browser decides which voices to expose. Chrome and Edge can add online voices of their own on top of the system's voices, while Safari and Firefox mostly show what the system provides. The same browser also shows different lists on different devices, because the operating system installs the voices.
Can I download Text to Speech audio as an MP3?
No. Browsers play their built-in voices straight to your speakers and do not hand the audio to web pages, so there is no sound for this page to save as an MP3 or WAV file. The tool is for listening to text, and for hearing how a passage sounds while you edit it.
Why does Text to Speech read long text one sentence at a time?
Some browsers cut off a single long passage after about fifteen seconds, and an online voice can stall on one very long request. The tool splits the text at sentence ends, and at commas inside very long sentences, speaks one piece and starts the next as soon as it ends. That also lets it highlight the sentence being read and lets you click a sentence to start from there.
How do I change the speed and pitch in Text to Speech?
Use the Speed slider, from 0.5× to 2×, and the Pitch slider, from 0 to 2. A change made while the text is being read applies straight away by restarting the current sentence with the new value. Some voices ignore pitch or volume, so if a slider changes nothing, try another voice.
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