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Don's Tools · Audio · Text to Speech

Text to speech

Type or paste text and have it read aloud by your device voices, right in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

0 charactersVoices come from your device
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Rate1.0x
Pitch1.0
Volume100%
Heads up: the natural voices you hear come from your own device, and browsers give a web page no direct way to grab that audio. To save the real voice, use "Record & save the voice" below on desktop Chrome or Edge - it records the audio as it plays, so you must allow screen sharing and tick "Share tab audio" or "Share system audio". On phones, where recording is not possible, use the offline voice instead. Everything runs on your device.
Save the voice you hear (desktop Chrome or Edge)Records the same device voice from "Speak it, Don". When asked, allow screen sharing and tick "Share tab audio" or "Share system audio", or it will record silence.
Offline voice
Use this on phones, or if recording is not available. It speaks with a built-in offline voice (more robotic) and saves a real file. The first download fetches the engine once (a few MB), then it is quick.
Text to Speech is a free tool that reads text aloud entirely in your browser using the voices built into your device and operating system, with nothing uploaded. Type or paste text, choose a voice, and adjust the rate, pitch and volume, then press speak to hear it with live sentence highlighting and pause, resume and stop controls. Long passages are split into sentences so they are spoken smoothly. To save the voice you hear, desktop Chrome and Edge users can record it as it plays via screen sharing, and on any device an offline voice can be downloaded as WAV or MP3.

Frequently asked questions

Can I save or download the spoken audio as a file?

Two ways. To save the exact voice you hear, use "Record and save the voice" on desktop Chrome or Edge: it records the audio while it plays, so you must allow screen sharing and tick "Share tab audio" or "Share system audio". This is the only way browsers allow that voice to be captured, and it does not work on phones. As a fallback that works everywhere including phones, the offline voice saves a WAV or MP3 directly, though it sounds more robotic.

Is my text sent anywhere?

No. The text you type and your voice settings stay in your browser on your device. The speaking is done by your own operating system's built-in voices, so nothing is uploaded.

Why do I only see a few voices, or different voices than a friend?

The voices come from your device and operating system, not from this site. Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux each ship different voices, and you can usually add more in your system settings. That is why the list looks different on each device and browser.

The voice list is empty or only appears after a moment. Why?

Some browsers, especially Chrome, load the voice list a moment after the page opens. If it looks empty, wait a second or interact with the page and it should fill in. Reloading also helps.

Can I control speed and pitch?

Yes. Use the rate slider to make speech faster or slower, the pitch slider to make it higher or lower, and the volume slider to set loudness. Press speak to hear your text with those settings.

Why did a long text stop early or sound choppy?

Long passages are split into sentences and spoken one after another, which avoids a known browser limit that cut speech off after a few seconds. Very long texts still depend on your device's voice engine, so quality and smoothness vary by browser.