Free Text to Speech Online — Listen to Any Text Instantly

Features

• 30–100 voices from your OS and browser, grouped by language
• Adjustable rate (0.5× to 2×), pitch, and volume sliders
• Play, pause, resume, and stop controls
• Current-word highlighting as the reader speaks
• Download synthesised audio as a .webm file (Chrome/Edge)
• Read selection only, or the whole textarea
• Keyboard shortcuts: Space to play/pause, Esc to stop
• Works offline as an installable PWA
• Dark mode shared across Freesuite
• Zero uploads — all synthesis runs client-side

How it works

1. Open freetexttospeech.app in any modern browser
2. Paste or type the text you want to hear
3. Pick a voice from the dropdown (grouped by language)
4. Adjust rate, pitch, and volume to taste
5. Click Play — the current word is highlighted as it's read
6. Optionally click Download audio to save a .webm file

Common use cases

• Listen to long articles or essays while doing chores
• Revise lecture notes on the go during commutes
• Proofread your own writing by hearing it read back
• Give low-vision or dyslexic readers an audio companion
• Practice pronunciation in a language you're learning
• Generate quick voice-overs for personal videos or slides

How it compares

Unlike NaturalReader, freetexttospeech.app has no daily minute cap and no sign-up. Unlike TTSMP3, it has no ads, no character limit, and runs entirely in your browser instead of on a server. For studio-quality neural voices, the Pro upgrade on freesuite.app matches paid tools like ElevenLabs at a fraction of the cost.

Privacy

Every piece of text you paste stays on your device. freetexttospeech.app has no backend — synthesis happens in your browser using the Web Speech API. No text, audio, or settings are ever uploaded.