🔊 Text to Speech
Convert text to natural-sounding speech right in your browser — pick a voice, tune rate, pitch and volume, then listen. No upload, fully private.
About the Text to Speech tool
This text to speech tool runs entirely in your browser using the built-in Web Speech API. Type any text, choose one of the system voices, fine-tune the rate, pitch and volume, then press Speak to hear it read aloud. Nothing is uploaded to a server — synthesis happens locally on your device.
Available controls
- Voice — Pick any voice installed on your operating system. The list depends on your browser and OS.
- Rate — Speed of speech, from 0.5× (slow) to 2× (fast). Default is 1.0.
- Pitch — How high or low the voice sounds, from 0 to 2. Default is 1.0.
- Volume — Output level, from 0 (silent) to 1 (full). Default is 1.0.
- Speak / Pause / Resume / Stop — Full playback control while the text is being read.
How to use the reader
- Type or paste the text you want to hear into the box.
- Optionally pick a different voice and adjust the sliders.
- Click Speak to start playback. Use Pause and Resume to control it.
- Click Stop at any time to cancel and start fresh.
Frequently asked questions
Does this tool upload my text? No. All synthesis happens locally in your browser. Your text never leaves your device.
Why does the voice list look different on my other device? Voices are provided by your operating system and browser, so the available voices vary. Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux each ship different voice sets.
The Speak button doesn't do anything — why? Some browsers require a user interaction before speech synthesis can start. Click anywhere on the page first, then try Speak again. Also check that your system volume is up.
Can I read very long texts? Yes, but extremely long texts may be truncated by some browsers. For best results, split very long documents into smaller chunks.