🔊 Text to Speech - Convert Text to Audio
Convert text into spoken audio with customizable voice, speed, and pitch settings. Generate natural-sounding speech for accessibility, learning, and content creation.
Text-to-Speech Player:
Convert Text to Natural Speech
AI-powered voice synthesis with customizable settings
📝 Input Text Example
Female (Default)
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1.0x Normal
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🎤 Speech Synthesis Status
♿ Accessibility Features
Compatible
Full Support
Word Tracking
💡 Use Cases:
Perfect for accessibility support, language learning, content narration, and creating audio versions of written content.
How to Use This Text to Speech - Convert Text to Audio
How to Use the Text-to-Speech Tool
Follow these simple steps to convert your text into natural-sounding speech:
- Enter Your Text: Type or paste the text you want to convert into the text area. The tool supports up to 2,000 characters for optimal performance.
- Select Voice Settings: Choose your preferred voice type (auto-detect, female, male, or specific voice) from the dropdown menu. Available voices depend on your browser and operating system.
- Adjust Speech Parameters: Fine-tune the speech rate (0.5x to 2x), pitch (low to high), and volume level using the slider controls to match your preferences.
- Configure Options: Enable text highlighting to visually track spoken words, and turn on audio download if you want to save the speech as a file.
- Generate Speech: Click the "Generate Speech" button to create your audio. The tool will display playback controls and synthesis status.
- Control Playback: Use the play, pause, and stop buttons to control audio playback. The text will highlight as it's spoken if enabled.
- Download Audio: If audio download is enabled, you can save the generated speech as a WAV file for offline use or sharing.
The tool works entirely in your browser using the Web Speech API, ensuring your privacy while providing high-quality text-to-speech conversion with no external dependencies.
How It Works
How Text-to-Speech Conversion Works
Our text-to-speech tool leverages advanced browser-native synthesis technology to convert written text into natural speech:
- Text Analysis: The tool first analyzes your input text, processing punctuation, abbreviations, and formatting to optimize speech synthesis quality and natural flow.
- Voice Engine Selection: Based on your preferences, the system selects from available browser voices using the Web Speech API, which accesses your operating system's built-in text-to-speech engines.
- Speech Parameter Configuration: Your chosen rate, pitch, and volume settings are applied to the synthesis engine, allowing fine control over the speech characteristics and delivery style.
- Real-time Synthesis: The browser's speech synthesis engine converts text to audio in real-time, generating natural-sounding speech without requiring external services or internet connectivity.
- Audio Recording (Optional): When download is enabled, the tool simultaneously records the synthesized audio using the MediaRecorder API, capturing the exact output for file creation.
- Visual Feedback: If text highlighting is enabled, the tool synchronizes with speech events to highlight currently spoken words, providing visual feedback during playback.
- Browser Compatibility: The tool automatically detects Web Speech API support and adapts functionality based on your browser's capabilities, ensuring optimal performance across different platforms.
This approach ensures high-quality, privacy-friendly text-to-speech conversion while maintaining compatibility with accessibility tools and providing professional-grade audio output suitable for various applications.
When You Might Need This
- • Convert articles and blog posts to audio for hands-free listening while commuting or exercising
- • Create accessibility-friendly versions of written content for visually impaired users and screen reader enhancement
- • Generate audio narrations for educational materials, presentations, and training content
- • Produce voiceovers for videos, podcasts, and multimedia projects without recording equipment
- • Support language learning by hearing proper pronunciation and intonation of foreign text
- • Create audio versions of emails, documents, and reports for multitasking professionals
- • Generate spoken announcements, notifications, and alerts for applications and websites
- • Convert e-books and digital publications to audiobook format for personal use
- • Assist individuals with dyslexia or reading difficulties by providing audio alternatives
- • Create voice prompts and instructions for interactive applications and user interfaces
Frequently Asked Questions
Which browsers and devices support text-to-speech conversion?
This tool works with modern browsers that support the Web Speech API, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge on desktop and mobile devices. The available voices depend on your operating system - Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android each provide different voice options. Some browsers may have limitations on mobile devices, but core functionality is widely supported across platforms.
Can I download the generated speech as an audio file?
Yes, when you enable the 'audio download' option, the tool records the speech synthesis in real-time and allows you to download it as a WAV audio file. The recording captures the exact speech output with your selected voice, speed, and pitch settings. Note that the recording quality depends on your browser's implementation, and some older browsers may not support this feature.
How do I choose different voices and what voices are available?
Voice availability depends on your operating system and browser. The tool automatically detects available voices and provides options for male/female preferences or specific voice selection. Windows typically offers Microsoft voices, macOS provides system voices like Alex and Samantha, while mobile devices have their own voice libraries. You can experiment with different voices to find the one that sounds most natural for your needs.
What's the maximum text length and are there any limitations?
The tool supports up to 2,000 characters per conversion for optimal performance and browser stability. Longer texts can be processed by breaking them into smaller chunks. Very long texts might cause memory issues in some browsers or result in incomplete speech synthesis. For best results with lengthy content, consider splitting your text into paragraphs and converting them separately.
Why does the speech sound robotic and how can I improve naturalness?
Speech naturalness depends on your browser's built-in text-to-speech engine and available voices. To improve quality: try different voice selections, adjust the speech rate to around 0.8-1.2x for more natural pacing, experiment with pitch settings, and add punctuation to improve rhythm and pauses. Some browsers offer higher-quality neural voices, while others use older synthesis methods. The quality has improved significantly in recent browser versions.