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Text to Speech (Read Text Aloud).
Read any text aloud with the voices installed on your device, in dozens of languages, with speed, pitch and volume control, pause and resume, and the current word highlighted.
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How to use Text to Speech (Read Text Aloud)
Paste the text, choose a language and voice, adjust speed and pitch, then press Play. Pause, resume or stop at any time.
How it works
The Web Speech API reads the text sentence by sentence (some browsers stop long single utterances) and reports word boundaries for highlighting.
Example
A 1,000-word article read at 1.25× by a local English voice takes about 5 minutes.
Questions about Text to Speech (Read Text Aloud)
Is Text to Speech (Read Text Aloud) free, and do I need an account?
Yes. This tool is free to use in your browser without an account. Processing takes place on your device.
What are the limits and what should I check?
Voices depend on your device and browser; audio cannot be downloaded. Online voices are off unless you enable them, because they send the text to the browser maker. Review the result before using it in your work.
Is my input sent to a server?
Your input is processed in your browser and is not uploaded by this tool. Files and pasted text are cleared when the page is refreshed. Normal website requests are still required to load the page and its libraries. Read the privacy explanation.