Text to Speech

Paste or type your text, choose a voice from the list and press Play. Use Pause and Stop to control playback. The voices are provided by your browser and device, so the list differs between a phone, a laptop and different browsers, but most include English.

Current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox support speech synthesis. Which voices you get depends on your browser and operating system. Edge and Chrome often offer the widest choice, including natural-sounding online voices. Safari includes Apple's voices, which sound natural on iPhones and Macs. Most devices include at least one English voice.

Install one in your device settings; Android and Windows both offer Hindi voices under language or text-to-speech settings. Restart the browser and it appears in the list, marked hi-IN. Then choose it and paste Hindi text to hear it read. Each device adds voices separately.

No. Browsers don't allow recording their speech output, so this tool plays it only. If you need an audio file, dedicated text-to-speech services or recording software are the way, keeping their privacy terms in mind. This tool focuses on quick listening. Playback works instantly in the browser.

We never receive it. Most voices run on your device. Voices marked online are handled by your browser maker's speech service, which receives the text to read it, so avoid those for private or confidential text. Device voices are the private choice. Check a voice's label before using it.

Each operating system and browser comes with its own set of voices, and you can install more. A Windows laptop, an Android phone and an iPhone will each show different names and languages in the list. Try a few to find a clear one. Installed voices appear automatically.

A voice reads in its own language, so a Hindi voice handles Hindi best and an English voice handles English best. Mixed text may sound unnatural with either. For Hinglish, try both and pick the one that sounds clearer. Shorter sentences help both. Experiment with different voices.

Yes. Use the Speed slider, from 0.5 for slow to 2 for fast, and the Pitch slider to make the voice higher or lower. A slightly slower speed helps with proofreading, with unfamiliar words and for listeners who are learning a language. Settings apply when you press Play.

Very. Hearing your text read aloud makes missing words, repeated words and clumsy sentences obvious in a way silent reading doesn't. Many writers use it before publishing important emails, articles or website copy. Listen with the text in front of you and mark anything that sounds wrong.

Yes. Listening can make long text easier for people with low vision, dyslexia or tired eyes. For everyday browsing, built-in accessibility features on phones and computers can also read whole pages aloud. Choose a comfortable speed with the slider so listening doesn't feel rushed. Pitch can be adjusted too.

Some browsers stop speech after a long passage or when the tab is hidden. Press Play again, or split very long text into shorter parts. Keeping the tab open and visible usually helps playback continue. Shorter parts also make it easier to repeat a section.

Device voices work offline once the page has loaded. Online voices need a connection because they're generated by the browser maker's service. Choose a device voice if you're offline or want the text to stay private. The list shows which voices are online. Offline voices are usually marked local.

Not directly, because the audio can't be downloaded. For a voice note, record yourself speaking, or use the speech-to-text tool the other way round to turn your voice into text for a message. Your own voice usually feels warmer to customers anyway. Recording yourself takes only seconds.

Yes, in most mobile browsers. Android phones usually include Google voices, and iPhones include Apple voices. Turn up the media volume, because speech plays through the media channel. No app is needed, and device voices work offline after the page loads. Media volume controls how loud it sounds.

Yes. Text to speech is free, with no sign-up and no limit. It's part of the free text tools from Marketiism, alongside speech to text and the word counter. Nothing is added to your text, there's no daily limit, and you can use it for business and client work.