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AI text-to-speech and voice-cloning studio with emotion controls, 2M+ voices and speech-to-text via web or API.
Multilingual AI voice cloning, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text platform with a developer API for creators and businesses.
ElevenLabs' free reader app that narrates articles, PDFs, ebooks, and documents aloud with high-quality AI voices.
Free browser-based text-to-MP3 converter using Amazon Polly voices across 28+ languages with SSML controls.
Free browser-based text-to-speech tool with a large multilingual voice library and adjustable tone, speed, and pitch.
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- ✦Text-to-speech with emotion and effect tags
- ✦Voice cloning from samples
- ✦Speech-to-text transcription
- ✦Multilingual voice library (2M+ voices)
- ✦Developer API for integration
- ✦Real-time voice generation
- ✦Zero-shot voice cloning from short audio samples
- ✦Multilingual text-to-speech generation
- ✦Speech-to-text transcription
- ✦AI talking avatar video creation
- ✦Emotion control (pauses, breaths, laughter) in generated speech
- ✦Developer API with credit-based usage
- ✦1,000+ lifelike AI voices
- ✦200,000+ audiobooks and ebooks
- ✦32 language support
- ✦Offline listening and cross-device sync
- ✦Smart imports that skip headers and footers
- ✦Adjustable playback speed and bookmarks
- ✦Text-to-MP3 conversion powered by AWS Polly
- ✦28+ languages and multiple regional accents/voices
- ✦SSML tags for pauses, emphasis, speed, and pitch
- ✦Multi-speaker conversation formatting
- ✦Daily free character limit (~3,000 characters)
- ✦Free online text-to-speech conversion, no signup required
- ✦Voice library spanning 25+ languages and regional accents
- ✦Adjustable speed, pitch, and emotional tone presets
- ✦Use cases for audiobooks, podcasts, and video dubbing
- ✦Separate paid desktop app for unlimited offline bulk conversion
- →Narrating videos, ads and explainers
- →Producing audiobooks without a studio
- →Creating character or brand voices for games and apps
- →Content creators building a consistent branded voice
- →Podcasters localizing episodes into other languages
- →Businesses creating talking-avatar videos from text or audio
- →Developers integrating voice cloning or TTS into their own apps
- →Listening to articles hands-free
- →Consuming ebooks and PDFs as audio
- →Reading accessibility
- →Creating narration for e-learning or presentations
- →Adding accessible audio to websites
- →Producing quick voiceovers for YouTube videos
- →Generating multi-character dialogue audio clips
- →Narrating short stories or articles into audio
- →Creating voiceovers for videos or podcast intros
- →Generating multilingual audio clips for accessibility
- →Converting large documents to speech in bulk via the paid desktop app