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Free online text-to-speech with 200+ voices across 70+ languages, exporting MP3 for creators and study use.
AI text-to-speech studio with 550+ voices in 72 languages for voiceovers, podcasts and audiobooks; free plan plus paid tiers.
ElevenLabs' free reader app that narrates articles, PDFs, ebooks, and documents aloud with high-quality AI voices.
AI tool that turns text descriptions into custom sound effects, with a large searchable library of pre-made effects.
Text-to-speech app turning PDFs, ebooks, emails and web articles into natural audio in 60+ languages on iOS and Android.
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- ✦200+ AI voices in 70+ languages
- ✦Text and document (PDF/TXT) to speech
- ✦Adjustable speech rate and pitch
- ✦MP3 download
- ✦Voice cloning and audiobook tools
- ✦550+ AI voices in 72 languages
- ✦80+ emotion tags and tone controls
- ✦Podcast mode with multi-speaker dialogs
- ✦Audiobook narration with per-character voices
- ✦Document and URL import (PDF, DOCX, EPUB)
- ✦MP3/WAV/OGG downloads with commercial rights on Pro
- ✦Audio transcription and translation
- ✦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-sound-effect generation
- ✦AI voice cloning
- ✦Video-to-sound-effect matching
- ✦AI music and lyrics generation
- ✦Text-to-speech tool
- ✦Searchable library of pre-made sound effects
- ✦Converts PDF, EPUB, DOCX, emails and web pages to speech
- ✦Best-in-class OCR including handwriting and scans
- ✦200+ natural voices with content-specific presets
- ✦60+ languages with auto-detection
- ✦Synchronized text highlighting and speed control
- ✦iOS, Android and Chrome extension
- →Voice over YouTube or TikTok content
- →Convert documents to audio
- →Create audiobooks or study material
- →Voiceovers for YouTube, TikTok and ads
- →Producing podcasts
- →Narrating audiobooks
- →E-learning and presentation narration
- →Listening to articles hands-free
- →Consuming ebooks and PDFs as audio
- →Reading accessibility
- →Generating a custom sound effect for a video or game
- →Finding existing sound effects for content creation
- →Adding synced sound effects to AI-generated video
- →Creating voice or speech audio from text
- →Listening to articles and documents hands-free
- →Accessibility support for dyslexia, ADHD or low vision
- →Studying and multitasking by listening
- →Consuming ebooks and long reads as audio