How to use the Text to Speech
- Paste or type your text.
- Pick a voice — they are grouped by language — and set the speed and pitch.
- Click Read aloud. The word being spoken is highlighted; pause or stop at any time.
Which voices are available?
This tool uses the speech voices built into your device and browser, so the list differs between systems. Windows includes Microsoft voices (and Edge adds many natural-sounding online voices), macOS and iOS include Apple voices such as Samantha and Daniel plus enhanced voices you can download in the system settings, Chrome adds Google voices for many languages, and Android uses the voices of its speech engine. The language of the text and the voice should match for natural pronunciation.
Uses for text to speech
- Proofreading — hearing your writing reveals missing words, repetition and clumsy sentences your eyes skip over.
- Learning languages — slow the speed down and follow the highlighted words.
- Accessibility — rest your eyes, or listen to long articles while you do something else.
- Checking scripts — time a video voice-over or presentation at a natural pace.
Long texts
Long texts are split into sentences and read one after another, which keeps reading reliable — some browsers stop a single long utterance after about 15 seconds. The progress bar shows how far through the text you are.
Private by design
Your text is spoken by your own device’s speech engine and isn’t sent to devpack. (Some browsers use online voices from their vendor — in Chrome those are marked “Google”, in Edge “Online”; pick a local voice if your text is sensitive.)
Tools that pair well with the Text to Speech
- Character Counter — Count every character as you type — with and without spaces, letters, numbers, punctuation, emoji and bytes — and see instantly whether your text fits the limits of X, SMS, Google and social platforms.
- Word Counter — Paste or type your text to count words and characters live — plus reading and speaking time, keyword density and length checks for SEO titles, meta descriptions and social posts.
- Morse Code Translator — Type text to get Morse code, or paste dots and dashes to decode them — then listen to it, watch it flash and download the audio.
- Mic Test — Check that your microphone works and sounds right before a call, stream or recording — see the live level, watch the waveform and play back a short test recording.