Text to Speech
Text to Speech reads your text aloud with a voice, speed and pitch you choose.
Text to Speech is a browser-based text tool on TextToolsBase. Text to Speech reads your text aloud with a voice, speed and pitch you choose. To use it, paste or type your text and view the result directly in your browser — no signup and nothing to install.
Reading long text on a screen gets tiring, and sometimes you simply take it in better by ear.
This text to speech tool reads whatever you paste aloud using your browser's built-in voices, and you can pick a voice and adjust the speed and pitch to taste.
How to use Text to Speech
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Choose a voice and set the speed and pitch sliders.
- Press Play to listen, and use Pause or Stop as you go.
What you can do with it
- Listen to an article instead of reading it.
- Proofread writing by hearing it aloud.
- Rest your eyes while you take in text.
Good to know
Voices come from your browser or operating system, so the list varies by device. Long text is read in sentence chunks. Some voices synthesize speech on your device; remote voices may send the text to their speech provider.
Frequently asked questions
Why do the voices differ by device?
The voices are provided by your operating system and browser, so each device offers its own set; more may appear after the page loads.
Can it read long text?
Yes. Long text is split into sentence chunks and read in sequence, which is steadier than sending one huge block at once.
Is my text sent anywhere?
Speech uses the voice selected through your browser or operating system. Local voices synthesize on your device; remote voices may send the text to their speech provider. This site does not upload your text to its own speech-processing server.
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Speech sessions stop after 30 minutes. Use Stop to end a session earlier, then start a new session if needed.