Text to Speech — Free Online Reader
Free online text to speech. Paste any text and hear it read aloud with natural voices — adjust the rate, pitch and volume. Runs entirely on your device; nothing is uploaded.
SpeechSynthesis API, which isn't available here. Try a recent version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox on a desktop or mobile device.
How do I get my browser to read text aloud?
To have text read aloud, type or paste it into the box, pick a voice from the list your device offers, and adjust the rate, pitch and volume to taste — then press Play. You can Pause and Resume at any time, or Stop to cancel. Everything runs on your device using the browser's built-in speech engine, so your text is never uploaded. Because the voices come from your operating system, the choices differ between a phone, a laptop and a tablet. This is great for proofreading a draft, listening to an article, or accessibility. Want to trim a recording instead? Use the MP3 Trimmer; to convert between audio formats, use the Audio Converter.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does browser text to speech work?
This tool uses the SpeechSynthesis API that is built into modern browsers. When you press Play, your text is turned into an utterance and handed to the voices already installed on your device or operating system, which speak it through your speakers or headphones. Nothing is sent to a server — the browser and your device do all the work — so it is fast, free and works even offline once the page has loaded.
Which voices and languages are available?
The voices come from your own operating system and browser, so the exact list depends on your device. Most systems ship with several English voices plus a range of other languages, and you can usually add more in your OS accessibility or language settings. The voice menu in this tool is filled automatically from whatever voices your browser reports, with each option labelled by name and language code so you can pick the accent you want.
Can I download the audio?
No — the browser SpeechSynthesis API only plays speech aloud through your speakers — it does not expose a recording or an audio file, so there is nothing to download or save. If you need an audio file you would have to record the output with separate software or use a server-side text-to-speech service. This tool is designed for reading text aloud live, which is ideal for proofreading, accessibility and listening while you do something else.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No — your text stays in your browser and is spoken locally by your device's own voices. It is never uploaded, logged or stored on any server, and closing the tab clears it. That makes the tool safe for private notes, drafts and confidential documents you just want to hear read back to you.
Why do voices sound different between devices?
Because the speech is generated by your device, not by this website. Each operating system — Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, ChromeOS — ships its own set of voices with different quality and accents, and browsers expose different subsets of them. So the same text can sound quite different on a phone versus a laptop, and a voice available on one device may not exist on another. Picking a specific named voice gives you the most consistent result on that particular device.