Text to Speech — free, online, no signup
Text to Speech reads text aloud, either with a voice already built into your browser or with an AI voice that can be downloaded as an audio file. Free, no signup, 5 runs a day. What you give it is sent to Google Gemini (through our server).
🗣 Text to Speech
Convert text to natural speech audio
About Text to Speech
Turn text into natural-sounding speech audio, free and signup-free. Your text is sent to a free AI voice API that returns the audio for download. Useful for voiceovers, accessibility, and drafts. No account, no watermark.
- Text → natural speech audio
- Download the audio
- Runs via a free AI voice API
- Free, no signup
Step-by-step guide: How to convert text to speech free
Sends your input to an AI provider
What you submit is sent to taimurtools.com/api.php, which forwards it to the AI provider listed below and returns the result. We do not store it, but it does leave your device. Do not use this tool on confidential material.
What receives it:
- Google Gemini, through the taimurtools.com server proxy
Free tier: 5 runs per day for this tool, counted in your browser. The counter resets at midnight UTC and is not shared between browsers or devices.
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What this tool is for
- Proof-listening to a draft
- Making a short voiceover
- Turning notes into something you can listen to
| What it does | Reads text aloud, either with a voice already built into your browser or with an AI voice that can be downloaded as an audio file. |
|---|---|
| Accepted input | The text you type, plus a mode: Browser Voice (instant preview, nothing downloadable) or AI Voice (downloadable .mp3 / .wav). AI mode offers eight voices - Kore, Puck, Charon, Fenrir, Aoede, Leda, Orus and Zephyr. |
| What you get back | Spoken audio. In AI mode, a downloadable .mp3 or .wav. |
| Limits | AI voices are capped at 5 runs per day and take roughly 5,000 characters at a time. Browser voices have no cap. |
| Browser requirements | Browser Voice works offline once the page has loaded and uses whichever voices your operating system provides. AI Voice needs an internet connection. |
A worked example
- Input
- A 300-word paragraph, mode AI Voice, voice Kore.
- What comes back
- An .mp3 of that paragraph read in a neutral female voice.
- Worth knowing
- The mode decides whether your text leaves the device. Browser Voice is entirely local and the available voices depend on your operating system - which is why the same text sounds different on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, and why no file can be saved from it. AI Voice sends your text to an AI provider and returns audio.
If it does not work
Browser Voice has no voices, or sounds robotic
The voices come from your operating system, not from us. Install additional system voices, or use AI Voice.
You cannot download from Browser Voice
Browser speech cannot be captured to a file. Switch to AI Voice.
Long text gets cut off in AI mode
Take it in chunks of roughly 5,000 characters.
Nothing happens on Generate AI Audio
You may have used your 5 AI runs for this tool today.
How to use Text to Speech
- Type or paste your textPut the text into the box.
- Choose the modeBrowser Voice to preview instantly and privately; AI Voice to get a file you can download.
- Play or generatePreview (Browser), or Generate AI Audio.
- DownloadIn AI mode, save as .mp3 or .wav.
When to use Text to Speech
Proofreading by ear
Hearing a draft read aloud catches clumsy sentences and missing words that your eyes skip over.
Voice-overs for short videos and demos
AI Voice gives you a downloadable audio file to drop into a video editor.
Listening instead of reading
Paste an article or notes and listen while you do something else.
Accessibility
Give someone who prefers listening a spoken version of a short document.
The two modes, explained
The mode you pick decides both the sound and whether your text leaves your device:
- Browser Voice
- Uses the voices built into your operating system. Instant and private, and not counted against the daily allowance, but nothing can be downloaded, and the voice depends on your device: the same text sounds different on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
- AI Voice
- Sends your text to an AI provider and returns audio you can download as .mp3 or .wav. Eight voices: Kore, Puck, Charon, Fenrir, Aoede, Leda, Orus and Zephyr.
- Length
- AI Voice takes roughly 5,000 characters at a time. Split longer text into chunks.
What it cannot do
- Browser Voice cannot be saved to a file; that is a browser limitation. Use AI Voice for a download.
- AI Voice handles about 5,000 characters per run, so a long article needs several runs.
- Pronunciation of names, acronyms and specialist terms can be wrong. Listen before you publish.
- Only AI Voice runs count against the free allowance of 5 per day, counted in your browser and reset at midnight UTC. Browser Voice is not counted.
How it compares with the alternatives
Dedicated voice services offer many more voices, voice cloning, pronunciation dictionaries and long-form narration. For audiobooks or professional voice-over, use one of those.
This tool covers quick listening and short clips without an account, with a fully private option when you do not need a file.
Browser Voice runs entirely on your device. AI Voice sends your text to taimurtools.com/api.php and on to Google Gemini. The why client-side page lists every tool that sends data off your device.
Getting a better result
Write for the ear
Short sentences sound more natural than long ones.
Spell out tricky words
Write abbreviations and numbers the way they should be said.
Try several voices
The same script can suit one voice far better than another.
Preview with Browser Voice first
Fix the script for free before using an AI run.
More questions about Text to Speech
Why can I not download the Browser Voice audio?
Browsers do not allow their built-in speech to be recorded to a file. Use AI Voice.
Does my text leave my device?
Only in AI Voice mode.
Why does the voice sound different on my phone?
Browser Voice uses your operating system's voices, which differ between devices.
How long can the text be?
About 5,000 characters per AI run; split longer text.
Related tools
- AV Script Extractor - go the other way: speech to text
- AI Writing Assistant - tidy the script first
- Video Trimmer - cut the clip you are voicing
- Vocal Remover - reduce vocals in a backing track
Step-by-step walkthrough: read the full guide.
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Does my text leave my device?
It depends on the mode. Browser Voice is entirely local - the text is spoken by your operating system and nothing is sent. AI Voice sends the text to taimurtools.com/api.php and on to Google Gemini.
Why can I not download the browser voice?
Browsers do not let a page capture their speech output to a file. Use AI Voice for a downloadable file.
Why do the browser voices differ between my devices?
They are supplied by each operating system, not by this site.
Is there a limit?
AI Voice is capped at 5 runs per day. Browser Voice is not capped.