Text to Speech Preview

Text is not uploaded to Toolection by this page. Speech synthesis is provided by the browser and selected voice; a voice marked ☁ is reported as non-local and may involve an online service. The browser does not identify the provider or explain its data handling, so avoid entering sensitive text unless you have checked the relevant privacy terms.

Chrome and Edge load voices asynchronously. If you open the tool and the dropdowns appear empty, wait one or two seconds for the browser to fire its voiceschanged event and the list will populate automatically. If voices never appear, check that your operating system has at least one text-to-speech voice installed — on Windows this is under Settings → Time & Language → Speech; on macOS under System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content.

Voices without the ☁ marker are reported by the browser as local. Voices marked ☁ are reported as non-local and may need an internet connection. The marker does not identify the provider or guarantee how text is processed; check your browser or operating-system privacy information before using sensitive text.

Yes. Use the Language dropdown to filter voices by language or accent. If your operating system has voices installed for that language — or if cloud voices are available — they will appear in the Voice dropdown. The number and quality of available languages depends entirely on what your OS and browser support.

This is a known bug in Chromium: when the browser tab is in the background, speechSynthesis silently pauses after roughly 15 seconds. This tool works around it automatically by checking for a paused state every 10 seconds and calling resume() — so long texts should play through without interruption. If it still stops, try keeping the tab in the foreground.

No. Changes to Speed, Pitch, Volume, and Voice take effect the next time you press Play or Resume. A note is shown below the controls while audio is active as a reminder. This is a limitation of the Web Speech API — the properties of an utterance cannot be changed once it has started.

The tool counts the number of words in your text and divides by a baseline rate of 150 words per minute — a common average for English text-to-speech at Speed 1×. It then divides again by your current Speed setting. The figure is a rough guide; actual duration varies by voice, language, and how much punctuation-driven pausing the voice applies.

Chromium-based browsers impose an internal character limit on a single SpeechSynthesisUtterance (roughly 32 000 characters, but reliable behaviour drops off well before that). For texts over 5 000 characters the tool shows a warning. If your text is long, consider splitting it into sections and playing each one separately.

In supported Chromium browsers, the Record audio option can capture this tab's playback and download it as a WebM file. It requires screen/tab sharing permission and may not be available in other browsers. The tool does not export MP3 or WAV.

The tool works in Chrome, Edge, and Safari, which all implement the Web Speech API with a solid selection of voices. Firefox has partial support but may offer fewer voices depending on the operating system. The tool shows an error message if your browser does not support speech synthesis at all.