Read text aloud
Paste text and press Play. A voice reads it aloud, and each sentence and word is highlighted as it is spoken.
- Runs on your device
- No sign-up
- Works offline after a visit
This browser has no speech synthesis, so it cannot read text aloud. Try another browser.
Online voices: your browser sends the text to its voice service. For Chrome’s “Google” voices, that is Google.
Voices on this device read the text on this device. Speed and pitch are the voice’s own settings, so the sound depends on the voice you pick.
How to read text aloud
- Paste or type your text in the box.
- Pick a voice, speed and pitch, then press Play.
- Click any sentence to start reading from there.
Questions
Can I save the speech as an audio file?
No. Browsers do not let a web page save the speech it makes, so this tool can only play it. To keep a recording, use a sound or screen recorder while it plays.
Is my text sent anywhere?
Not by this page. Voices on your device read the text on your device. Only if you tick “Include online voices” and pick one of those, your browser sends the text to that voice service, as it does for Chrome’s “Google” voices.
Why do I see only some voices?
The list comes from the voices your operating system and browser provide. You can add more in your system’s speech or accessibility settings. Online voices stay hidden until you tick the box, because they send the text away.
Why is it read in pieces, and why are some words not highlighted?
Some browsers stop a long utterance part way through, so the text is split into sentences, and long sentences into shorter pieces. Some voices do not report where each word starts. Then only the sentence is highlighted.
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