SpeakCove
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Free Text to Speech, Right in Your Browser

Paste text or open any file (PDF, EPUB, Word, scans and more) and press Play. SpeakCove reads it aloud with natural voices in 31 languages. It's free, with no sign-up and no length limit, and your text never leaves your browser.Updated

Voice
  • SerenaCalm and steady
  • PoppyBright and playful
  • ClaireClear and professional
  • VivianCrisp and expressive
  • HazelGentle and soothing
  • MaxLively and upbeat
  • VictorDeep and composed
  • JamesPolished and trustworthy
  • SamSoft and youthful
  • EllisWarm storyteller
Language
  • English
  • العربية
  • Български
  • Čeština
  • Dansk
  • Deutsch
  • Ελληνικά
  • Español
  • Eesti
  • Suomi
  • Français
  • हिन्दी
  • Hrvatski
  • Magyar
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • Italiano
  • 日本語
  • 한국어
  • Lietuvių
  • Latviešu
  • Nederlands
  • Polski
  • Português
  • Română
  • Русский
  • Slovenčina
  • Slovenščina
  • Svenska
  • Türkçe
  • Українська
  • Tiếng Việt
Font
  • GaramondClassic book type
  • LiterataMade for reading on screens
  • GroteskClean and modern
  • AtkinsonClear letters for low vision
  • LexendMade for easier reading
  • OpenDyslexicFor readers with dyslexia
Speed
  • 0.75×
  • 1×
  • 1.25×
  • 1.5×
  • 1.75×

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How to use the free reader

  1. Add your text

    Paste text into the box, or open a file: PDF, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, DOCX, FB2, CBZ comics, RTF, TXT or HTML. A PDF shows its pages beside the text; see how to read a PDF aloud.

  2. Pick a voice and language

    Choose one of 10 voices and the language of your text. The voices speak 31 languages, from English and Spanish to Japanese and Hindi.

  3. Press Play

    The first time, your browser downloads the voices once (about 100 MB). Playback starts after the first sentence is ready, and you can pause or stop at any time.

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Want more than the browser can do?

  • Listen on the go: your books on your phone, with your place saved.
  • Listen in the car with CarPlay, and with the screen locked.
  • Works fully offline, even in airplane mode.
  • One-time purchase of $14.99 for all voices. No subscription.
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Frequently asked questions

Is this text to speech tool really free?

Yes. There's no account, no daily limit and no watermark. The voices run on your own device, so it costs us nothing per use. The SpeakCove iPhone app is free to download too, with an optional one-time purchase.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. The neural voices are downloaded to your browser and run there, so the text you paste or the file you open is never sent to a server.

Why is the first Play slow?

The first time, your browser downloads the voice model once (about 100 MB). It's stored by your browser, so the next visits start within a second or two.

Which browsers work?

The neural voices need WebGPU, which current versions of Chrome, Edge and Safari support. In other browsers the tool falls back to your device's built-in voice.

Can it read scanned PDFs?

Yes. When a PDF has no text, the tool recognizes the text on the scanned pages right in your browser (a one-time download of a few MB per language), then reads it aloud. For photos and hard-to-read scans, the text recognition in the SpeakCove iPhone app works better.

Can I download the audio as an MP3?

No. SpeakCove reads aloud live and doesn't create audio files, on the web or in the app. On a computer, this page keeps reading while you work in another tab. With its one-time Premium unlock, the SpeakCove app for iPhone and iPad keeps reading with the screen locked and in CarPlay, and it works offline.

Voices: Supertonic 3 by Supertone Inc., used under the Open RAIL-M license (converted to fp16/int8 by SpeakCove). By using this tool you agree not to use it for the purposes restricted in that license, such as impersonating real people without consent. Open RAIL-M

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