How to use the text to speech tool
- Type or paste your text.
- Pick a voice and adjust the speed and pitch.
- Press Speak to hear it, or Stop to end.
What it's good for
Text to speech is great for proofreading (hearing your writing catches errors your eyes skip), accessibility, learning pronunciation, or listening to an article while you do something else. It uses your device's built-in voices, so it works instantly and privately — your text is never uploaded.
Benefits
- Reads any text aloud using your device’s built-in voices.
- Adjustable voice, speed and pitch.
- Runs on your device — your text is never uploaded.
- Great for proofreading, accessibility and listening on the go. Free.
Limitations to know
- The available voices come from your device and browser, so the selection varies by system.
- It plays audio live rather than exporting a downloadable file.
- Very long text is best broken into sections.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Expecting the same voices on every device — they are system-provided.
- Pasting huge blocks of text at once instead of in parts.
- Overlooking it as a proofreading tool — hearing your writing catches errors reading misses.
Alternatives
To polish text before listening, use the AI Rewriter; to check its length, use the Word Counter.
Last updated: August 2026 · Reviewed by the AI Toolbox editorial team.
Frequently asked questions
Which voices are available?
The voices come from your own device and browser, so the list varies by operating system. More voices may be installable in your system settings.
Is my text uploaded?
No — speech is generated on your device using the browser's built-in speech engine.
Can I download the audio?
This tool plays audio live rather than exporting a file, since it uses your system's speech engine directly.