Free Online Text to Speech
tool80.com is a free online text to speech website that reads your text aloud in natural neural AI voices and saves it as an MP3. Choose from English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish and more — adjust speed, pitch and volume, then download the audio. No sign-up, no app to install.
How it works
This tool synthesizes speech in your browser by connecting directly to Microsoft’s Edge neural text-to-speech service. Your text is sent to that service to produce the audio, which is returned and played back or saved as an MP3 — no files are stored on our servers.
- Enter text. Type or paste up to a few thousand characters into the box.
- Pick a voice. Choose from English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish and more.
- Adjust the sound. Use the speed, pitch and volume sliders, or pick an audio quality.
- Generate. Click the button and listen to the result in the player.
- Download. Save the spoken audio as an MP3 file with one click.
Supported languages & voices
This free text to speech website covers the world’s most useful languages, each with natural-sounding neural voices:
- English — US (Jenny, Guy, Aria) and UK (Sonia, Ryan).
- Chinese (Mandarin) — Xiaoxiao, Yunxi, Yunyang.
- Chinese (Cantonese) — HiuGaai.
- Japanese — Nanami, Keita.
- Korean — SunHi.
- French — Denise.
- German — Katja.
- Spanish — Elvira.
Need a language not listed? The underlying neural service supports many more; tell us via Contact and we can add it.
Features at a glance
- Free online text to speech — no account, no trial, no watermark.
- Natural neural AI voices — far more human than robotic TTS.
- Text to MP3 download — save audio for offline use, video voiceover, or podcasts.
- Adjustable speed, pitch & volume — tune the voice to your needs.
- Three audio qualities — 48 / 96 / 192 kbps MP3.
- Works in your browser — nothing is uploaded to our servers.
When should you use text to speech?
Text-to-speech turns written words into spoken audio, and modern neural voices sound far more natural than the robotic voices of a few years ago. That makes it useful in far more situations than people expect.
- Learning a language. Hearing English or Chinese text read aloud by a native-sounding voice helps with pronunciation, tone and rhythm far more than reading silently.
- Proofreading your own writing. The ear catches awkward phrasing and repeated words that the eye skips. Listening to a draft is a fast way to spot mistakes.
- Accessibility. People with reading difficulties, low vision, or simply tired eyes can consume articles, notes or emails as audio instead of text.
- Turning articles into podcasts. Convert a blog post or report into an MP3 and listen while commuting, walking or doing chores.
- Adding voice to a project. Generate a narration track for a video, a presentation or an app without hiring a voice actor or recording a microphone.
A good rule of thumb: use text-to-speech whenever you want information in your ears instead of your eyes. Keep the text clean and well-punctuated — punctuation tells the voice where to pause, so a sentence with correct commas and periods will sound noticeably more natural than a wall of unbroken text.
Frequently asked questions
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
To produce the audio, your text is sent to Microsoft’s Edge speech service. We do not store it, log it, or keep a copy on our own servers — the page only relays it to the speech engine and gives you the resulting audio.
Which languages are supported?
This tool includes English (US and UK), Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, French, German and Spanish, each with several voices. The underlying service supports many more; we list the most useful ones here.
What format is the download?
The audio is delivered as an MP3 — a small, universally playable file that works in every media player, phone and editor. Choose Standard (48 kbps), High (96 kbps) or Studio (192 kbps) quality depending on how you will use it.
Why does it ask for Microsoft Edge?
The speech service identifies the browser when it connects, and it currently accepts connections from Microsoft Edge most reliably. If generation fails in another browser, open this page in Edge and try again.
Is there a length limit?
Very long passages may be split or trimmed by the service. For best results, generate a few paragraphs at a time and stitch the MP3s together in any audio editor if you need a longer file.