Read text aloud in natural voices
Turn written text into natural-sounding speech.
Our top 8 picks, easiest to start first. New to this? Start here.
VoiceStudio
A desktop app for cloning voices, dubbing videos, dictation, transcripts and audiobooks on your own computer.
Speech & audioVoicebox
A desktop voice studio that clones voices, reads text aloud and lets you dictate, all on your own computer.
Speech & audioGPT-SoVITS
Clone a voice from a short recording and turn written text into speech that sounds like that person.
Speech & audioFish Speech
Open text-to-speech models that create expressive voices, clone voices and voice whole scenes from a script.
Speech & audioIndexTTS
Reads text aloud in a voice copied from one short audio clip, with control over emotion and speed.
Speech & audioedge-tts
Turns text into spoken audio files using the voices from Microsoft Edge's read-aloud feature.
Speech & audioKokoro-FastAPI
Runs the Kokoro text-to-speech voice model as your own service, with an optional web page.
Speech & audioEmotiVoice
Turns written text into speech in English or Chinese, with many voices and emotions like happy or sad.
Quick comparison
| Project | Without coding? | Cost | Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|
| VoiceStudio | Yes | Free | Runs on your own device |
| Voicebox | Yes | Free | Runs on your own device |
| GPT-SoVITS | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| Fish Speech | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| IndexTTS | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| edge-tts | With some setup | Free | Sends what you give it to an online service |
| Kokoro-FastAPI | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| EmotiVoice | With some setup | Free | Your choice |