Top 10 Text-to-Speech Tools

To add a voice-over to your video, use Movavi Video Editor. Polish the sound in a couple of clicks – remove background noise, adjust volume, and apply audio effects. The app can also generate subtitles automatically, remove the background of videos, and more. You can choose from hundreds of filters, transitions, titles, overlays, and other additions to quickly take your editing project to the next level.

Balabolka uses voices already installed on your computer by working with Microsoft Speech API. However, you can adjust the voices, changing the speed and pitch to your liking. Additionally, you can tinker with the pronunciation of certain words to ensure everything sounds perfect.

The website for Balabolka is a little bare bones. A few different versions of the program are available for download, so make sure you’re installing the one you want. If you’re confused, simply scroll down for plenty of information on installation, modifications, explanations, and more.

For a basic, no-frills text-to-speech solution, consider Panopreter Basic. After all, it was Software Informer’s Editor’s Pick of 2023. Panopreter Basic allows you to generate audio for text, and to save that audio as an MP3 or WAV file. Actually, that should be files, plural, because you can also convert entire batches of files. Of course, you can also adjust the parameters of the robot voice, changing the speed and volume to your liking. Panopreter Basic can also highlight the specific word or sentence currently being read aloud, too.

If you want a text-to-speech tool with some helpful extra features, consider Zabaware Text-to-Speech Reader. For starters, this tool can read all kinds of text-based documents aloud, from emails to web pages to content you have saved to your clipboard. You can save this generated audio as an audio file for use later.

However, Zabaware Text-to-Speech reader really shines in real-time use. What do we mean by that? Well, reading text aloud can be helpful for all kinds of people. Zabaware is fine-tuned for anyone who’d rather have stuff read to them, or finds it helpful to read while hearing the text read aloud. The tool even comes with a specialized speed reading feature, which transforms written content into a format designed to help you read it as fast as possible. Each word appears on the screen as the program says that word.

Natural Reader is an AI-powered text-to-speech tool used by over ten million people worldwide. All kinds of prestigious organizations use Natural Reader, from the United Nations to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Why? First, artificial intelligence software helps Natural Reader produce audio that is, well, more natural. It’s in the name, after all. With hundreds of different voices spanning dozens of languages, Natural Reader is far more likely to be able to produce a voice you like compared to many of the alternatives on this list. And if you still aren’t happy with these voices, try out the voice cloning tool, which lets you create a custom voice.

Descript is another widely used, AI-powered text-to-speech solution. Each of the different voices offered has certain traits. Cedric, for example, is a narrator, soothing, adult, and masculine. Not what you want? Try Imogen, who’s British, pop, adult, and feminine. These descriptors help you quickly select the perfect voice for your needs.

You might have heard of Descript for their other AI-powered tools, such as their video editing platform. If you already use those, then adding Descript’s text-to-speech tool to your toolkit will be straightforward. In fact, the process is simple for anyone: simply paste your text into the provided box and watch as the program generates a natural-sounding voice.

As you can probably tell from the name, Murf.ai is an AI-powered text-to-speech program. It’s used by hundreds of companies on the Forbes 2000 list, including global behemoths like Pfizer and Cisco. Murf.ai offers over 200 different voices across more than 20 different languages. In fact, there are even regional accents available in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Hindi. 

Murf.ai also offers users plenty of options to customize their AI voices. You can adjust the pronunciation, emphasis, narration speed, pitch, and pause of your generated voice to ensure it sounds exactly how you want it to sound. If the tool still isn’t getting a word quite right, try using alternative spelling or the international phonetic alphabet to perfect things.

With over 100 languages, Lovo can convert all kinds of text to speech. It even has various accents to let you localize your audio. And Lovo claims its AI-powered voice generator can express almost three dozen different emotions. That means a more human voice compared to some of the more basic text-to-speech options available, which are somewhat infamous for sounding robotic.

Lovo also comes with various other AI-powered tools. You can automatically generate subtitles, clone your own voice, edit video, and generate AI art. In short, Lovo is a one-stop-shop for all things content creation.

Synthesia is a comprehensive AI generation platform used by over 50,000 companies around the world. That includes some big names like Heineken, Dupont, Reuters, and Zoom. In fact, Synthesia claims to be the highest-rated AI video software in the entire world.

While most text-to-speech generators transform text into speech, Synthesia can create entire videos from text. You can choose from hundreds of different avatars and over 140 languages.

If you want to create content from nothing, Synthesia might be for you. After all, transforming text to speech only takes care of the audio.

What do Snoop Dogg, MrBeast, and Ali Abdaal have in common? They’re all voices available to use on Speechify, a free, online text-to-speech tool. If you want to generate audio fast, Speechify is a great option. For one thing, it doesn’t make you sign up in order to start generating audio. All you have to do is enter your text, choose your voice, and away you go.

Of course, if you want more features, you can download the app. It’s available on the web, iOS, Android, macOS, and more. With the app, and a paid subscription, you can read books aloud, integrate Speechify with your cloud storage platform, select from over 1,000 lifelike voices, and access a powerful API.

As you can see, there’s no shortage of text-to-speech tools available, from basic robot readers to advanced realistic voices. Remember to choose the tool that best suits your specific needs.