Help and how to use
Everything you need to get clear speech on any device.
Create speech in four steps
1. Choose a language tab, then type or paste your text.
2. Pick a voice style, such as Mikael for narration or Hubert for training.
3. Choose an engine. Device voice starts instantly. HD voice and HD English sound more natural and let you download the audio.
4. Press Play or Generate. Use the speed slider under Speed, pitch and voice to fine-tune it. Open the voice generator
Device voice and HD voice
Device voice uses the voices that come with your phone, tablet or computer. It is instant and works for long texts, but the sound depends on your device and it cannot be downloaded.
HD voice uses the open-source Piper engine, which covers many languages. HD English uses the open-source Kokoro model, which sounds the most natural but only speaks English. Both download once, run on your device, and create a WAV file. HD voices read up to 1,000 characters at a time.
Add voices to your device
Menu names can differ slightly between versions.
Windows 11: Settings, then Time and language, then Speech, then Add voices. Microsoft Edge also offers high-quality Natural voices automatically.
Mac: System Settings, then Accessibility, then Spoken Content. Open the System voice menu, choose Manage Voices, and download the voices you want.
iPhone and iPad: Settings, then Accessibility, then Spoken Content, then Voices. Choose a language and download an Enhanced voice.
Android: Settings, then System, then Languages, then Text-to-speech output. Open the settings for the speech engine and install voice data for your language.
Chromebook: Settings, then Accessibility, then Text-to-speech, then Speech engines, where you can add voices.
Troubleshooting
No sound on iPhone or iPad
Turn off silent mode using the switch or Action button, turn up the volume, and press Play again. The first sound must start from a tap on the Play button.
The voice is in the wrong language or there is no sound
Your device may not have a voice for that language. Add one using the steps above, reload the page, or switch to HD voice.
The HD voice download stops or fails
Check your connection and that your device has free storage, then try again. Private or incognito windows may not allow storage, so use a normal window. Try Chrome or Edge on a computer if it keeps failing.
HD voice is very slow
HD voices run a neural network on your device. On older phones this can take a long time. Use Device voice for long scripts, or try HD on a computer.
How do I remove downloaded HD voices?
Open your browser’s settings, find site data or storage for this website, and clear it. The voices will download again next time you use HD.
Downloading a WAV file on iPhone
Tap Download WAV, then choose Download. The file is saved in the Files app, in the Downloads folder.
Still stuck? Contact us with your device, browser and language.